Gentleman Caller
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780822239741
Description: Tennessee Williams and William Inge today are recognized as two of the greatest American playwrights, whose work irrevocably altered the theatrical and social landscapes. In 1944, however, neither had achieved anything like genuine success. As flamboyant genius Williams prepares for the world premiere of his play The Gentleman Caller--to become The Glass Menagerie--self-loathing Inge struggles through his job as a theater critic, denying his true wish to be writing plays. Based on real-life but closed-door encounters, reconstructed from troves of comments (and elisions) by each man about their relationship, the author envisions what might have taken place during those early-career meetings. (from publisher's website)