The Gentleman Caller at Hart House Theatre

Tennessee Williams’ meteoric rise began in 1945 with The Glass Menagerie and for fifteen years he produced a string of hits that established him as the foremost American playwright. Then the tide turned as the critics condemned his late plays in scathing terms. Williams descended into a spiraling haze of alcohol, drugs and promiscuity. This play begins with the 72 year-old Williams encountering a handsome young stranger who breaks into his apartment and catalyses something in Williams, causing him to revisit his past.