EDWARD ALBEE - TYPESCRIPT SIGNED 1981 - HFSID 23001

EDWARD ALBEE
He signs a typescript for Seascape Act I in red ink, dated 1981
Typescript Signed: "Sincerely/Edward Albee/1981", 1p, 8½x11. Headed: "SEASCAPE/ACT I". Several lines of dialogue between Nancy and Charlie from Albee's 1975 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Seascape. Seascape ran on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre from January 26-March 22, 1975. Actor Frank Langella won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in his Broadway debut as Leslie, and Seascape was nominated for Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Lighting Design. The play also starred Deborah Kerr as Nancy, Barry Nelson as Charlie and Maureen Anderman as Sarah. Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward F. Albee (1928-2016) is best known for his 1962 masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The work, his first Broadway play, won him a Tony Award and was made into an award-winning film in 1966. He also won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play for The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?. Albee is noteworthy in the theater not only for his works, but also for his efforts to introduce new talent and techniques.The playwright taught for many years at the School of Theatre at the University of Houston, also gave writing seminars and lectures on his work at colleges around the country. Albee won Pulitzer Prizes for A Delicate Balance (1966), Seascape (1975), and Three Tall Women (1994). Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. Stray ink marks at mid-right margin. Fine condition.