Special Events in Celebration of Tennessee Williams in the American 1930s
Exhibit of Production Photos and Designs from Candles to the Sun, Fugitive Kind, Spring Storm, Stairs to the Roof, Battle of Angels, and Not About Nightingales: KCPA Studio Theatre Lobby
3:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2015, KCPA Studio Theatre: Before Tom Became Tennessee: Shaping a Dramatic Aesthetic
What do we learn from considering the early plays of one of America’s greatest dramatists? An overview of six plays written prior to The Glass Menagerie: Prof. Robert Bray, Middle Tennessee State University and Editor of Tennessee Williams Annual Review
10:00pm Thursday, April 16, 2015, KCPA Studio Theatre: Post Show Discussion of Not About Nightingales
Director, Tom Mitchell and Special Guest, Prof. Robert Bray, Editor of Tennessee Williams Annual Review discuss the play and its production.
1:00 pm Friday, April 17, 2015, KCPA Krannert Room (Level 5), Recognizing Genius in the Young Playwright
Undergraduate papers on the topic of the early works of Tennessee Williams (prior to The Glass Menagerie)
3:00pm Friday, April 17, 2015, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, Moving from Stage to Screen: The Tennessee Williams Films
A Lorado Taft Lecture, sponsored in part by the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Thanks to CHP Professor Tom Mitchell for this information item.
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