Synopsis
The Gentleman Caller
$13
Published by Dramatists Play Service
2 Male 0 Female
In 1944, however, neither had achieved anything like genuine success
As flamboyant genius Williams prepares for the world premiere of his play The Gentleman Caller - later to become The Glass Menagerie - self-loathing Inge struggles through his job as a theater critic, denying his true wish to be writing plays
Based on real-life but closed-door encounters, reconstructed from troves of comments (and elisions) by each man about their relationship, Philip Dawkins gorgeously envisions what might have taken place during those early-career meetings
REVIEWS
"[a] richly evocative play has a terrifically acerbic, winningly naughty sense of humor that comes paired with a deceptive passion" ~ WTTW News
"Tennessee Williams and William Inge make a tragic duo for the ages It's a beautiful play, equal parts Williams, Inge, and Dawkins himself - a stiff, intoxicating cocktail that knocks you flat on your back and leaves you there it is utter, tragic perfection" ~ Time Out Chicago
"The Gentleman Caller is a beautiful piece of work. Its examination of two of America's most lyrical playwrights is itself poetic and artful; one can hear echoes of both real men's plays a remarkable work about remarkable classic playwrights from a pretty remarkable Chicago playwright" ~ ChicagoOnStage.com