Written at various times over the last twenty-five years but never produced, the four scripts included in Tennessee WilliamsāsĀ Stopped Rocking and Other ScreenplaysĀ encompass both the realistic style of āthe early Williamsā (the authorās quotes) and the more experimental dramatic devices of many of his ālaterā plays. Two screenplays from the fifties,Ā All Gaul Is DividedĀ andĀ The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, remained in the files of Williamsās New Orleans apartment until a thorough cleaning uncovered them in the mid-seventies. Thus,Ā All Gaul, an expanded version of the story of a St. Louis teacherās dreams of love told inĀ A Lovely Sunday for Creve CoeurĀ (1978) actually predates that play. A companion piece in mood and style,Ā The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondĀ lyrically evokes the late twenties debutante society of Memphis and the Delta plantations. Adapted from the graphic short story of the same name,Ā One ArmĀ concerns a young male hustler awaiting execution for murder. Because much of the visual action is combined with a voice-over narration, Williams considered the form of this āfilm-playā from the late sixties somewhat experimental. InĀ Stopped RockingĀ (1977), Williams returns to a familiar theme, the institution as the last haven of those who cannot cope with daily conflict and have āresigned from life.ā He was confident that this play, like so many of his others, would eventually find its audience: āI know that the ādarkā of the work is more than balanced by its humanity, and that this light of humanity will tip the balance favorably, as a natural act of grace.ā
This book title, Stopped Rocking and Other Screenplays, ISBN: 9780811209014, by Tennessee Williams, published by New Directions (September 17, 1984) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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