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Thursday, March 25
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1:15 |
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Welcoming remarks
 Dr.
Robert Bray, Conference Director |
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1:30-2:30 |
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“Blue Flame, Southern Sky: Sexual,
Ethnic, and Racial Otherness in
Orpheus Descending”
Frank Cha, The University of Richmond |
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“The Selection of an Orange: Nonno’s
Last Poem in The Night of The
Iguana”
Michael Scott Raines, The University of Mississippi
(Moderator: Dr. Robert Bray, Middle Tennessee State University) |
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2:30-4:00 |
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“Caged Hearts: A Compilation of Scenes from
Five Early Full-Length
Williams
Plays”
Dr. Tom Mitchell, The University of Illinois, Director |
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Featuring: |
Lanny Warkentein |
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Tom Mitchell |
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Joi Hoffsommer |
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Jason Maddy |
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Cristina Panfilio |
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Kevin Miller |
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Chrissy Dideriksen |
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Drew Holmes |
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and Leslie Ann Handelman
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all of The University of Illinois
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4:00-4:30 |
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“Building on a Solid Foundation: The
Fred W. Todd Collection at The
Historic New Orleans Collection”
Mark
Cave, Curator |
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5:00-6:00 |
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Reception Honoring the Release of The
Tennessee Williams Encyclopedia
Editor
Dr. Philip Kolin and Contributors
(Limited to Scholars’ Conference Participants and guests)
Sponsored by The Historic New Orleans Collection and The
Tennessee Williams Annual Review |
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Friday, March 26
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10:00-11:00 |
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“Exploring the Elia Kazan Files: Sweet
Bird of Youth”
Dr.
Brian Parker, The University of Toronto |
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“The Art of Collaboration: Elia Kazan
Working with Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller”
Dr.
George Crandell, Auburn University
(Moderator: Dr. Will Brantley, Middle Tennessee State University) |
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11:00-12:00 |
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“‘Make It New’: Stairs
to the Roof and Emerging Complexities of American Identity During
World War II”
Dr.
Annette Saddik, New York City College of Technology |
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“Uncovering Me, Vashya!: What
a New/Old Play Reveals about Williams’s Theatrical Experimentation”
Dr.
Henry Schvey, Washington University in St. Louis.
(Moderator: TBA) |
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1:30-2:30 |
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"A Tale of Two Endings: Filming The
Glass Menagerie”
Dr.
Barton Palmer, Clemson University
(Screening and discussion)
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2:30-4:00 |
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“When Tom Became Tennessee: Reassessing
the Early Works of
Tennessee Williams”
Panel
discussion with
Dr.
Robert Bray, (Middle Tennessee State University),
Dr. George Crandell (Auburn University),
Prof. Allean Hale (The University of Illinois),
Dr. Philip Kolin (The University of Southern Mississippi),
Dr. Nicholas Moschovakis (Georgetown University),
Dr. Brian Parker (The University of Toronto) |
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