2 By Tennessee Williams at St. Luke's Theatre

Meryl Streep won a Tony nomination for her earlier performance as Flora in 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, one of the stunning plays presented during "2 By Tennessee Williams" in the heart of the theater district. After Jake, a shady cotton gin owner, burns down rival Silva's mill, Silva attempts to enact vengeance by seducing Flora, Jake's delicate young wife. In the evening's second play, Kingdom of Earth, a flood is surging in the Mississippi Delta, and Chicken's property is only safe until a man down the road dynamites his levee to save himself. While Chicken waits alone in his kitchen for the inevitable blast, he receives an unexpected visit from his dying half-brother, Lot, and Lot's wife of but one day, Myrtle. A masterful writer known for his musical dialogue and heart-shattering endings, Tennessee Williams is one of the country's most praised playwrights. See both of these rarely-produced dramatic one-acts at St. Luke's Theatre in New York City.