Join us for the 10th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival
Schedule Of Events
Scholars Panels Curated by Tom Mitchell
9:00am : Tennessee in St. Louis/Tennessee in New Orleans: Between 1938 and 1940 Tennessee Williams made a transition from St. Louis to New Orleans. Experts discuss the influence of New Orleans on the work of Tennessee Williams, especially A Streetcar Named Desire.
10:00am : Ten Years of Tennessee: A Conversation with Carrie Houk, Tom Mitchell, and Mark Charney: Initiated as an act of love for St. Louis's great playwright, the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis has a decade of accomplishments. Founder and Executive Artistic Director, Carrie Houk, talks about the festival's beginnings, challenges, and accomplishments.
11:00am : Streetcar Adapted for Opera, Film, and Stage: Tennessee Williams's great play has inspired adaptations in film, onstage, and in the opera. We will learn about Andre Previn's operatic adaptation, Novid Parsi's dramatic retelling within an Iranian immigrant family, and the influence of Streetcar in Pedro Aldomovar's film, "All About My Mother."
2pm : Austin Pendleton: A Life In The Theatre
A conversation with the award-winning actor and director whose work has included productions of Tennessee Williams plays. Austin Pendleton's long career has been distinguished by performances on stage, film and television in roles that are distinctive and committed. As a director, Pendleton has staged productions on and off Broadway and at major theatres around the country and abroad. He is also an influential acting coach. Among other plays, Austin Pendleton has worked on Tennessee Williams's Vieux Carre, Night of the Iguana, Camino Real, The Glass Menagerie, and Small Craft Warnings. Dennis Brown, former theater reviewer for the Riverfront Times, will host the conversation.
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