Candles to the Sun was the first full-length play written by Tennessee Williams[1][2] to be produced.[3] In 1939 Candles to the Sun was one of 4 one-act plays he submitted to the New York Group Theatres' American play contest, winning the $100 prize.[4] The play is set in the Red Hills area of Alabama in a coal mining town. The story deals with the struggle of the miners to form a union while also highlighting the difficult lives of their families. The St Louis Star-Times critic Reed Hynds described the play as "an earnest and searching examination of a particular social reality set out in human and dramatic terms." It was premiered on March 18, 1937 by The Mummers, a socially aware and semi-professional theatre troupe in St. Louis, Missouri[5] where it opened to rave reviews.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Candles to the Sun by Tennessee Williams". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ^ Radavish, David (2007). "Regional Tensions in Tennessee William's Candles to the Sun and Spring Storm". South Atlantic Review. 72:3 (3): 38–50. JSTOR 27784724 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "Candles to the Sun". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  4. ^ Associates, Casarotto Ramsay &. "Tennessee Williams". Casarotto Ramsay & Associates. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ "Stageplays.com | Buy Plays, Find Plays | Every Play in the World". Stageplays.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ^ "Candles to the Sun". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved 2021-05-04.


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