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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Join George and Martha for cocktails, chat, and fun & games!
Fresh off its triumphant production of Three Tall Women, SILK DRESS PRODUCTIONS presents the second installment of “The Albee Project”, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?, opening Friday, May 20th, 7:00PM at The Shadowbox Theatre, 2402 St.Claude Avenue, corner of St.Roch (look for the neon blue Marquer Drugs sign).
Performance times are May 20, 21, 27, & 28 at 7pm and May 22 & 29 at 4pm.
First produced in New York City in 1962, this caustic classic usually, and rightly, evokes images of a decayed, drunken, tumultuous marriage. ...Read More
Join George and Martha for cocktails, chat, and fun & games!
Fresh off its triumphant production of Three Tall Women, SILK DRESS PRODUCTIONS presents the second installment of “The Albee Project”, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?, opening Friday, May 20th, 7:00PM at The Shadowbox Theatre, 2402 St.Claude Avenue, corner of St.Roch (look for the neon blue Marquer Drugs sign).
Performance times are May 20, 21, 27, & 28 at 7pm and May 22 & 29 at 4pm.
First produced in New York City in 1962, this caustic classic usually, and rightly, evokes images of a decayed, drunken, tumultuous marriage. But director Growden also regards the piece as an early feminist text. Arising during a period of popular culture when TV screens were dominated by “Leave it to Beaver” and “Father Knows Best,” the script digs deep into the damaging effects of traditional, stereotypical gender roles, particularly for women. George fails as breadwinner and lacks motivation; childless Martha is anything but the quintessential homemaker. “Albee’s characters have failed to live up to their socially assigned gender roles. The play shows us how this pursuit has shattered them. It shows us how unrealistic and extraordinarily destructive these roles ultimately are for imperfect human beings,” says Growden.
Considered Edward Albee’s masterpiece, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962-63 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. Its original Broadway stars, Uta Hagen and Arthur Hill, won the 1963 Tony Awards for Best Dramatic Actor and Actress. It was also selected for the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. However, the Pulitzer advisory board objected to the play’s then controversial use of profanity and sexual themes, and overruled the prize committee, ultimately awarding no Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1963.
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 students w/ ID & seniors over 65. Cash at the door. Call 504-931-8297 or email silkdressproductions@gmail.com for reservations. The show starts at 7pm and there will be two intermissions. Hors d’oeuvres will be served during the intermissions and is included in the ticket price. There will also be a FULL cash bar (as it should be – it’s Virginia Woolf!)
This production is the second offering of “The Albee Project,” produced by Silk Dress Productions in association with Four Humours Theater. The final chapter of this adventure, Tiny Alice, will be directed by George Patterson in October starring Jennifer Growden in the title role.
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