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204 - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
🕑 Added 2025-08-27 06:00:09 +0000 UTCThe lads throw back some drinks and bray the night away as they cover Edward Albee’s 1962 nightcap from hell: Who’s Afraid of Virignia Woolf? Topics include Albee’s traumatizing childhood, the music of his dialogue, and the boomer mentality of being afraid of Virginia Woolf.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee. 1962.
Edward Albee: A Singular Journey by Mel Gussow. Applause Books. 2000.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Original Cast Recording. Columbia Records. 1963.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Dir. Mike Nichols. 1966.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Interstitial: “The Autograph Theatre Company’s Season Announcement: The Unproduced Plays of Edward Albee” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Feat. Josh Boerman as “Daddy/Albee”, Anne Huston as “Mommy”, David Armstrong as “Irish Priest”, Eleanor Philips as “Mrs. Wife/Sea Monster”, and A.J. Ditty as “Announcer/Tiniest Alice/Mr. Husband”
Comments
Josh
I read the play for the first time just in order to listen to this episode, then listened to it on Spotify. I can absolutely understand why playwrights would love it, and certainly admire the technical proficiency of it. But man, I just felt nothing but a little disdain for the characters. Only a little, at that. They couldn't really rise to more than that. But it seems like a great exhibition for stage actors. It's just not for me, probably.
Steven Assarian
“The albatross says no…” dude I lost my shit. I really love you guys talking about theater it’s really fun. Hi from Grand Rapids!
Elizabeth Power
OK now I got to the end and this play sounds absolutely nuts, I would love to see it someday, but even on the recording, it was wild. When you said there was Latin chanting , I thought it was a joke, and then it appeared. Holy heck
