The Hotel Plays
by Tennessee Williams
ENVIRONMENTAL THEATER
A funhouse of plays from The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival performed in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Gather at the Historic Hermann-Grima House and proceed from room to room for an eye-opening quartet of exceptional Williams plays, up-close and personal.
directed by David Kaplan
designed by Lefty Lucy
THE PROVINCETOWN TW THEATER FESTIVAL
in association with the Historic Hermann-Grima House and the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival
THE HOTEL PLAYS Was A "Splendid" Success Once Again In New Orleans.
MISTER PARADISE
An inspired young debutante seeks out an aging, reclusive writer in his New Orleans hovel in an effort to revive his languishing career – whether he likes it or not. Francesca McKenzie (left) reprises her heartbreaking performance.
THE LADY OF LARKSPUR LOTION
The tough-talking landlady of a French Quarter rooming house has had enough complaints from her pretentious tenant, Mrs. Hardwicke-Moore, especially since the rent is overdue. Coming to the lady's rescue is a slovenly writer who makes a case for holding onto fictions and fantasies as a way to cope in life. Desiree Ledet and Kathryn Talbot (left) spar in this rarely seen short play.
LORD BYRON'S LOVE LETTER
A curious Midwestern tourist (Francine Segal) visits a penniless spinster (played by Festival favorite, Cristine McMurdo-Wallis, left) and a bossy "old woman" in the French Quarter who claim to own a love letter written by Lord Byron. The ladies perform a reading of the mysterious old letter as a nearby parade goes by.
LAST OF MY SOLID GOLD WATCHES
An old-timer of a shoe salesman checks into his hotel, regaling a young salesman with tales of the good old days. George J. Sanchez (left), fresh from his star turn as Willy Loman in Le Petit's Death of a Salesman, plays Mister Charlie in Williams' moving portrait of a man unwilling to accept his inevitable demise.