A Stained Glass Menagerie.

On the one side, denying Tom's invitation could get Jim labeled as uppity or uncooperative at best and subject Jim to fatal violence at worst. How much of that history did the actor playing Jim have to ignore to "play the truth of the scene?" Usually, Tennessee Williams is not my preferred fare, but my Black roommate was playing the role of Jim, Laura's gentleman caller. [Extracted from the article]