Not About Nightingales
by Tennessee Williams

Name: Not About Nightingales
Brand: Tennessee Williams
SKU: 9780573627118
Rating: 3.94 (301 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

1930s Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Interior Set Period Costumes American

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

NOMINEE! 1999 Tony Award for Best Play

Synopsis

Paperback.

Press Reviews

"Enthralling...A feverish, full strength compassion for people in cages makes Nightingales fly toward a realm of pain and beauty that is the province of greatness...The emotions, both savage and painfully delicate, that saturate this work are arguably more rich and varied in tone than those of any American dramatist...The voices of Williams's entrapped nightingales...refuse to fade when the play is plunged into its concluding darkness."
— The New York Times

"The best American play so far this season...It adds to the reputation of one of America's greatest playwrights."
— The New York Daily News

"Fascinating."
— The New York Post

"Changes our perception of a major writer and still packs a hefty political punch."
— London Independent

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
THE VOICE OF THE LORELEI	—	—	—
MRS. BRISTOL	female	—	—
EVA CRANE	—	—	—
JIM ALLISON (Canary Jim)	—	—	(Canary Jim)
BOSS WHALEN the warden	—	—	the warden
JACK BRISTOL (Sailor Jack)	—	—	(Sailor Jack)
SCHULTZ a guard	—	—	a guard
BUTCH O'FALLON	—	—	—
THE QUEEN	—	—	—
JOE	—	—	—
MCBURNEY a guard	—	—	a guard
OLIVER ARMSTEAD (Ollie)	—	—	(Ollie)
SHAPIRO	—	—	—
JEREMY TROUT (Swifty)	—	—	(Swifty)
MEX	—	—	—
KRAUSE	—	—	—
ALBERTS	—	—	—
TOM	—	—	—
CHAPLAIN	—	—	—
REVEREND HOOKER	—	—	—
GOLDIE	—	—	—
CHICK	—	—	—
GUARDS, CONVICTS, TROOPERS	—	—	—