Henry Schvey, Blue Song

Henry Schvey

Blue Song: St. Louis in the Life and Work of Tennessee Williams

Washington University Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature Henry Schvey returns to the Festival with Blue Song, the first book to document the playwright’s difficult relationship with St. Louis, the city he despised as “St. Pollution,” but never left behind.

Featuring monologues from The Glass Menagerie and recordings of Williams himself performing his own work, Professor Schvey’s presentation reveals how the city of St. Louis was absolutely indispensable to Williams’ formation and development both as a person and artist—that, in fact, Williams remained emotionally tethered to St. Louis for a host of reasons for the rest of his life.

The program will be followed by a performed reading of Tennessee Williams' Me, Vashya

Sponsored by The Rubin Family Foundation,
Gianna Jacobson & Todd Siwak, Gail Glaser, Phyllis & George Markus

 

Performing Arts Center upstairs

7 pm

This event can be viewed virtually at community.jccstl.org