| SCHOLARS CONFERENCE - Staged Reading: “Fin du Monde (A Postscript to the Casualty List)” | (Included in Scholars Conference Pass, VIP Pass, and LitPass)
3:45–4:45 PM
Staged Reading: “Fin du Monde (A Postscript to the Casualty List)”
Theater director and emeritus professor Tom Mitchell and members of the University of Illinois theater company present a staged reading of a previously unpublished short story by Tennessee Williams, in which a gay couple in the French Quarter muses on how the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor stands to change the lives of artists and outsiders forever. An experienced editor and researcher, Mitchell provides additional historical context for the story and insight into Williams’s circle and way of life in the years before and during World War II.
Williams Research Center, $10 or Scholars Conference Pass, VIP Pass, or LitPass
| $10.00 | |
| STAGED READING OF THE WINNING ONE-ACT PLAY | Sunday, March 29
1 – 2:15 PM—Theatre
STAGED READING OF THE WINNING ONE-ACT PLAY
Join us for a staged reading of Ellipse: A Comet Play by Whitney Rowland, winner of our annual one-act play contest. Under the coordination of Diane Baas, Theatre Department Coordinator, Theatre UNO from the School of the Arts at the University of New Orleans, this reading is directed by Jyna Roots. Following the one-act reading, the winners of our other writing contests will read from their winning pieces: Tena Laing, Fiction; Tianyu Yi, Poetry; and Té V. Smith, Very Short Fiction. Join us in celebrating these contest winners as they share their work with us!
One-Act Contest sponsored by Janet and Stanwood Duval.
Hotel Monteleone, Queen Anne Ballroom, $10 or LitPass or VIP Pass.
| $10.00 | |
| KIND STRANGER…A MEMORY PLAY | Wednesday, March 25
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM—Theatre
KIND STRANGER…A MEMORY PLAY—OPENING NIGHT
This critically-acclaimed one-man show explores the life of legendary playwright Tennessee Williams and is adapted directly from his autobiography. Kind Stranger explores Tennessee Williams’ life, his loves, and his art, portraying the troubled but deeply human soul behind some of America’s greatest plays. Rick Simone-Friedland stars as Tennessee Williams with wit and unflinching honesty as he writes his last chapter, revealing how his plays were his life and his life was his plays. Using only his words, Kind Stranger could be called the last Tennessee Williams play.
Conceived and Performed by Rick Simone-Friedland. Adapted and Directed by Steven Simone-Friedland.
Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, 616 St Peter Street, General Admission – $35; VIP Seating – $50 or VIP Pass.
Add-ons: Pre-show dinner at Tableau – $95; After-party at Tableau – $30.
| $35.00 – $50.00Price range: $35.00 through $50.00 | |
| WE HAVE NOT LONG TO LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS | Friday, March 27
6:30 PM Arrival
7 PM Performances Begin
WE HAVE NOT LONG TO LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
This marquee benefit performance showcases multiple works by Tennessee Williams in an immersive theatrical experience at the Historic BK House and Gardens. Rob Ashford, acclaimed director and choreographer, and winner of Tony, Olivier, Emmy, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, conceived the event and will direct. The evening begins with cocktails in the sumptuous garden and a brief introduction to the house. In intimate rooms of the historic home, small groups will experience scenes from Sweet Bird of Youth, Orpheus Descending, and A Streetcar Named Desire. Rather than sitting and watching distantly from seats, this immersive theater experience places the audience inside the world of the play. As the audience is guided in small groups through the rooms of the house, the boundaries between stage, actors, and audience disappear. Following a short intermission during which hors d’oeuvres and a signature cocktail will be served, guests will enter the courtyard for Suddenly Last Summer, bringing the evening to a powerful close.
The performances feature Michael Cerveris, two-time Tony award winner (Fun Home and Assassins); Christine Ebersole, two-time Tony award winner (Grey Gardens and 42nd Street); Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete, The Irishman); Jennifer Laura Thompson (Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked, Nice Work if You Can Get It); Ansel Elgort (The Fault in our Stars, Baby Driver, West Side Story); Froy Gutierrez (Cruel Summer, Here’s to Us); Jennifer Nettles, Grammy award winning singer and actress (The Righteous Gemstones); Tony award winner Harriet Harris (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Frasier, and Desperate Housewives); Sam Rechner (The Fabelmans, Scream 7); Micaela Diamond (The Cher Show, Parade); and Leslie Castay (The Big Short.)
Come see the stars in this dazzling yet intimate one-night-only event in one of the French Quarter’s most beautiful historic homes.
Historic BK House and Gardens, 1113 Chartres Street, $200, not available with VIP Pass.
| $200.00 | |
