Such beautiful words of wisdom from my favorite playwright.
"Oh, Jesus, I have to stop you right now. I love you dearly: You're a smart and sweet man, but you are so wrong about what matters and where the eyes should visit. The things you find so important--the attention, the prizes, the approval--yes, they matter, and never so much than when they disappear. But I'm old now, and I've walked a long and rocky road, and what really mattered, what should matter most to you, is the rare and gorgeous experience of reaching out through your work and your actions and connecting to others. A message in the bottle thrown toward another frightened, loveless queer; a confused mother; a recently dejected man who can't see his way home. We get people home; we let them know that we're here for them. This is what art can do. Art should be the arm and the shoulder and the kind eyes--all of which let others know you deserve to live and to be loved. That is what matters, baby. Bringing people home."-- Tennessee Williams to James Grissom in 1982 #FolliesOfGod
"Menagerie, Rose Tattoo, Cat, Streetcar" and more...shared this passage to Theatre Folk and Friends
All life is a stage .
....drama educates motivates enlightens relaxes tension with a laugh a tear a righteous shout raging against the dying....I hate it when singles put in their profiles " no drama " a 100% backwards misuse of a great word....love means being back to back saving a safe space for one another in a violent predatory world....the drama of teaching children to thrive in their future....the comfort nurturing care we can give each other decompressing from a challenging day week or career....middle class dating at antique garage sales or knitting @ church is as stupid and undramatic as it gets