Orpheus Descending. Sweet Bird of Youth

The road leads a young wandering musician to a small town where, as is customary in the Deep South, the skeletons in the closets of respectable families number in the dozens, passions boil over, and the seeds of crimes ripen...
An aging, alcoholic actress and her temporary gigolo boyfriend are absolutely unhappy and intricately poison each other's lives. But while the former star can only live in the past, the gigolo cherishes plans for a better future...
This collection includes two legendary plays by Tennessee Williams: "Orpheus Descending" and "Sweet Bird of Youth," united by themes of destructive love and terrifying loneliness in a crowd.