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Why Do You Smoke So Much, Lily?

Short Play, Drama  /  2w

Tennessee Williams

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays

Why Do You Smoke So Much, Lily?

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary

A mother, Mrs. Yorke, and her daughter, Lily, are in disagreement about how Lily spends her time. Her mother tells her that she smokes and reads too much, while Lily believes her mother only wants her to get married and become a part of high society. Once her mother leaves we see it's more than smoking that Lily has a problem keeping control of.

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays

History

Why do you Smoke So Much, Lily? premiered in the production Five by Tenn in New York City in March 2007 under the direction of John Cooper.

Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
MRS. YORKE - A middle-aged widow of social pretentions
LILY - Her daughter: a frustrated intellectual
A VOICE
  • Setting A fashionable apartment in the west end of St. Louis.
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Smoking

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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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