Tennessee Williams
Audio Tour
Starting at the Williams family home located at 4633 Westminster Place in the Central West End, retrace the roots of Tennessee Williams’s formative years. From attending high school at Soldan and University City High, to studying at Washington University, to working downtown and exploring the city’s rich cultural institutions - Tennessee Williams’s classic works were influenced by his coming of age in St. Louis.
Written by Tom Mitchell
Narrated by Joi Hoffsommer
Sculpture (pictured left) by Harry Weber
Joi
Hoffsommer
Joi is pleased to participate in and enjoy the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis. In a year with so few opportunities to engage in theatre, the events in this festival are welcome gifts. Joi is retired as the Artistic and Program Director for Parkland College Theatre in Champaign, IL. She has served on the board of The Station Theatre in Champaign and has performed and directed there and in other area theatres.
