Frances Kazan is currently working on a book of  personal essays, two of these works have been added to the website. “Mittens” a remembrance of one of her cats and “Our First London Flat”, about apartment  life in London when real estate  was cheaper and more easily found.”

Sanctuary for Families

Frances Kazan recently received a volunteer award from Sanctuary for Families for her ongoing work with the preschool program at Sarah Burke House, their shelter in the Bronx. She encourages you to join her in supporting this important organization.

The Really Big Once

From 2007-10, Ms. Kazans co-produced a play, in conjunction with Target Margin Theater, about the unique collaboration between Tennessee Williams and Elia Kazan on the Camino Real. Based on an original idea by Frances Kazan, the play draws on unpublished material from the archives of Tennessee Williams and Elia Kazan. The Really Big Once, a “dream like” play about the collaboration between Elia and Tennessee Williams adapting the three act Camino Real to one act, received a positive review by Ben Brantley in the New York TImes. The idea for these productions came from a conversation Ms. Kazan had with her late husband Elia where he had told her he only ventured into the avant-garde once – that was with Camino Real.