Jimmy’s Book Club

In partnership with Townie Books, Firebird presents Jimmy’s Book Club! Resident book enthusiast Jimmy Utley leads a monthly discussion of plays that have had an impact not only on the theatrical world, but the social world as well. Emphasis will be placed on variety, with classic and contemporary selections, authors with varied backgrounds, interesting thematic concepts, different genres, etc. You can pick up a copy of the month’s selection at Townie Books, give it a good read, and then come to Jimmy’s discussion for a fun and fascinating conversation about these amazing plays and playwrights.

March’s selection will be Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.

Details below:

Jimmy’s Book Club – March 2025
Tuesday, Mar. 18th, 6:30pm
Townie Books (414 Elk Ave. in Crested Butte)
January’s selection will be:
A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams
approx. time to read: 60-90 mins

“It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared―57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the ’40s and ’50s…” -Amazon.

Mark your calendars, grab a copy of the play at Townie’s, give it a read and come on the 18th for some fascinating discussion!