Synopsis
A Distant Country Called Youth
$10.99
Steve Lawson from the early letters of Tennessee Williams
Published by Samuel French Inc
1 Male 0 Female
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
"Lively, amusing, vivid, evocative, poetic'' ~ Variety
"Appealing and enjoyable'' ~ Chicago Tribune
"[An] unplugged and intimate look at the making of an artist'' ~ Berkshire Eagle
"Gentle and enlightening'' ~ Washington Post
"Quite wonderful'' ~ Hartford Courant