news about the play and feature film of

"A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages."

"Una preghiera per i cuori scatenati tenuti nelle gabbie."

-Tennessee Williams

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Tennessee and Anna

The artist with his muse...sharing a moment at Tennessee's Key West home, Fall 1954

Dining on the via Veneto in the 1950s

Tennessee watches as Anna and Frank get lost in translation.

The tumultuous and inspired story of the great American playwright Tennessee Williams and his friend and muse, the magnificent Italian actress, Anna Magnani.

from left: Frank Merlo, Anna and Tennessee

on the via Veneto in Rome circa 1956

Our Mission

"Love has no past tense."
-Roman Nights

New York Off-Broadway Production 2002
London Off-West End Production 2004
Prague Production 2006- still running and touring

Future Productions: Rome, Italy; Croatia & Slovenia (tour); Buones Aires, Argentina; Sydney,Australia and more!

Anna and Tennessee (1959)

The Dynamic Duo on the set of "The Fugitive Kind"

"...during that Golden Time, when we were such dear friends."
Tennessee Williams, reflecting on Anna Magnani, Memoirs -1974

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LECTURES AND SCREENINGS

September - December 2008 at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center, Pope Plaza, Tuckahoe, New York Lectures on the Life and Career of ANNA MAGNANI in Celebration of her Centenary

circa 1967 (La Lupa)

Anna embraces Tennessee after a performance. Their faces say it all.

Organization News

LECTURES AND SCREENINGS

September - December 2008 at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center, Pope Plaza, Tuckahoe, New York Lectures on the Life and Career of ANNA MAGNANI in Celebration of her Centenary

www.wiccny.org

The Rose tattoo - Sept. 14

Wild is the Wind at The Pelham Picture House --Open City at 7pm

The Fugitive Kind - Nov. 9 *Detailed lecture on Tennessee Williams and Anna Magnani; the subject of ROMAN NIGHTS

Secret of Santa Vittoria - Dec. 7

Franco D'Alessandro will continue to curate and lecture at several Anna Magnani retrospectives in New York and New England throughout 2009.

"Roman Nights" is entering its third sold-out year in Prague (CR) and Eastern European tour. Famed Czech actors Simona Stasova and Oldrich Vizner bring audiences to their feet.

***** Five Star Review from Metropolis Magazine

Lidia Vitale set to play Anna Magnani 2/2008 The "Roman Nights" film production charts a new direction, with D'Alessandro as a producer... 1/2009 In talks with a new director and a major star for Tennessee Williams.

Stay Tuned for new developments!

Anna and Tennessee (1954)

Aboard the Andrea Doria heading to New York

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