STELLA AND STANLEY SHOUTING CONTEST
Sunday, March 27, 4:15 – 5:30 PM Close out our 75th anniversary celebration of A Streetcar Named Desire by watching contestants vie to rival Stanley Kowalski’s shout for “STELLAAAAA!!!” in the unforgettable scene from the play. Or show us your skills and be in the contest. Sign up for the Shout begins at 3:15 and…
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Saturday, March 26, 11 AM – 1 PM With three courses and three queens plus bottomless Mariposa Mimosas, a good time is guaranteed! Join Poppy Tooker and her band of rollicking drag queens for an authentic New Orleans drag brunch at Sobou Restaurant. Costumes, glitter, performances, plus a Chandon Garden Spritz giveaway! Don’t forget to bring…
Read MoreCocktails with Tennessee
Saturday, March 26, 5:30 – 6:45 PM Making Magic Happen With Four Drinks Inspired by His Characters “I don’t want realism. I want magic!” said Tennessee Williams’ Blanche DuBois. And who are we to deny her and festival goers? Bringing Blanche and other Williams’ characters to cocktail life is Bakery Bar’s Joe Witkowski, who will…
Read MoreBOOKS AND BEIGNETS
Saturday, March 26, 8:30 – 9:45 AM To mark the 75th anniversary of A Streetcar Named Desire, the reading group will dive deeply into Williams’ most famous and most canonical work, teasing out the complexities of the clashing forces embodied in Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. We’ll also explore how New Orleans functions both realistically…
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Friday, March 25, 3 – 4:15 PM KENNETH HOLDITCH ON THE LEGACY OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS AND NEW ORLEANS Through his writing, Tennessee Williams created a mythic New Orleans for himself and readers, a “more congenial place,” where the passions and truths of human nature are revealed in Vieux Carré garrets and Garden District salons. Over…
Read MoreTHE NEW ORLEANS WRITING MARATHON
Thursday, March 24 and Sunday, March 27, 9 AM. Jumpstart your writing with the New Orleans Writing Marathon! Hosted by founder Richard Louth, participants write their way across the French Quarter in cafes, pubs, bookstores anywhere a small group of writers can sit, write, and share their work. It’s all about writing in the moment,…
Read MoreTENNESSEE WILLIAMS TRIBUTE READING
Thursday, March 24, 6:30 – 9 PM A LITTLE PIECE OF ETERNITY: STREETCAR TURNS 75! Our Annual Tennessee Williams Tribute Reading is dedicated this year to the 75th Anniversary of A Streetcar Named Desire, which first hit Broadway like a lightning bolt December 3, 1947. One of a handful of plays that influenced global culture in…
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Wednesday, March 23, 8 – 9:30 PM A STREETCAR SPECTACLE: CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Is there any better way to celebrate the 75th anniversary of A Streetcar Named Desire than with a celebrity homage to the most iconic American play? Hosted by vocal powerhouse Arsène DeLay, and featuring dancer Edward…
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