A Streetcar Named Desire

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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 which was first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. 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 Williams' most influential plays. It still ranks among his most performed and has inspired many adaptations in other forms, such as a critically acclaimed film released in 1951.

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