A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
	First edition (New Directions)
Written by	Tennessee Williams
Characters	Blanche DuBois; Stella Kowalski; Stanley Kowalski; Harold "Mitch" Mitchell;
Date premiered	December 3, 1947
Place premiered	Ethel Barrymore Theatre; New York City, New York
Original language	English
Genre	Southern Gothic
Setting	The French Quarter and Downtown New Orleans

A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947.^[1] The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley.

A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the 20th century^[2] and Williams's most popular work. It still ranks among his most performed plays, and has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably a critically acclaimed film that was released in 1951.^[3]

^ "A Streetcar Named Desire". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ Sambrook, Hana (2015). A Streetcar Named Desire: York Notes for A-level by Hana Sambrook. Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 9781447982265.
^ Production notes. December 3, 1947—December 17, 1949 IBDb.com

[1] "A Streetcar Named Desire". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[2] Sambrook, Hana (2015). A Streetcar Named Desire: York Notes for A-level by Hana Sambrook. Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 9781447982265.

[ibdb-3] Production notes. December 3, 1947—December 17, 1949 IBDb.com

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