The boy who’d draft a thousand scenes first stirred near glass that caught fire at dawn.
A name given, then quietly left behind — the words would find him before the world did.
Now a setting plays its part just shy of the first mark. Seek the place where the story first began.
Don’t seek the spotlight - look off stage to complete this challenge. Snap a selfie or proof you were there.
SOLUTION: The clue "Prologue in Disguise” refers to the original siteand role of the house where Tennessee Williams was born: the St. Paul's Episcopal Church rectory.
It alludes to the building's original purpose as the church rectory, built c. 1875 for Williams's grandfather, Reverend Walter Dakin. The phrase "A name given, then quietly left behind" can refer to this original rectory identity being "left behind" when the house was moved in 1993 to become the current Welcome Center. Additionally, this line can be interpreted as a subtle reference to Tennessee Williams himself; born Thomas Lanier Williams, he adopted 'Tennessee' as his professional moniker, leaving his birth name behind in his public literary life. "The boy who’d draft a thousand scenes first stirred" refers to Williams's birth in the house in 1911 while it served as the rectory. The directive to "Seek the place where the story first began" and "Don’t seek the spotlight - look off stage" specifically guides you to this earlier, less public-facing existence as the rectory, rather than its current "spotlight" status as a museum.
