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December 20, 2025

Unseen Tennessee Williams radio play published in literary magazine

The Strangers, a horror tale written during the playwright’s college days, appeared in the Strand magazine this week

Unseen Tennessee Williams radio play published in literary magazine

TL;DR

  • A previously unpublished radio play by Tennessee Williams, "The Strangers," has been published for the first time.
  • The play offers early examples of themes and devices that would become hallmarks of Williams's later successful works, such as isolation, fear, and the ambiguity between reality and imagination.
  • Written by Williams as Tom Williams while studying at the University of Iowa, "The Strangers" was likely performed only once on a rural radio station.
  • Scholars consider the discovery of "The Strangers" significant for understanding the evolution of Williams's writing style.
  • This find follows the 2021 uncovering of another unpublished Williams work, the short story "The Summer Woman."

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