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DG Statement on Casting Controversy Regarding Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Dramatists Guild is aware of the recent casting controversy surrounding a production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Portland, Oregon.
The Guild asserts that it is a playwright's fundamental right to approve of casting choices to ensure they reflect their authorial intent. We assert this right for Edward Albee and his estate, just as we have asserted it on behalf of Lloyd Suh and his work Jesus In India and Katori Hall and her play The...