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Desire: An Evening of Plays Based on Six Stories by Tennessee Williams

First Preview: Aug 12, 2015

Opening Date: Aug 12, 2015

Closing Date: Oct 10, 2015

Running Time: 02:25

Desire: An Evening of Plays Based on Six Stories by Tennessee Williams
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59E59 Theaters

59 East 59th Street New York City, NY 10022

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America's most lauded playwrights come together for a celebration of one of America's greatest wordsmiths. Adapted from Tennessee Williams' short stories, the plays of Desire  are destined to be classics for the 21st century. Depicting love and innocence, isolation and loss, these unforgettable tales serve as a reminder that great stories have the power to change our lives.
  
The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin
 
 By Beth Henley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Crimes of the Heart and, most recently, Abundance.

The Field of Blue Children
 
 By Rebecca Gilman, Pulitzer and Olivier Awards nominee and who is best known for Spinning into Butter, Boy Gets Girl and The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Tent Worms  
 By Elizabeth Egloff
, whose plays include Ether Dome, The Swan, and Peter Pan and Wendy.

Oriflamme  
 By David Grimm
, known for The Miracle at Naples, Measure for Pleasure and Tales from Red Vienna.

Desire Quenched by Touch  

 By Marcus Gardley, a PEN/Laura Pels Awardee, is recognized for his poetry and plays such as ...And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, The Box: A Black Comedy, and Every Tongue Confess.

You Lied to Me About Centralia  

 By John Guare, who has written extensively for the theater including The House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru THURSDAY @ 7 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

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Full-price tickets

$49 - $70

Reviews

Quotation Mark

“Consistently engrossing and often ingenious. Expertly directed by Michael Wilson”

----Newsday

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Accessibility:

Box Office

Box Office windows are wheelchair accessible

Parking

60th St (Park & Lexington Ave); 58th St (Park and Lexington Ave)

Curb Ramps

Yes

Directions Bus

M1, 2, 3, 4 on Madison and 5th AveM101, 102, 103, on Lexington Ave, Q32 on Madison and 5th Ave

Restroom

One floor down from lobby, available via elevator. Wheelchair-accessible stall, sink, and paper towel dispenser

Directions Subway

4, 5, 6, N, R, W, to Lexington and 59th Street

Seating

Theater A (200 seats); Theater B (100 seats); Theater C (50 seats)

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator.

Telephone

None on premises

Entrance

The entrance is street level. No steps

Visual Assistance

Low vision seating available upon request

Folding Armrests

Chairs with no armrests (free standing) available

Assisted Listening System

Audio Listening Devices with an included headset. Pick up at the front desk by the box office,

Wheelchair Info

Wheelchair seating available.

Water Fountain

Lower level accessible via elevator

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Public Transportation

Subway Icon

By Subway:

4, 5, 6, N, R, W, to Lexington and 59th Street

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By Bus:

M1, 2, 3, 4 on Madison and 5th AveM101, 102, 103, on Lexington Ave, Q32 on Madison and 5th Ave