We Have Not Long To Love: A Celebration of Tennessee Williams

Friday, March 27
6:30 PM Arrival
7 PM Performances Begin
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; 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; Tony award winner Harriet Harris (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Frasier, and Desperate Housewives); 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, $150 early bird price ends 11:59 pm CST Sunday, March 15. Full price thereafter is $200.