Letters Read: The Luck of Friendship

Enjoy an intimate look at a Tennessee Williams that only his greatest publisher and dearest friend, James Laughlin, would have known—all through the vehicle of their personal letters to one another. Presented by stationer Nancy Sharon Collins and local actors, this staged reading includes selections from “The Luck of Friendship: The Letters of Tennessee Williams and James Laughlin,” edited by Peggy L. Fox and Thomas Keith.

With emcee Chris Kaminstein, New Orleans-based writer, director, performer, and Co-Artistic Director of Goat in the Road Productions. Readers include Nick Shackleford, Augustin Correro, Robert Valley, Dante Fuoco, Jean Allemond, Colin Miller, Reed Everette, Dorian Bennett, Wes McWhorter

This event is present in conjunction with the Tennessee Williams Festival at 1pm on Friday, March 23 at Le Petit Théâtre Du Vieux Carré. You can purchase tickets here.

Letters Read is a series of ongoing live events in which local performing artists interpret personal letters written by culturally vital individuals from various times and New Orleans communities and is presented by stationer Nancy Sharon Collins and Antenna.