When we learned of playwright Edward Albee’s death, it seemed fitting to show Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf once again (it had been almost 3 years since our earlier screening).

As if paying tribute out of a sense of duty, several of our MovieNight guests apologetically announced that they wouldn’t be staying for the movie, but wanted to drop in for a drink. Ha! You try walking away from this car crash of marital bitterness! Of course, almost all of the pre-excused stayed until the bitter/bittersweet end. They may have been hooked from the beginning by our short, Who’s Afraid of Virgin Wool, from the comic genius, Benny Hill.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf was also the debut feature of director Mike Nichols, who passed away in November of 2014. His next movie was The Graduate.

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