Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
DATES May 14th - June 1st
RUN TIME approximately 3 and 1/2 hours with intermissions
PRICE $20 -$73
PLAYWRIGHT Edward Albee
As the New York Journal-American states, “This is a big one.” Part of the American Theater Canon, this play is sure to have us on the edges of our seats. It’s like a train wreck, and you can’t look away! This Tony Award-winning play follows the unraveling marriage of Martha and George on the night of a university faculty party. After-party drinks with newly-wed guests Nick and Honey lead to deliciously uncomfortable moments as the younger couple get caught in the hosts crossfire and the two relationships threaten to implode. This edition of the script, edited by the late playwright, casts Black actors in all four roles, raising new questions about the American Dream and how rigid idealism can lead to our own destruction.
Tickets on Sale Apr 01, 2025
Industry Night
- Wed, May 21, 7:00pm
On Sale 12noon day of show, in person.
Pay-What-You-Can
- Wed, May 14, 7:00pm
- Wed, May 21, 7:00pm
- Thu, May 29, 2:00pm
On Sale 12noon day of show, in person.
Discussions
- Script Club @ Portland Public Library
Sat, May 03, 1:30-2:30pm - Artistic Perspective
Sun, May 18, post show - Curtain Call
- Sun, May 25, post show
Edward Albee (1928-2016) - was born on March 12, 1928, and began writing plays 30 years later. His plays include The Zoo Story (1958), The American Dream (1960), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1961-62, Tony Award), Tiny Alice (1964), A Delicate Balance (1966, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award), All Over (1971), Seascape (1974, Pulitzer Prize), The Lady From Dubuque (1977-78), The Man Who Had Three Arms (1981), Finding The Sun (1982), Marriage Play (1986-87), Three Tall Women (1991, Pulitzer Prize), Fragments (1993), The Play About The Baby (1997), The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2000, 2002, Tony Award), Occupant (2001), Peter and Jerry: Act 1, Homelife; Act 2, The Zoo Story (2004), and Me, Myself and I (2007). He was a member of the Dramatists Guild Council and President of The Edward F. Albee Foundation. Mr. Albee was awarded the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980, and in 1996 received the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts. In 2005 he was awarded the special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.