Written by Gregg Barrios
ONLY TWO PERFORMANCES:
September 6 & 7, 2008
Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
A play by San Antonio playwright Gregg Barrios about the short-lived but intense relationship between playwright Tennessee Williams and south Texan Pancho Rodriguez. They met on the Texas-Mexico border in 1946 when Williams was returning from a trip to Mexico. Pancho and Williams lived in the French Quarter of New Orleans together. Williams was writing “A Streetcar Named Desire” during this period, and used his relationship with the volatile Pancho as a model for the character of Stanley Kowalski and his relationship with both Blanche and Stella. In 1947, Pancho was replaced in Williams’ affections by Frank Merlo, but they maintained contact until the playwright’s death in 1983. Co-commissioned with the Classic Theatre of San Antonio.
Playwright Gregg Barrios has discovered previously unknown correspondence between Williams and Pancho, some of which is included in the play, and received pictures from Pancho and his brother in New Orleans. Barrios chose the name of the play from the fact that Williams dubbed their home together “Rancho Pancho,” wherever they happened to be living.
Directed by Diane Malone. Cast includes Benny Briseno as Pancho, Rick Frederick as Tennessee Williams, Anna Gangai as Carson McCullers, and Annella Keys as Margo Jones.
Ticket prices are $12 general admission, $9 students, military & seniors.
Groups of ten or more are $7 per person.
Jump-Start members receive a 50% discount on tickets. Please call 210-227-JUMP (5867) to make reservations.
**This production contains strong language, nudity and adult content, and is not suitable for children.**