Streetcar Named Desire
Directed by John Gibson Tennessee Williams’ enduring masterpiece, redefined. In this now iconic story of desire, delusion, and despair in the deep south, Williams created a true American legend. From director John Gibson: “Why stage A Streetcar Named Desire? There have been more than 20,000 productions, making it one of the most recurring titles on world stages… Our answer to ‘Why Streetcar?’ began to emerge on August 29, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans. Overnight the Big Easy became the seat of hard questions about truth and lies, of our responsibility to neighbors and strangers, about refugees, rescue, race, culture, disaster, and redemption… And so we looked to Streetcar. And in this new context we found these themes given new life and urgency.”
