Tennessee Williams spent 20 years of life in St. Louis. His relationship with the city was famously fraught, but also more nuanced than the popular narrative would suggest. Join us for this look at Williams’ life in St. Louis, what he loved, why he struggled, and the freedom he ultimately found in St. Louis’s sister city of New Orleans. The program will start with a presentation by Tom Mitchell, Festival Scholar for the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis and editor of "Early Stories by Tennessee Williams." After the presentation, enjoy videos and images that offer a sneak peek at upcoming productions of A Streetcar Named Desire from both the Tennessee Williams Festival and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, as well as a reading from "Interior: Panic," an early one-act version of what would become "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Join us in the Grand Hall before our main-stage event to enjoy food and drinks available for purchase from Amighetti’s. Visit resource tables hosted by the Tennessee Williams Festival and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; stop by our Historian’s Corner with curator Ian Darnell to learn more about the life and legacy of Tennessee Williams; and enjoy other historic images highlighting streetcars in St. Louis, as well as a Tennessee Williams-inspired word search.
SCHEDULE
5:00–7:00pm | Food and drinks available for purchase from Amighetti’s
5:00–6:30pm | Visit resource tables and the Historian’s Corner, view historic streetcar images, and try out our Tennesse Williams-inspired word search.
6:30–8:00pm | Head to the Lee Auditorium to enjoy a presentation about Tennessee Williams, sneak peeks at upcoming productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire," and a reading from "Interior: Panic."
Presented in collaboration with the Tennessee Williams Festival and Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Presented by WashU.
Media Partner: St. Louis Magazine
Learn more:
https://mohistory.org/events/tennessee-williams-stl
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