ILP and The University of the South Enter Partnership on Tennessee Williams Literary Catalog

International Literary Properties’ theatrical division (ILP) has entered into a strategic partnership with The University of the South for ILP to assume an active management role and co-stewardship of the works of Tennessee Williams, America’s most celebrated playwright. The agreement includes not only stage productions, but also future film and television, and other cross-media projects.
 
The University was gifted the collection by Tennessee Williams in his will, to honor his grandfather Walter E. Dakin who attended the University’s School of Theology. The University has been responsible for managing the estate since 1996 and looks forward to this next, exciting phase in expanding the promotion, knowledge, and appreciation of the playwright’s extensive catalog of plays and literature.
 
In its new role in managing the Tennessee Williams copyrights, ILP will continue to work closely with existing key partners, including the properties’ key representatives and publishers, especially with Casarotto Ramsay & Associates in London, and several imprints at Concord Theatricals for stock and amateur licensing.
 
“We are thrilled to work closely with The University of the South on this collection from one of the greatest American Playwrights, Tennessee Williams,” says Thomas B. McGrath, Chairman of ILP Theatrical. “We look forward to celebrating and expanding these works’ influence on the theatrical and entertainment landscape across the globe.”
 
ILP Theatrical CEO Michael Barra says “It is an honor to join with our esteemed colleagues at The University of the South to help steward the master works of Tennessee Williams, and to bring them to new generations of theater fans across all media and markets.”
 
“The University’s partnership with ILP marks an important next chapter in Sewanee’s stewardship of the Tennessee Williams estate and promotion of the playwright's extraordinary legacy,” says The University of the South Vice-Chancellor and President Rob Pearigen. “Our rich tradition in literature and letters with programs across the University, including the Sewanee Review, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and Young Writers’ Conference, the School of Letters, the Tennessee Williams Center, and the College’s Theatre, English, and Creative Writing departments will benefit from this new strategic relationship.”