Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

by Edward Albee

Raven Productions, Montreal

In this first production, Martha was played by a man.

“Infuriating and fascinating” The Gazette, Montreal, 1/12/73

“Albee forces Raven cast to play Virginia straight” Montreal Star 4/12/73 headline

“Albee plays big bad wolf” Globe and Mail 5/12/73 headline

“A homosexual version of Albee play nixed” New York Times 5/12/73 headline

The show re-opened 4 days later with Martha played by a woman.