The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival will bring countless fans of the famed Southern playwright—and New Orleans literature in general—to the French Quarter from Wednesday, March 22 to Sunday, March 26.

As usual, this year’s gathering will feature an assortment of theatrical performances, panels, tours and master classes, as well as everyone’s favorite event: the “Stella” shouting competition. Over 130 authors, actors and musicians will participate in five-day festival, which will bring more than 1,7000 poems, short stories and one-act plays to the literature lovers and NOLAphiles in attendance.

Theater events include various productions of Tennessee Williams plays like “Sweet Bird of Youth” (Loyola’s Marquette Theatre), “Now The Cats with Jewelled Claws” (Hotel Monteleone’s La Nouvelle) and “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore” (Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center).

The theater programming also includes productions that were directly or indirectly inspired by Williams’ output. “St. Louis Stories” (Le Petit Theatre) provides a dramatic interpretation of some of Williams’ unpublished short stories, while “Last Stop: Desire” (Old U.S. Mint) explores the relationship of A Streetcar Named Desire’s central characters through dance, music and theatre.

The “Stellllllla” shouting competition will return to Jackson Square at 4:15 on Sunday, March 26, but it’s from the only noteworthy special event. The festival will host a conversation with famed TV personality Dick Cavett, who will discuss 1974 interview with Williams in the Hotel Monteleone’s Queen Anne Ballroom on Sunday, March 26. Earlier in the week—on Wednesday, March 22—the festival will lead a discussion on the history and legacy of New Orleans iconic Storyville red light district, which closed a century ago this year. Organizers have even enlisted spiritual medium Juliet Pazera and historian Melissa Daggett to discuss the supernatural rituals of 19th century New Orleans Creoles and lead the audience to one of their own at Soul Searching: A Victorian-style Seance.

Of course, all of that only scratches the surface of  what’s in store at the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Acclaimed writers like columnist Amy Dickinson, Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Olen Butler, memoir master Rick Bragg  and bestselling author Wally Lamb will all host master classes during the week, though they are just a few of the 100+ writers, historians, filmmakers and musicians who will speak at the festival.

More information on the numerous events taking place during the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival can be found via its website.