Carleton Players to Perform Tennessee Williams’ “Summer and Smoke”
The Carleton Players will present “Summer and Smoke,” a 1948 play by acclaimed American playwright Tennessee Williams that explores the transformation of the human mind and body through an unlikely romance. The production runs nightly at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28 through Saturday Oct. 30 in the Arena Theater on the Carleton College campus, with an additional matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Performances are free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, please call (507) 222-4471.
Directed by Ruth Weiner, Class of 1944 Professor of Theater and the Liberal Arts and professor of English, “Summer and Smoke” is set in Glorious Hill, Mississippi, and tells the story of an unusual romance between a refined minister’s daughter, Alma Winemiller, and a wild young doctor who grew up next door (Dr. John Buchanan, Jr.). Their sexual and spiritual romance falters against the strain of the protagonists’ contradictory personal philosophies. The play explores the evolution of their individual outlooks on love and romance, highlighting the transformation of philosophy and perspective that make us human. The production is co-directed by Carleton College sophomores Becca Greenstein (Newton, Mass.) and Daisuke Kawachi (Pound Ridge, N.Y.).
The Arena Theater is located on the Carleton College campus at the intersection of First and Nevada Streets in Northfield. For more information on the production, call (507) 222-4440.
