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Bringing Tennessee Williams to Life
An interview with Albert Devlin, Professor of EnglishProfessor Albert Devlin, a natural storyteller, sits back in his chair, crosses his arms, and proceeds to describe the fortuitous events that changed the trajectory of his professional life—that is, when in 1995 the estate of playwright Tennessee Williams placed the collection of his correspondence in the hands of Devlin and Nancy Tischler, professor emerita at Pennsylvania State University, giving them permission to edit these precious materials.
Audio and Video Tagged with letters
Performances of Devlin's Letters
From an interview with Albert Devlin, Professor of EnglishDevlin disscusses various performances of his works by actors such as Sean Leonard and Richard Thomas.
More on the Performances of Devlin's Work
From an interview with Albert Devlin, Professor of EnglishDevlin continues to discuss performances of Tennessee Williams' letters and how Steve Lawson of New Your City Center scripted and staged them.
Embarking on the Kazan Project
From an interview with Albert Devlin, Professor of EnglishHaving finished the first two volumes of letters of Tennessee Williams, Devlin discusses how he is now beginning his approach to the collection of letters by Elia Kazan.
On the differences between Kazan and Williams
From an interview with Albert Devlin, Professor of EnglishDevlin briefly discusses the difference in the writing styles between Williams and Kazan.
Miller reads the letters of Tennessee Williams
From an interview with Jim Miller, Professor of TheatreMIller talks about how he got involved in the performance of the letters of Tennessee Williams.
Miller performs Tennessee Williams
From an interview with Jim Miller, Professor of TheatreMiller performs eight short pieces of Tennessee Williams letters as edited by Albert Develin, Professor of English. Miller is accompanied by singer and professional actress, Jennifer Gray.
