Thank you, St. Louis, for a wonderful 10th festival season!

Photo by Suzy Gorman

Save the date for next year:
“The Tennessee Influence”
August 6-16, 2026


Coming Soon…

Playwriting Initiative
Finalists Staged Readings

Fall 2025

Courtney Bailey
Tennessee Williams holds a Seance with Patience Worth, a St. Louis ghost who is actually British and probably fake

K Michael Hester
I Love You Daddy

Tim Ocel
Leaning One Against the Other (or: Narcissus’s Boyfriend)

Henry I. Schvey
Tennessee Kissed Me

Rita Winters
Mother Mary Comes To Me

Proudly presented with thanks to the Trio Foundation of St. Louis.


Let’s Go to The Beach II by Alessandro Florio, Taormina, Sicily

The Lingering Hour - A Journey to Taormina | May 2026

“Make Voyages - Attempt Them - There’s Nothing Else” -Tennessee Williams

Walk in the footsteps of Tennessee Williams! Join TWStL in Sicily for a theatrical, literary, visual art, and culinary tour.

More information to come…

Contact carrie@twstl.org for details.