Rainbows: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

I came into the performance of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" with huge expectations. Though I was not familiar with the plot, I know the actors. I have seen each of them previously in roles at St. Edward's Theatre and other Austin stages. The acting in this play was phenomenal from all four of the characters, played by Ev Lunning, Jr., Babs George, Kel Sanders, and Meredith Montgomery.


Audience members enter the performance space through the front door of a house, giving the feeling of coming to social call at a friend's home. From the first entrance of an intoxicated and excited Martha (George) and the tired and cranky George (Lunning), the play gains energy.

The actors played the humorous and slightly uncomfortable moments, in addition to the furiously angry times with believability and entertainment.

Sanders and Montgomery portray a tightly wound Biology professor and his sugary sweet but unintelligent wife.

Throughout the play, the characters use games to mess with each others minds. This leads to a lot of drinking, fighting, dancing, and one steamy make out session.

While the play remains over three hours long with two intermissions, it is one of the most fascinating looks into four characters I have seen. The performance was simply wonderful.

Mary Moody Norten Theatre
Nov. 11–21 2010
Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.