| Albee disagrees with the frequent claim that audiences today are less tolerant of challenging drama. |
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| Over dinner, at which Albee declined to join us, the talk was all about what the right sort of America could do. |
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| In addition to writing, Albee produced a number of plays and lectured at schools throughout the country. |
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| Virginia Woolf won immediate acclaim and established Albee as a major American playwright. |
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| Using a relatively simple story of a frightened couple who ask their friends for refuge, Albee examined illusion and loss in American families. |
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| As always in Albee, the play features family turmoil and a good dose of alcohol. |
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| Albee himself used to be a notorious truthteller, during the decade or so, from the late sixties to the late seventies, when he was drinking. |
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| That year Albee also received a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. |
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| Albee preferred Bette Davis and James Mason for Martha and George respectively, fearing that the Burtons' strong screen presence would dominate the film. |
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