Albee is an American playwright known for works including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, The Sandbox and The American Dream. His works are considered well-crafted and often unsympathetic examinations of the modern condition. Albee's dedication to continuing to evolve his voice -- as evidenced in later productions such as The Goat or Who is Sylvia (2000) -- also routinely marks him as distinct from other American playwrights of his era.