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American Blues

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

Tennessee Williams

The Long Stay Cut Short, or The Unsatisfactory Supper
by Tennessee Williams

Baby Doll and Archie Lee have had their senile Aunt Rose staying with them, and are at the end of their tether. They argue that she should be sent to stay with other relatives, and eventually in a fury Archie Lee bursts out at her. Nature takes a han…

American Blues

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Baby Doll and Archie Lee have had their senile Aunt Rose staying with them, and are at the end of their tether. They argue that she should be sent to stay with other relatives, and eventually in a fury Archie Lee bursts out at her. Nature takes a hand in settling the matter.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A porch and sideyard

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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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