Tennessee Williams South (1973)

The brutes and the belles The gadflies and the good ol boys The taboos and the profound truths Theyre all part of a tennessee state of mind a realm of places personalities and ideas Williams is front and center for this exploration reading from his works placing them in the context of his life and serving as guide in visits to his careershaping refuge in New Orleans and his laterday writing quarters in Key West Also dramatizations by distinguished actors including Jessica Tandy Broadways original Blanche DuBois in a recreation of her A Streetcar Named Desire triumph give fleshandbone immediacy to some of the writers famed works In his own words In his own places The resilient character and memorable characters of one of our greatest writers reside in Tennessee Williams South