A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire
First edition (New Directions)
Written byTennessee Williams
Characters
Date premieredDecember 3, 1947
Place premieredEthel Barrymore Theatre
New York City, New York
Original languageEnglish
GenreSouthern Gothic
SettingThe 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]

  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.
  3. ^ Production notes. December 3, 1947—December 17, 1949 IBDb.com