Orpheus Descending

The road leads a young vagabond musician to a small town, where the skeletons in the closets of respectable families number in the dozens, ecstatic passions boil, and the seeds of crimes ripen... An aging, alcohol-dependent actress and her temporary gigolo boyfriend are utterly unhappy and intricately poison each other's lives. But while the former star is capable of living only in the past, the gigolo cherishes plans for a better future... In a Mexican hotel, a peculiar company of tourists has gathered around a beautiful widow. Their guide—a former Protestant minister who has experienced a nervous breakdown—finds himself the center of attention of several ladies... The minister's daughter has been in love with a young man since childhood, who is literally possessed by inner demons. He reciprocates her feelings, but both are unaware of how the brutal darkness gradually tearing from him leaves its mark on her life... This collection includes four legendary plays by Tennessee Williams: "Orpheus Descending", "Sweet Bird of Youth", "The Night of the Iguana", and "Summer and Smoke", united by themes of destructive love and terrifying loneliness in a crowd.