![]() ![]() "But during the late '60s, he was struggling with how his work fit into the more experimental work of the time. "People are used to seeing the more conventional works by Inge," explains Charmberlain, who made a splash in New York City during the centennial of Tennessee Williams's birth two years ago with his unconventional staging of the little-known Green Eyes. Their production, titled An Otherwise Hopeless Evening, opened last week in Kansas City, Mo., and features four short plays by William Inge-"The Boy in the Basement," The Tiny Closet," and two previously unpublished works, "The Killing" and "The Love Death"-as well as art installations and archival materials from the Gay & Lesbian Archive of Mid-America. ![]() ![]() After director Travis Chamberlain and artist Joseph Keehn II, however, that may never be the same. But there's a side to the Midwest's best-known playwright, his conflicted sexuality, that many people aren't as familiar with. With it being the the centennial of his birth, productions of his most famous works-such as Bus Stop and Come Back, Little Sheba-have been staged, including the current Broadway production of Picnic. The playwright William Inge is having a moment. Pictured: Travis Chamberlain (left) and Joseph Keehn II in front of an art installation at the Jewel Box Lounge ![]()
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