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A Mind's Menagerie: The Process Of Projecting The Mind Of A Genius Onto A Stage, Matthew F. Wilson May 2013

A Mind's Menagerie: The Process Of Projecting The Mind Of A Genius Onto A Stage, Matthew F. Wilson

Matthew Wilson

Tennessee Williams is one of the most famous American playwrights of all time. His language along with his portrayal of themes of desire and things that could have been are the things that for so long have captivated his readers, and his audiences alike. Like most, I am not immune to the genius of this fantastic playwright. The inspiration for my piece A Mind’s Menagerie grew from a seed that was implanted deep within my brain many months ago, while reading his arguably most successful play A Streetcar Named Desire. There is a small four page reading in the end …