This class has a limited enrollment of 12 students.  For more information see: Limited Enrollment Classes

Course Description:  Tennessee Williams wrote "the monosyllable of the clock is Loss, loss, loss, unless you devote your heart to its opposition." We will explore this statement in relation to three of his major plays: The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. What are the losses Amanda, Blanche, Stanley and Brick face and how do they deal with them? What losses did Williams face in his own life and how did writing help him?. Participants are asked to read and/or see the plays (available on YouTube) and be prepared discuss their reactions. A bibliography about Williams and his work will be provided and voluntary extra readings suggested. 

Location:  Harbor

Dates/Times:  Fridays, 11AM, January 23-February 13

Instructor: Dan Jacobs 

Dan Jacobs M.D. is a psychoanalyst long in love with theater. Among his 45 publications are three essays on Tennessee Williams, a novel, "The Distance from Home," and a play, "It CAN Happen Here," written with his wife Susan Quinn, a noted biographer.