Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Spring 2009 - (Page 7) J O I N U S F O R O UR 2 3 R D AN N I V E R S A R Y C E L E B R AT I O N NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL which celebrates the life and cultural legacy of the playwright in the city he called his “spiritual home,” will offer two days of master classes; a roster of panel discussions and celebrity interviews; theater, food, and music events; a scholars conference; literary and other French Quarter walking tours; a book fair; and – in playful homage to the bellowing mates in Williams’ masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire — the ever-popular Stanley and Stella Shouting Contest. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS/ THE The five-day fete, Tony-winning actresses Zoe Caldwell, Marian Seldes, & Francis Sternhagen plus Tony-winner John Guare; Williams’ “funny melodrama” Kingdom of Earth by the Cripple Creek Theater Company; Master Classes with Nevada Barr, John Berendt, John Biguenet, Katherine Bouton, Rick Bragg, Mark Doty, Stephen Lovely, and Tom Piazza; literary panels featuring Pulitzer-winners Richard Ford and Rick Bragg; Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne, Emmy-winner David Simon and Eric Overmyer from The Wire; & author/hairdresser Kathy L. Patrick. Still more: Doug Tompos, Jeremy Lawrence, the 2009 Scholars Conference, a Day of Music, and Literary Late Night with the National Comedy Company & a Poetry Slam! Stellar! Just a partial line-up includes MARCH 25 – MARCH 29, 2009 For a complete schedule of events and ticket information visit: www.tennesseewilliams.net or call 504-581-1144. MAJOR FUNDING PROVIDED BY: Spring 2009/LOUISIANA CULTURAL VISTAS 7 http://www.tennesseewilliams.net http://www.tennesseewilliams.net
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