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A Distant Country Called Youth

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1m

Steve R. Lawson, Tennessee Williams

By Steve Lawson
Adapted from the early letters of Tennessee Williams

"Lively, amusing, vivid, evocative, poetic.'' - Variety
"Appealing and enjoyable.'' - The Chicago Tribune
"[An] unplugged and intimate look at the making of an artist.'' - The Berkshire Eagle
"Gentle and enlig…

A Distant Country Called Youth

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography

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Summary

Spanning the twenty five years from boyhood to the opening of The Glass Menagerie, this one man show evokes the evolution of an American genius through his extraordinary correspondence with family, friends, lovers and other writers. Hilarious, raunchy and poetic in turn, the piece spotlights these fairly obscure years in William's life. Here is a young Thomas Lanier Williams growing up, exploring and finding his artistic voice as Tennessee Williams.

  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Lively, amusing, vivid, evocative, poetic.''" - Variety

Appealing and enjoyable.'' - The Chicago Tribune

"[An] unplugged and intimate look at the making of an artist.'' - The Berkshire Eagle

"Gentle and enlightening.'' - The Washington Post

"Quite wonderful.'' - Hartford Courant

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  • Minimum Fee: $130 per performance

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Author

Steve R. Lawson

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) explored passion with daring honesty and forged a poetic theatre of raw psychological insight that shattered conventional proprieties and transformed the American stage. The autobiographical The Glass Menagerie brought what Mr. Williams called “ ...
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