The tribute to Tennessee Williams at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine continued with Vanessa Redgrave reading from Not About Nightingales. The play was written by Tennessee Williams in 1938 after he read a newspaper account about the killing of four prison inmates by prison authorities. Not About Nightingales premiered sixty years later in 1998 after Vanessa Redgrave brought the play to the attention of director Trevor Nunn. That same year New Directions released Not About Nightingales with a foreward by Vanessa Redgrave.
As Ms. Redgrave returned to her seat, she was met by an admiring fan with an armful of red roses. The moment captured the love and respect we have for Ms. Redgrave and her work.
