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By Michael Paller (from the Tennessee Williams Annual Review)
Michael Paller’s essay reveals how Tennessee Williams wove social and political critique into his plays through poetic imagery and emotionally rich characters. Camino Real shows Williams at his most defiant, challenging repression with a rich artistic imagination. Read the article here.
Camino Real
Camino Real
John Guare wrote in his iconic introduction to the 2008 New Directions publication of Camino Real that the play "has a very small bull's eye. It's difficult to hit, but when you do, when you do—the world's a brand new place." I agree. In Tennessee’s own words: “To me the appeal of this work is its unusual degree of freedom. When it began to get under way I felt a new sensation of release, as if I could "ride out" like a tenor sax taking breaks in a Dixieland combo or a piano in a bop session.
By Williamstown Theatre Festival