Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf [B]

Don't trust my review of this show. I was in a funky mood and all stressed out about personal problems when I sat down to watch this "masterpiece." This one just didn't work for me. It's a well written play, of course, and it was very well acted, but it just didn't interest/entertain me. I liked the first act well enough, although I wasn't spellbound. The second act was more of the same and became a little tedious. And by the time the third act rolled around, I was constantly staring at my watch, and thinking mostly about breaking free. (Since I wrote this, I've read some reviews that suggest that this sort of "audience claustrophobia" was what Albee intended - if so, it worked on me.) Even Albee's normally wonderful word choice seemed less wonderful than usual. Overall, the show does have considerable impact, but (for me) it was painful getting that impact.