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And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens

Short Play, Drama  /  4m

Tennessee Williams

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays

And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary

Drag queen Candy Delaney, a successful New Orleans interior decorator, is approaching her 35th birthday. On the rebound from a 17-year relationship, Candy has picked up a rough sailor, Karl, on whom she lavishes money. On the day of the dreaded birthday, Karl walks out, leaving Candy with only her upstairs neighbors, Alvin and Jerry, for comfort. 

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays

History

And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens... premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in April 2004. Produced by the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the production was directed by Michael Kahn.

Keywords
Performing Groups
CANDY DELANEY
KARL
ALVIN KRENNING
JERRY JOHNSON
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    A living-room in New Orleans.

  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

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Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) explored passion with daring honesty and forged a poetic theatre of raw psychological insight that shattered conventional proprieties and transformed the American stage. The autobiographical The Glass Menagerie brought what Mr. Williams called “ ...
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