Title: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
First published: 2004
Description: George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in their verbal sparring. By night's end, the secrets of both couples are uncovered and the lies they cling to are exposed. Considered by many to be Albee's masterpiece.
Subjects: Plays, American drama, English drama, Married people, Drama, Marriage, College teachers, Husband and wife, Production and direction, Theater, American drama (dramatic works by one author), Play, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Juvenile fiction, Plays. l., Marital conflict, Cocktail parties, Psychology, Literature
Places: New England
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: MLCS 2006/44920 (P)