Other Tennessee Williams Events

Other Tennessee Williams Events There are already three excellent Williams Festivals, one in New Orleans, one in Clarksdale, Mississippi, one in Columbus, Mississippi. Why another? The Clarksdale Festival celebrates the playwright's nourishing Mississippi roots and looks to his past. The Columbus Tennessee Williams Tribute and Tour shows off the birthplace of the writer and includes a sermon based on the playwright's work delivered from his grandfather's pulpit. The New Orleans Festival , now in its 20th successful year, is organized as a literary event that has extended beyond Williams' work. The Provincetown Festival emphasizes performance -- in all forms. 1940 and now, Provincetown, on the edge of the water, far from the mainland, offers a clear-eyed relatively unprejudiced perspective on the playwright's life and work. The Provincetown Festival will continue to look at Williams with an emphasis on performance. David Kaplan, Curator Provincetown 2nd Annual Tennessee Williams Festival