Synopsis
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams Volume 5
Published by New Directions
The Theatre of Tennessee Williams brings together, in matching format, the plays of one of America's most persistently influential and innovative dramatists
Arranged in chronological order, this ongoing series includes the original cast listings and production notes for all full-length plays
Volume 5 features ...
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, a play that explores the tenacity of the human body and spirit when confronted with death
The more light-hearted Kingdom of the Earth (The Seven Descents of Myrtle) which was first produced on Broadway in 1968
The text included in this volume incorporates changes the author made for its 1975 revival
Small Craft Warnings, one of Williams' more searching works, is based on one of his shorter dramas, Confessional, published in Dragon Country, in 1969
And The Two-Character Play, the author's reworking of his earlier Out Cry