Lakeland to Stage WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

On September 18, 2015 the Tony Award Prize-winning drama of 1963, 2005 and 2012, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, opens at Lakeland Community College's Rodehorst Performing Arts Center. Initially selected for the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by the Pulitzer's advisory board, later- the trustees of Columbia University - objected to the play's then-controversial use of profanity and sexual themes, and overruled the award's advisory committee, awarding no Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1963. Featuring Gregory Violand (AEA) as George and Molly McGinnis (AEA) as Martha, Lakeland's production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf will be the first professional production in many years. The roles of Nick and Honey feature Dan Simpson and Katie Nabors. Woolf is directed by Martin Friedman, with sets and lights by Kristin Williams, costumes by Jordan Cooper and sound design by Eric Simna.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? stunned and ultimately pleased American audiences in 1962 providing a vital insight into American life. After the conservative 1950's the importance of a happy family was emphasized by popular culture and yet these trappings of success often hid real the real familial problems. It is this raw, human truth beneath the phony exterior that Edward Albee attempts to reveal in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has won numerous awards including the Tony and Drama Critics Award for best play in 1963 and Tony Award for best revival in 2012.

lighting designer Trad A Burns and director Martin Friedman collaborate once again on the acclaimed musical play, Into the Woods. This multi Tony award-winning musical features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book James Lapine. Burns and Friedman's collaborations have consistently produced popular theatre in a different way.