Harry Weber

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis produced its 2019 festival in the Grand Center Arts District to much critical acclaim and record-breaking attendance. Running May 9 through May 19, with multiple offerings across various venues, the Festival breathed new life into the work and legacy of St. Louis' own, Tennessee Williams.

If you know Tennessee Williams, and I hope you do/will, you know there's a lot to unpack in his work. His characters are tormented and textured, plotlines layered with the riddles and aches of the human heart. There's no mercy when Tennessee Williams shines a flashlight into the darkest corners of a soul, and you will likely come away from the work exhausted and amazed for both the damage and any bit of renewal you've witnessed. Such is the case in The Night of the Iguana, playing at The Grandel Theatre now, as the main stage production of the 2019 Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis.

The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis will present Tennessee Williams' steamy and startling 'The Night of the Iguana' as its main stage production at the Grandel Theatre on May 9-19.

The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis - named the "Arts Startup of the Year" for 2019 by the Arts & Education Council - will present Tennessee Williams' steamy and startling "The Night of the Iguana" as its main stage production at the Grandel Theatre on May 9-19.  Jim Butz, Lavonne Byers, Nisi Sturgis, Elizabeth Townsend, and Harry Weber headline as Americans who are hiding-or seeking-or both-at a seedy Mexican hotel during the run-up to World War II. Tim Ocel will once again direct, having guided last year's "A Streetcar Named Desire" to a record 11 award nominations by the St. Louis Theater Circle. 

Written, directed, and musical score composed by three mothers of children with autism THE VIOLINIST also stars a child with autism in a lead role. This play combines intrigue with inspiration, bringing to life a tale of deception and murder...of love, friendship and courage. Accompanied by a live musical ensemble, THE VIOLINIST will capture your heart and mind, as a 12-year-old boy finds in himself the capacity to do something extraordinary.

Written, directed, and musical score composed by three mothers of children with autism THE VIOLINIST also stars a child with autism in a lead role. This play combines intrigue with inspiration, bringing to life a tale of deception and murder...of love, friendship and courage. Accompanied by a live musical ensemble, THE VIOLINIST will capture your heart and mind, as a 12-year-old boy finds in himself the capacity to do something extraordinary.