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Some production problems for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Would mostly be some of the violence acts that George does to Martha. In one particular scene George Grabs Martha by her neck, but this can be simply fixed by a professional that does stage combat. Also, theres a lot of verbal attacks, the actors must be able to be understood by the audience so they need to make sure they project their voices during their heated arguments and lose important dialogue. Also, a lot liquor and cigarettes are involved, so we would have to be careful and have a fire talk with the actors when lighting a cigarette and also be careful with all the glass bottles of liquor.

Problems with casting and doing the production at the UTC, would definitely be casting. Martha and George are middle aged, and students at SHSU are mostly around their 20's we would have to fix it by using stage make up to give the illusion that they are older. Also, if we were to cast non-tradionally we would have to be careful with race issues, people could easily get offended since their is martial verbal abuse. Also, the play takes place the whole time in a living room so it could easily be done in the showcase or on the main stage. In many photos of different shows I have seen book shelves with tons of books, so that might or might now be a problem, just depends on how elaborate you would like to be with the set.

Having read reviews of previews productions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? One of the main problems in the first production was language, the audience in 1962 were not use to profanity and also the sexuality of the play and martial abuse. Now in today's society those problems aren't a threat to the audience and it is accepted.

Many of the reviews I have read absolutely love the show, they have used words like "wickedly funny", "Albee’s raucous, corrosive drama can be almost impossible to watch." this show deals with a lot of emotions and it leaves you on the edge of your seat. Many people find it hard to accept that marriages aren't perfect, but Albee does a great job exposing truth. In one of the reviews a critic stated "theatergoers who attend this revealingly acted new production, directed by Anthony Page, are destined to leave the Longacre feeling like winners, shaken but stirred by the satisfaction that comes from witnessing one helluva fight." Which is definitely true, the fighting in the play is so ugly, but you can't help but to look and wonder what is going to happen next.