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In Masks Outrageous and Austere

It has been suggested by John Uecker, Williams's former assistant, that Williams used two plays of James Purdy's, "Children Is All" and "Cracks" as inspiration for the content and dialogue structure.

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The play finally received its world premiere in New York City in April 2012, directed by David Schweizer and starring Shirley Knight as Babe.

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For some time, the press reported that the play would be put on in spring 2008, with the script edited by Vidal, directed by Bogdanovich, and starring Cybill Shepherd.

Travis Flores

In 2010, during his work as an undergraduate student, he had the opportunity to work with Susan Batson on the Broadway workshops of the Tennessee Williams play, In Masks Outrageous and Austere.

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