1930s St. Louis was stirred by labor organizers and leftists when Tom Williams began his career voicing progressive concerns to a bourgeois society using the fiery rhetoric of the Depression Age.  But the young playwright also created emotionally complex characters for an ensemble of amateur actors.  Christopher Bigsby will trace the growth of the young political writer into the dramatic poet, Tennessee Williams, author of Glass Menagerie and Streetcar Named Desire.

This presentation is held in conjunction with the Department of Theatre's production of Candles to the Sun, the 21st century premier of Williams's first full-length play.

Hosted by: Department of Theatre

In conjunction with:  Campus Honors Program, College of Fine and Applied Art, Department of English, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Station Theatre