On September 16, 2016, the playwright Edward Albee died in Montauk, New York. He will be remembered for his contributions to American drama, particularly Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf which was, in 1963, recommended to the Pulitzer Prize committee and rejected on the grounds of vulgarity. A play telling the story of a brutally unhappy couple, George and Martha, its psychological acuity, wit, and despair are characteristic of Albee's work. In celebration of one of the great dramatists of the twentieth century, we're rewatching this video from Albee's 2010 appearance at the Library with Will Eno.



Edward Albee in conversation with Will Eno, 2010

The Plays
Perhaps as is true of any writer, one of the best ways to remember Albee is to revisit his work. The author of over thirty plays, including adaptations of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, James Purdy's Malcolm, Carson McCullers' The Ballad of Sad Cafe, and Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, Albee won the Pulitzer Prize three times and the Tony Award twice. We urge you to join us in enjoying some of Albee's most beloved plays.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1963 Tony Award winner

The Play about the Baby

2001 Pulitzer Prize nominee for Drama

The goat, or, Who is Sylvia?

2002 Tony Award winner for Best Play

Three Tall Women

1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama

A Delicate Balance

1967 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama

Tiny Alice

1965 Tony Award nominee for Best Play and Best Author of a Play

Seascape

1975 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama

Several typescripts, proofs, and handwritten revisions are currently held at the New York Public Library's Billy Rose Theatre Division at the Library for the Performing Arts.