'Desire' review: Six playwrights take on Tennessee Williams
Commissioned anthologies in the theater tend to be uneven grab-bags of inspiration and folly. But "Desire," The Acting Company's evening of six plays by six playwrights, based on short stories by Tennessee Williams, is consistently engrossing and often ingenious. Expertly directed by Michael Wilson, the playwrights -- including John Guare and Beth Henley -- manage to evoke vivid themes and shadows of Williams without…