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Mister Paradise

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Tennessee Williams

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One-Act Plays

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

Details

Summary

A young woman visits the old home of a dying poet, Anthony Paradise. She begs him to come out of his home and present his work once more, but he refuses to be remembered until after he has died.


History

Mister Paradise premiered as a part of the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival in March 2005 under the direction of Perry Martin.

Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
THE GIRL
MISTER PARADISE
  • Setting

    A squalid residence in New Orleans' French Quarter.

  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes

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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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