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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: A Play | Edward Albee
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, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a "brilliantly original work of art -- an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire" (Newsweek).
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Melmar
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#book2book second batch

TheBookHippie Who‘s Afraid of Virginia Woolf please!! ♥️ 3mo
KateReadsYA The philosopher and the wolf for me. 3mo
julieclair Plato and Platypus, please! 😀 3mo
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GidgetsTreasures75
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1-26-24: I finally got to see Who‘s Afraid of Virginia Woolf on the stage! I‘ve watched the movie many times and loved it but seeing it live was amazing. Hearing all the caustic quips and the audience laughing changed the whole first half of the show for me. Everyone‘s personalities change over the course of the show but it is more evident in the play. I highly recommend seeing both the movie and the play. 📖💖

Billypar This is hands down my favorite play I've seen performed 🎭 9mo
GidgetsTreasures75 @Billypar it was amazing! 9mo
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AshleyHoss820
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This play is exhausting and it‘s so worth it. The film was also groundbreaking because the director went against the morality code most movies followed at the time because he refused to water down Albee‘s play. I think this was the wise decision. This play is an important addition to the American canon. I would LOVE to see this one on the stage! #RoryGilmoreChallenge

TheBookHippie Me too!!! 1y
SamAnne Love the play, love the movie! One of our local theaters put it on and did a really great job. 1y
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AshleyHoss820 @SamAnne Me too! ☺️ That‘s amazing! Yay for local theaters! 1y
SamAnne @AshleyHoss820 and hah! I‘m flashing back to my highschool drama class where our excellent drama teacher had us watch the movie! This would have been 1984. Everyone looked shell shocked when the credits rolled. So glad I went to school when students were still allowed to read about hard topics, be exposed to adult themes. But, also, kinda funny he had us watch it. 😂😳 1y
IuliaC I saw this play a couple of years ago and some of the scenes are still alive in my memory! 1y
AshleyHoss820 @IuliaC I can imagine!! This play definitely has staying power! 1y
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104_goodbuddyy
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It was definitely a page-turner— once I picked it up, I couldn‘t put it down. This was another play written about fantasy vs. reality, and I am all here for it. The dark humor Mr. Albee twisted into the lives of the characters was disturbingly splendid. At times it was comical and others serious. The ending was such a twist as well! Halfway through, I thought I knew how it was going to end, but I was so wrong! It was a dark, but wonderful read.

104_goodbuddyy The theme of fantasy vs. reality is always huge in most classics, and this one did not disappoint. The crudeness and pettiness of the characters to keep their own sanity was incredibly written. The fact that at the end of the play, they were all stripped of their own illusions and left with the cold-hard truth was disastrous, yet terribly needed. 2y
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Staci
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The reveal at the end was worth the whole thing!

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Pinta
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A friend asked me to read Martha for scene study—exhausted after 15 min. How do actors approach the whole marathon of it? Truth vs illusion, private vs public, honesty vs phoniness, humiliation, stagnation, ambition, childlessness, cruelty for entertainment, triumph of wit, assertion of self, thrusts & parries. Nick‘s quiet “I think I understand this” proxy for audience. The language. The snapdragons! SNAP! Energy still contagious & sickening.1962

Pinta Would love to read a study of all Albee‘s edits, too. Changing “Truth and illusion, George; you don‘t know the difference” to “Truth and illusion, George; you know the difference” in later productions. He tinkered with this script over decades. 3y
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dariazeoli
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I‘m posting one book per day from my ever-increasing TBR. No description. No explanation. Just books to read. Join the fun if you want.

Day 8.

#fromthetbrstacks

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MyBookLife
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An evening in bed with all my animals. It‘s starting to be winter temperatures outside, so the cats like to cosy up with me an the dog inside. I really enjoy this book! It is not at all as I thought it would be. Have anyone else read it? What did you think?

Cosyreader I really liked this too and I thought the film was great! 4y
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AlizaApp
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Sometimes it‘s weird to read a play instead of seeing it, but I had no trouble visualizing here. A portrait of two unhappy marriages in a small college town, where everyone comes apart over the course of one long night.

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somesortoftimemachine

“I said I was impressed, Martha. I‘m beside myself with jealousy. What do you want me to do, throw up?”

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Jari-chan
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This is NOT a cozy story. The characters are meant to be unlikable. The plot is meant to make you feel uneasy.

First, I didn't really get that. But the more the story unfolds, the deeper it gets.

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Tanisha_A
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It's just 1.5 days until a brand new year begins, so prepping to welcome it with new reads. 🎉
#bookhaul

TrishB And a great selection 👍🏻 5y
Taylor That Morrison book is terrific 5y
LeahBergen Great haul! 5y
readordierachel Love that Morrison edition 😍 5y
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Devyn
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Day 5: #7Days7Covers #CoverCrush

Who‘s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee 😍

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Mindyrecycles
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#readinggoals I have 3 of these on the go and for book club, my friend picked the two plays. Virginia Woolf will be a reread which is fine because it‘s great. I don‘t know anything about God of Carnage. These will probably be it for September. Some count for my ongoing #gilmoregirlsreadingchallenge and #aty2019 #selfimprovementsept

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Eggs
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Did George and Martha have a #happymarriage ? Depends upon one‘s interpretation of the concept. Liz Taylor and Richard burton had a volatile marriage complicated by lots of booze, divorce, and remarriage
#jazzyjune

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Beccas
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Heh heh

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mom2bugnbee
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So, I've never read, Virginia Woolf! Is this a sign? 😉

https://www.buzzfeed.com/dianabruk/which-classic-author-is-your-soulmate?utm_sou...

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TheKidUpstairs Nice pick! 6y
Judybskt Thx! I thought I actually had the book. But I don‘t. 6y
Clwojick 🎃 6y
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Billypar
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I already liked the play and the film, but seeing it on Broadway was just amazing- I don't think I've had a better theatre experience. And I can't think of a more memorable single night in literature #Tonighttonight #90sinJuly @Robothugs @Cinfhen

LeahBergen I would love to see this! 7y
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JacintaMCarter
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George and Martha could be the definition of #TaintedLove. And it helps that the film version starred real-life toxic couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. As my friend's husband told their daughter about Elizabeth Taylor, "By the time you've reached your 8th marriage, it might be time to ask yourself if maybe you're the problem." #JuneTunz

Cinfhen Ya think??? 😂😂 7y
somesortoftimemachine These shots are amazing 5y
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katedensen
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What's the difference between a drama queen and just full-on psycho? Regardless, Martha (and maybe George, too) from Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is my pick for today's #characters2017 theme of #dramaqueen. (Despite the recent controversy coming from the Albee estate--seriously, wtf--I still love the play.)

rachelm Amazing choice. Love this play! 7y
katedensen @rachelm Me too!! 7y
LeahBergen 😍😍 7y
Hobbinol I know! Albee's my favorite, but that casting-nazi made such a bad decision! We all know there just characters in a play-- it's theater!!! A case in point is the blind casting of Condola Rashad in Doll's House Part 2. She was a great addition to the cast. 7y
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erinreads
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Afternoon plans. Not doing any reading, but I am doing a book puzzle while watching tennis, so I'm okay with that. 🎾 #rolandgarros

vivastory I have never had the urge to do a puzzle until I saw this one 7y
AmyG Looks awesome. 7y
OrangeMooseReads I have this puzzle. It's so pretty. 7y
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Lcsmcat
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Three favorites that were #publishedinthe1960s #AprilBookShowers @RealLifeReading All of these are from 1962, but I read them at very different times in my life.

EvieBee Moonspinners! 8y
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kendrastephaniekaryn
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Harley wanted to help me share my latest #bookhaul. I purchased 12 books for less than $40. The thrift store was well stocked with classics this time around. I've already read The Hypnotist, but I don't own a copy. I'm working on collecting all of Lars Kepler's books. #dogsoflitsy #classics #thrift

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KafkaKitten
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Today's West End theatre plans! I've read Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, but never seen it in action. So excited!! And Phantom (the book and the play) has always been and always will be an obsession of mine.

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WendyL
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Well that was unexpected! Reading about dysfunctional couples makes one feel so normal. 😂

MemoirsForMe 😁😁😁 8y
brooklynreads Ah, so good. RIP Edward Albee. 8y
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WendyL
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#litsyRC11 from Rory Gilmore's list. So many choices

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Books88
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Annieoleander

Truth or illusion, George; you don't know the difference.

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LizzyNanney
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What better dysfunctional family than George and Martha from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? #PhotoADayNov16 #dysfunctionalfamily

LeahBergen Yes!! 8y
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sj_connor
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I don't have a ton of #textonlycovers and at first I thought it was because I read mostly backlist and it's a fairly modern design choice, but my copy of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was published in the '80s and Vox in the '90s, so now I don't know. I should look for some nonfic about the history of book design trends, I bet that'd be really interesting. #booktober

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hollowqueen
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CarolynOliver
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Meant to post this earlier; one of my favorite plays. RIP Edward Albee.

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Susannah
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I had the great good fortune to see the revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in NYC in 2012. I hadn't been a huge fan of the play, but Amy Morton as Martha and, most especially, Tracy Letts as George, completely transformed it for me. They were dynamic-a perfect match for the characters and each other-and I experienced the play in an entirely different way. So lucky to see the play in one of its best productions. Edward Albee, 1928-2016.

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katedensen
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Such an iconic American playwright. RIP, Mr. Albee.

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shawnmooney
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RIP, Edward Albee
1928-2016

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LisaJo
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2016 you have to stop taking our legends. I met Mr. Albee once at University. He spoke at the playwriting class I was attending. #YesItWasThatGood RIP Mr. Albee

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BooksForYears
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RIP Edward Albee 🎭😢

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jpmcwisemorgan

Rest in peace, Mr. Albee.

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PurityofEssence
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Goodbye to a fantastically talented writer. Albee won several pulitzers.

Hobbinol 💔 8y
katedensen 😭💔😭 8y
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UnabridgedTomes
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So long, Edward Albee, and thanks for all the drama.

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rebeccavoy
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