The World Lit by Lightning: Scholars Unveil Their Favorite Williams-Related Images

Friday, March 25, 9:15 – 10:30 AM, Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Session In this lively, visually oriented lightning-round session, scholars show off their favorite Williams-related images and interpret them conversationally: enjoy seeing and learning about Streetcar in China, groundbreaking disability representation, Blanche’s exit with her doctor, and Williams’s Key West house. Will Brantley, Middle Tennessee…

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And Tell Glad Stories of the Lives of Queens: Williams and the Queer Community

Friday, March 25, 10:45 AM – 12:00 Noon, Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Session Williams’s transgressive characters are so much more than the tragedy that often gets top billing: join us for a joy-filled conversation about everything from a gender-fluid Streetcar production and double-edged camp to sailors, Norman Rockwell, and Tom of Finland. Bess Rowen, Villanova…

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Masks Outrageous and Austere: Unconventional Stagings of Tennessee Williams

Friday, March 25, 1:15 – 2:30 PM, Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Session Distinguished theater directors share their experiences pushing traditional performance boundaries: come hear firsthand the reasoning behind—and results of—choices that surprised audiences and reimagined Williams’ works. Bess Rowen, Villanova University (moderator); Anthoullis Demosthenous, Independent Scholar; Jef Hall-Flavin, Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival; Tom Mitchell,…

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German Perspectives on Tennessee Williams

Friday, March 25, 2:45 – 3:45 PM, Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Session It’s no secret that Tennessee Williams has been perennially popular in Europe. Scholars from home and abroad examine the playwright’s status on the Continent, with a particular focus on German-language productions. Annette J. Saddik, City University of New York, Graduate Center (moderator); Kerstin…

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Amor Perdido/Lost Love

Friday, March 25, 4 – 5:15 PM, Tennessee Williams Scholars Conference Session Amor Perdido / Lost Love is a presentation of four magical stories by Tennessee Williams: a sailor’s brief encounter in port (“The Lost Girl”), a writer and his soulmate in the French Quarter (“Dear Irene”), a vagabond artist at the end of his rope…

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