Hot off two sold-out runs in London’s West End, this staggering revival of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire stars Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Gladiator II, Aftersun, All of Us Strangers) alongside Patsy Ferran (Living, God’s Own Country) and Anjana Vasan (Killing Eve, Black Mirror), arriving at BAM for a limited five-week run.
Olivier Award-winning director Rebecca Frecknall (Cabaret, Summer and Smoke) helms an empathetic and powerful vision of one of the greatest American plays ever written.
In the sweltering heat of New Orleans summer, a woman's grip on the world begins to slip. When Blanche arrives at her sister Stella's doorstep, desperate and out of options, her complicated past ignites a smoldering tension within the walls of the stifling apartment. And all the while, Stella's husband Stanley—played by Mescal with unique “swagger and sensitivity” (The New York Times)—stalks the truths that Blanche so desperately wants to keep buried. Soon, Blanche’s meticulously constructed facade begins to crack and peel, offering an intimate and compelling picture of darker currents pulsating underneath.
2hr 45min. Incl. 15min intermission.
Ages 13+.
February 28th, 2025
April 6th, 2025
By: Tennessee Williams
Director: Rebecca Frecknall
Cast list: Paul Mescal (as Stanley Kowalski)
Sets: Madeleine Girling
Costumes: Merle Hensel
Lighting: Lee Curran
Sound: Peter Rice
Other info: Original music by Angus MacRae
In Tennessee Williams’s acclaimed drama, Blanche DuBois is a Southern belle who, after a series of personal losses, relocates to live with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. However, Blanche brings with her secrets that Stanley hungrily tries to unearth. As feelings develop and tensions rise, Blanche can only work so hard to keep the cracks in her facade from showing.
Williams is a master of giving rich theatrical life to Southern belles and their less than graceful demises, as was also the case with Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie. Lyrical and dramatic, his plays offer a keen look at a particular time in American history when Southern aristocracy was going through cultural and economic shifts, providing fertile soil for dramatic storytelling. Whether you’ve seen A Streetcar Named Desire many times before or this is your first go, this production will be a sturdy testament to Williams’s enduring craft.
Tennessee Williams’s masterpiece follows Blanche, her sister Stella, and brother-in-law Stanley as they navigate a steamy summer in New Orleans where romance blooms and secrets fester.
A Streetcar Named Desire runs for 2hr 45min. Incl. 15min intermission.
A Streetcar Named Desire is at Brooklyn's Harvey Theater at BAM Strong, which is located at 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 11217.
Ages 13+.
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