2023 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival VIP Pass
Includes these events March 22 – 26, 2023: Writer’s Craft sessions Thursday and Friday All literary discussions Friday-Sunday Scholars Conference on Friday Drummer and Smoke music events Walking Tours (one of each) Special events, such as the Tribute Reading, Books and Beignets, special workshops, food events, and interviews with authors and actors All theater events…
Read MoreSTAKING A CLAIM: DEBUT NOVELISTS
SUNDAY, MARCH 27 1 – 2:15 PM—Literary Discussion How do you create a sense of belonging in a strange place, a new home, a changed earth? In four thrilling new novels, characters combat climate change, racism, displacement, and supernatural forces to make space for themselves and their families. Join debut novelists Olivia Clare Friedman, author…
Read MoreOH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO: CONNECTING CHARACTER AND SETTING
Sunday, March 27, 11:30 AM—12:45 PM—Literary Discussion Placing a character in a particular setting opens up so many narrative choices—how the characters engage with that landscape, how to authentically create life in a specific place. Sometimes the setting itself becomes a character. These writers have set their work in places as diverse as Florida and…
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VOLUNTEER AT THE FESTIVAL
We depend on our volunteers to make everything go smoothly at the Festival. We will need ushers and ticket takers for the panels and special events. We will need smiling faces to assist our box office staff and information desk. Other positions/areas include messengers, runners, merchandise, photographers, videographers, and party assistants. Plus we have Saints…
Read MoreTennessee Williams &New Orleans Literary Festival 2022 Schedule
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 8 – 9:30 PM—Special Event OPENING NIGHT 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? Join co-hosts Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris…
Read MoreGO TO JAIL: YOUTH WRITING ABOUT THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Saturday, March 26, 2:30 – 3:30 PM—Literary Discussion GO TO JAIL: YOUTH WRITING ABOUT THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX Last year, the ground-breaking New Orleans youth writing program Students at the Center (SAC) published Go To Jail, a collection of writings about life inside the prison industrial complex in Louisiana. Join Jerome Morgan of Free-Dem…
Read MoreREPARATIONS 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreAnd 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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