Albee, Woolf and the Pulitzer
Hosted by the Mississippi Humanities Council and New Stage Theatre
The Mississippi Humanities Council is partnering with New Stage Theatre as part of the Pulitzer centennial. The theater is presenting “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” which was considered for the prize in 1963 but did not win. Playwright Edward Albee went on to collect three Pulitzers, in 1967, 1975 and 1994.
In 1966, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" was the first production of a new, racially integrated theater in Jackson, Mississippi — New Stage.
Dr. David A. Crespy, professor of playwriting, acting and dramatic literature at the University of Missouri and president of the Edward Albee Society, will discuss the 1963 Pulitzer Prize process and the impact of "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" on audiences.