Mark Lamos' Close Encounter with Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams was on Mark Lamos' mind of late, having selected the playwright's "Suddenly Last Summer" for the Westport Country Playhouse where he is artistic director. Lamos (pictured below) also chose the play to produce when he was artistic director at Hartford Stage. ("It's a little hothouse flower of a play, one of the most compelling. I always felt a real affinity for the play and I'm not sure why.") …