March 27-28, 2020
10 – 11:15 AM—Literary Discussion
MISSISSIPPI RIVER JOURNEYS
Photographers and authors Melody Golding (Life Between the Levees)
and Randy Roussel (Alluvial) discuss photographing the river and
the people who make their lives and livelihoods along its length, along
with Captain (retired) Clarke “Doc” Hawley and river pilot Captain
Joy Manthey of New Orleans. Moderated by NOMA Publications
Editor David Johnson.
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Special thanks to Dr. Yu Jiang, Director.
Hotel Monteleone, Queen Anne Ballroom, $10 or Literary
Discussion, Combo, or VIP Pass
10 – 11:15 AM—Literary Discussion
EXPERIMENTING WITH TENNESSEE
What does it mean to experiment when staging the plays of Tennessee
Williams? And why would you do it? With a canonized playwright
whose work is still under copyright, you cannot change, cut, or rewrite
the text, nor can you “alter the spirit of the play as written.” Yet,
Williams remains so popular that—as with Shakespeare—directors
and producers often want to try to tell his stories in new ways.
This panel will investigate how and why directors experiment with
Williams’ plays, and when this kind of experimentation illuminates
the stories and when it fails them. As part of this discussion, panelists
will also consider questions of nontraditional race and gender casting.
Panelists include Augustin J Correro, Aimée Hayes, David Kaplan,
with moderator Thomas Keith.
Williams Research Center, $10 or Literary Discussion, Combo, or
VIP Pass
COCKTAILS & BAR BITES
139 Chartres
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MARCH 25-29, 2020
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