STAGED READING OF THE 2022 WINNING ONE-ACT PLAY

Sunday, March 27, 10:30 – 11:45 AM UNO Film and Theatre Professor, David Hoover, directs a staged reading of this year’s One-Act Play contest winning entry, By the Book by James Wade. Festival Judge, Peter Hagan (former President of the Dramatist Play Service) had this to say about By the Book: “Six (well, five) characters…

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REPARATIONS WITH OT AND MAMA NOLA

Saturday, March 26, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM—Theatre REPARATIONS WITH OT AND MAMA NOLA Performance and Conversation Join Councilman Oliver Thomas and Kathy Randels in the staged reading of a new play that brings the conversation about Reparations for Black New Orleanians front and center into the city’s mind, heart, and budget! Directed by Asali…

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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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TENNESSEE X THREE

Sunday, March 27, 1 – 2:15 PM A Staged Reading presented by The NOLA Project INTERIOR: PANIC – Any list of Tennessee Williams’ most fascinating characters is sure to include Blanche DuBois. So to see Williams’ first attempt at creating her story in INTERIOR: PANIC makes her journey that much more fascinating. Join The NOLA…

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NIGHTINGALE

Friday, March 25, 9:30 – 11 PM Vinsantos DeFonte presents a preview of his one man-ish show directed by Dennis Monn. This work is inspired by DeFonte’s affection for and obsession with Tennessee Williams’ famed character Nightingale from Vieux Carre. Part play, part musical, Nightingale tells the tale of a struggling artist with delusions of…

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For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls

Preview Performance Thursday, March 24. Performances Friday, March 25 – Sunday, March 27.  Presented by the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans Come to the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans’ grand re-opening and be ready for a night of Tennessee Williams spoofs that range from wacky to noir, showcasing the flagship playwright’s…

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Opening Night Event

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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