1962: Setting the Scene for Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Nicholas Orvis, Production Dramaturg for Yale Rep's production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, discusses the cultural, scientific, and political landscapes of 1962, the year the play premiered on Broadway and in which this production is set.

[@johnw9245]

Excellent video giving the historical and cultural background of the play. I saw the play the other night @ Yale Rep and enjoyed it. It's running at the theater until October 29, 2022 👍

[@barsnacker]

This films is wild. became a favorite. The drama does bring back old memories

[@richardgibson9384]

Interesting historical background, but I felt remote to the play or the dynamics in the play. I also would not say the veneer begins to crack. It is cracked wide open almost immediately in the play and the crack just becomes wider and more pronounced.

[@dino0228]

Reaches a bit, but this analysis sounds like George wants Martha to be “woke” to reality, even though she resists. And like today, accepting that the idea of a perfect nation like a perfect child was an illusion means having to swallow a very bitter pill - and the most resistant are afraid of truth as they would be the big bad wolf.