Directed by Bill Kershner

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THE STORY: In one of the most renowned plays of the American theater, Blanche DuBois, a schoolteacher from Mississippi, arrives in New Orleans and takes a streetcar named “Desire“ to the French Quarter, where her sister, Stella, and Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski, live barely above squalor. Blanche’s affectations of refinement set her immediately at odds with blue-collar Stanley, who is further incensed when he learns his wife’s aristocratic inheritance has been forfeited to creditors. Believing that Blanche has sold the estate for personal profit and is swindling Stella and Stanley from sharing in the proceeds, Stanley disdains and demeans Blanche, who fights back in the only way she knows: with her genteel femininity. The Kowalskis’ Elysian Fields apartment becomes a pressure cooker of sensuality and class tensions, until ultimately erupting in some of the most iconic dramatic moments seen on the modern stage.

MAIN CHARACTERS:

Blanche DuBois: A former English teacher, Blanche is fleeing a tarnished reputation and lost family estate. She clings to illusions of Southern gentility and romantic ideals, masking her insecurities and growing dependence on alcohol and male attention. Her fragile mental state deteriorates as her past is revealed, and she retreats further into fantasy. 

Stella Kowalski: Blanche's younger sister, Stellar, has chosen a life with Stanley, embracing his working-class world and passionate relationship. She is caught between her loyalty to her sister and her love for Stanley, ultimately siding with him despite his brutality. 

Stanley Kowalski: Stanley is a force of nature, embodying raw masculinity and primal instincts. He is fiercely loyal to his friends and passionate with Stella, but his confrontational nature and disregard for Blanche's sensitivities lead to conflict. Stanley's interrogation of Blanche and his eventual violent act expose his darker side and contribute to her downfall. 

Harold Mitchell (Mitch): Stanley's friend and poker buddy, Mitch is initially presented as a kind and gentle man, drawn to Blanche's perceived gentility. However, when Stanley reveals Blanche's past, Mitch is disillusioned and abandons her, highlighting his own vulnerability and desire for a "lady.”

Other roles include:

Steve Hubell: A neighbor of the Kowalskis, Steve is one of the men who gather to play poker, and Eunice Hubell is his wife, a good friend to Stella.