The Second Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival
Provincetown 2007 Curated by David Kaplan

OVER FIFTY EVENTS FOCUSED ON THE CONTINUITY OF LATE AND EARLY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

The Traveling Companion by Tennessee Williams..........The Road to Paradise choreographed by Carson Efird
Jeremy Lawrence as Vieux ............................................... Max Wolkowitz as TW
Photo credit: Carlos Rosales .............................................Photo credit: Tim McCarthy

FROM Robert Israel in EDGE MAGAZINE:
Let me say this about the 2nd Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival: What a difference a year makes. Sticking to their vision that "this is not your grandmother's Tennessee Williams," the producers embraced the universal and showcased not only Williams' works but the influence of his work on others. The festival proved that Williams' influence is indeed profound and enduring.

And while last year's festival was indeed groundbreaking and breathtaking, the coordination this year was seamless. Volunteers were everywhere, it seemed, to assist and guide and answer questions. The press coordination was superb. Once again, The Commons was the place for the festival buzz and it was staffed with a helpful and knowledgeable crew.

The program was beautifully designed, chock-a-block full of information and full-page advertisements that guarantee the festival's financial future. There were films, outside performances, parties and more. John Guare, who paid homage to Williams in his coffee chat at The Commons, said it best when he proclaimed Williams had the vision to look beyond the "polite kitchen sink reality" of our comfortable worlds ...

David Kaplan calls Williams a shaman. There is truth to that description, although as Americans we aren't comfortable using it to describe our writers or artists. But that's what Tennessee Williams did: He wrote works that helped us heal.

TWO TW WORLD PREMIERES
The Pronoun 'I' by Tennesee Williams ............................... Sunburst by Tennesee Williams
with Julie Atlas Muz as Mad Queen May................................. Beverly Bentley as Miss Sails
with Tigger as the Poet ............................................. ............Zachary Clause as Luigi, Brian Patacca as Giuseppe
Photo by Tim McCarty ...................................................... ......Photo by Patrick Falco


ORIGINAL NEW WORK INSPIRED BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
The Foggy Foggy Dew by Wendy Kesselman in collaboration with sculptor Jim Peters
with Noel Carmichael as Miranda, David Landon as Gunner
Photo credit: Sophie Piel

RADICAL WILLIAMS RESTORED
Camino Real by Tennessee Williams
with Joshua Striker-Roberts as Kilroy, Albert Lamont as the Baron de Charlus
Jordan K. Kam Gutman (red hat in back) Photo Credit: Sarah Michelson


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2008 FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED
Tennessee Williams and the healing Power of Love,
with special emphasis on Frank Merlo, Pancho Rodriguez, and Anna Magnani.

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