Overview
Character Name
Martha
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
1960s, “the living room of a house on the campus of a small new england college”
Analysis
The only daughter of the university president, Martha (52) is a fierce , willful, sexy, and forbidding presence. She’s also the love of George’s life. Albee calls her “ample, but not fleshy”--a contrast to her slim husband--and indicates that she looks somewhat younger
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