A Streetcar Named Desire at Portland Center Stage

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A Streetcar Named Desire
May 14 – June 19, 2016

Written by Tennessee Williams
Adaptation by Emily Mann
Directed by Chris Coleman

“Mr. Williams has not forgotten that human beings are the basic subject of art. Out of poetic imagination and ordinary compassion he has spun a poignant and luminous story.” – The New York Times original review, 1947

Tennessee Williams’ iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is an exquisite study of the unraveling of Blanche DuBois, a fading southern belle. When she arrives unexpectedly on the doorstep of her sister, Stella, and her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, Blanche is clinging desperately to a persona designed to help her survive. Over the course of one hot, sultry New Orleans summer, Blanche’s fragile facade slowly crumbles as she meets her match in the rough-hewn and hyper masculine Stanley, who is determined to expose her. Portland Center Stage's production will star veteran stage/TV/film actor Russell Hornsby (Grimm, Lincoln Heights, Meet the Parents, Big Fat Liar).

Authors

• Tennessee Williams

Ages: A Streetcar Named Desire is recommended for ages 14+; contains mature content and iconic lines like, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” The actors in this production will be using tobacco-free herbal cigarettes. Children under 6 are not permitted at any PCS production.