Join the Edward Albee Society Friday, April 4 for the 38 Annual Comparative Drama Conference!

From April 3 through April 5, Stevenson University in Baltimore, MD will play host to literary scholars, enthusiasts, and more with a series of panels, readings, and other events.

As part of this year’s conference, the society will present a panel entitled “Edward Albee’s Global Influence.” An overview of the panel and its presenters can be found below.

Edward Albee’s Global Influence
Friday, April 4, 2014, Harbor West C, 10:30-11:45 am, Session 32
Sponsored by the Edward Albee Society
Presiding: Dr. Natka Bianchini (Loyola University Maryland)
1. Mansbridge, Joanna. (Simon Fraser University)
“Family, Fantasy, and Fictions of Authority in And Baby Makes Seven and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Paula Vogel’s Burlesque of Edward Albee.”
2. Williams, Liza. (Marlboro College)
“Albee and the Mainstreaming of Alcoholism.”
3. Vasak, Valentine. (Université Paris Sorbonne)
“Albee at Point-Blank Range: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Use of Firearms in the Early Plays of Edward Albee.”

In addition to the Society’s presentation, this year’s conference features another chance to explore Albee’s writings with the panel “Albee and 20th Century American Theatre.”

Albee and 20th Century American Theatre
Saturday, April 5, 2014, Harbor East D, 10:30-11:45 am, Session 55
Presiding: William Hutchings (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
1. Bisaha, David. (University of Pittsburgh)
“Edward Albee Stands Apart: American Reception of Two Albees.”
2. Leasure, T. Ross. (Salisbury University)
“Fuller and Albee: Homogenic Love v. Suicidal Trick.”
3. Combs, Robert. (George Washington University)
“American Drama’s Marriage of Heaven and Hell.”

For additional information, including a complete conference schedule, please visit the Comparative Drama Conference website.