A Streetcar Named Desire is a play from writer Tennessee Williams that debuted in 1947 and went on to become one of his best known works.
Synopsis
The play revolves around an aging southern belle (Blanche Dubois) with her head in the clouds who has no choice but to face reality when she visits her sister (Stella Kowalski) and working-class brother-in-law (Stanley Kowalski) in New Orleans.
Famous Quotes
- "I know I fib a good deal. After all, a woman's charm is 50% illusion." - Blanche
- "Whoever you are-- I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." - Blanche
- "You know what luck is? Luck is believing you're lucky, that's all..." - Stanley
- "He's like an animal. He has an animal's habits. There's even something subhuman about him." - Blanche
A Streetcar Named Desire in Performance
A Streetcar Named Desire in TV and Films
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1995: A Streetcar Named Desire (Alec Baldwin)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Play) Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to Tennessee Williams
- Wikipedia: Tennessee Williams
- Books and Writers:Tennessee Williams Biography
- The Mississippi Writer's Page: Tennessee Williams Biography
- East Tennessee State University: Tennessee Williams Biography
Where can I buy plays to read?(1 Answer)
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what were the conventions and stylistic features (set_design_costume_lighting_music) in the original broadway production of 1947?(1 Answer)
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Unfortunately, I couldn't find any descriptions of the original production on Broadway. The best I could get you was the credits of the play. It's not ...
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Fast Facts
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Writer
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Setting
French Quarter, New Orleans just after World War II
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Premiere Date
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Adaptations
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Won Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948
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Marlon Brando appeared both on-stage and in the 1951 film adaptation
