Photo Flash: First Look at 2 BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS at St. Luke's Theatre

Executive Producers Roy Nevans and John Lant, in association with Edmund Gaynes, are pleased to present 2 By Tennessee Williams: 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON and KINGDOM OF EARTH, a limited engagement directed by Marilyn Fried and starring Kathryn Luce Garfunkel. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the stars onstage below!

In 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON, after Jake, a shady, middle-aged cotton gin owner, burns down rival Silva Vicarro's mill, Vicarro attempts to enact vengeance by seducing Flora, Jake's delicate young wife. Featuring Kathryn Luce Garfunkel, Michael Keller and Justin Holcomb.

In KINGDOM OF EARTH, a flood is surging in the Mississippi Delta, and Chicken's property is only safe until ole man Sikes 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. Leaving Lot upstairs to rest, Chicken assesses Myrtle as a potential threat to his inheritance of the estate, currently under Lot's name. Chicken and Myrtle find common ground but not even footing in their similar experiences of the inescapable hardness of the world - two "lost, sinful, puzzled" souls falling into a familiar power dynamic and bracing themselves as the waters rise. Featuring Judy Jerome, Michael Keller and Justin Holcomb.

A native of Minnesota, Kathryn Luce Garfunkel's affinity for the female characters of Tennessee Williams and William Inge have led to performances of Willie in This Property Is Condemned andSuddenly Last Summer (with Joan Copeland). Other theatre credits include The Fantastiks, Companyand Twelfth Night. Kathryn screen appearances include "Jack of All Trades", "Mrs. Mortimer's Gift", and "Punitive Articles." Some of her notable television appearances include the host of ABC Television's "In Concert", Disney Channel's "Art Garfunkel Across America" and MTV's Dance Video. An accomplished soprano vocalist, Kathryn's concert performances include cabaret acts at Birdland, Guild Hall, and Steve McGraw's "Triad". She has toured the world with her husband Art, performing with him as a co-vocalist at the White House, and as a back-up vocalist at Carnegie Hall, Buckingham Palace, and the London Palladium. She is the recipient of the 2009 White Lily Peace Award in Japan from Daisaku Ikeda, President of Soka Gakkai International.

The creative team includes Liz Stearns (Associate Director), Christine De Lisle (Associate Producer), SKS Theatrical (Marketing and Promotions), Tim Secrest and John B. Forbes (Lighting Design), Hunter Dowell (Costume Design), Jessica and Jennifer Davison (Sound Design), andMeagan Parker (Set Design).

The production opened Friday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m. Performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 7:00 p.m. from July 16 through September 4th at St. Luke's Theatre, located at 308 West 46th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). Tickets are $39.50-$59.50. Premium seats are $99.00. Tickets can be purchased through Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. For more information, visit www.twobytennessee.com.

Photo Credit: Hunter Dowell

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