Backstage: "Fans of the playwright Tennessee Williams will be shouting for Stella this weekend in Clarksdale, Miss.
Williams drew some of his most powerful images from his boyhood hometown in the Mississippi Delta, where an annual festival now celebrates the city's role in Williams' award-winning stories."
2 comments:
This sounds awesome. I wish there was something like it here so I would not have to go to Mississippi if I wanted to see the festival. Not to hurt anyone's feelings but there isn't too much going on there... I think as I have said before in one of my blog posts, I love Tennessee William's plays. He is one of my favorite writers. I have read most of them but there are still a few I need to read, sometime soon preferably.
Another thing, I cannot believe the person that wrote this article spelled Belle Reve wrong. The person spelled it Belle Rive. What the hell. This is one of the greatest plays ever, it is always being re-done and the person did not do their research. I really do not think it is even a typing error because the i is way too far away from the e.
A "STELLAAHHHHH" screaming contest? That's my kind of game.
No seriously, I think it's great to see an homage to Tennessee Williams, regardless of the ridiculousness of having such a contest. I hope people take the festival seriously; his work should be taken much more seriously. Williams' work is done quite often, but it's rare that you see an attempt at really honoring the authors work and what his plays stand for. I'm anxious to hear more about this festival and how it succeeds.
As for the misspelling, I'm sure it was just an accident.
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