Edward Albee was part of which theatrical movement?
Musical Theater
Realism
Theater of the Absurd
Naturalism
Answer
Theater of the Absurd was a movement in 20th-century theater that began in Europe in the 1950s. Edward Albee was a leading American playwright of this movement. Theater of the Absurd rejected the conventions of traditional realism in theater, instead presenting plays that were surreal, absurd, and often darkly comic. Albee's plays often explore themes of alienation, despair, and the futility of human existence.
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