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Full-Length Play, Drama / 14w, 9m
Tennessee Williams
Serafina delle Rose is a widow whose intense and absorbing instinct for love drives everything before it. Her story, and that of the lover she chooses and the daughter she denies, is one of power, humanity and soaring emotion – and one of Williams’ most beautiful and powerful plays.
Image: 2019 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)
Winner! Four 1951 Tony Awards, including Best PlayWinner! Two 1951 Theatre World AwardsNominee: One 1967 Tony AwardNominee: 1995 Tony Award for Best Revival of a PlayNominee: Two 2020 Tony Awards
Serafina delle Rose is a restless widow whose intense and absorbing instinct for love drives everything before it. The figure of this extraordinary woman dominates the small town where she and her friends are living and embodies the exultation and danger of unbridled passion. Her story, and that of the lover she chooses and the daughter she denies, are forged into a play of power, humanity and soaring emotion.
The Rose Tattoo premiered at the Erlanger Theater in Chicago, IL in December 1950 under the direction of Daniel Mann. It then debuted on Broadway on 3 February 1951 at the Martin Beck Theatre, in a production starring Maureen Stapleton and Eli Wallach.
A village along the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile. 1950.
“A play about the serendipitous and cataclysmic force of carnal love.” – New York Times
“A burlesque of desire.” – The Guardian
“So much heat, you expect the stage to catch fire.” – NY1
“Serafina’s steamy saga couldn’t feel more vibrant, immediate or combustible.” – Stage and Cinema
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by Tennessee Williams