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It's always interesting to see what kind of play inspires critics to take opposing sides.

Evidently Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" is one of those plays. Lacking a central plot, the characters (including Casanova and Don Quixote) inhabit a sort of dreamscape .

 remount of this work from the 1950s has elicited strong responses on both ends of the spectrum.

Papatola says there's a reason why this production is rarely staged.

Have you seen "Camino Real" at Minneapolis Theatre Garage? What did you think? "Masterwork" or "uninspired?"

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It’s always interesting to see what kind of play inspires critics to take opposing sides. Evidently Tennessee Williams’ “Camino Real” is one of those plays. Lacking a central plot, the characters (including Casanova and Don Quixote) inhabit a sort of dreamscape . Girl Friday Productions’ remount of this work from the 1950s has elicited strong…

Critics split over Tennessee Williams’ “Camino Real”

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