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The acclaimed new Chicago-area production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, staged in a claustrophobic space that puts the drama within inches of the audience, has been extended to Aug. 15 by Writers' Theatre. David Cromer (Our Town) directs.
The designers are Collette Pollard (scenic), Janice Pytel (costume), Heather Gilbert (lighting) and Josh Schmidt (sound).
The cast of the drama of broken dreams and shattered illusions includes Andrew Burden Swanson (Ensemble), Esteban Andres Cruz (Pablo), Jenn Engstrom (Eunice), Ryan Hallahan (Young Collector), Derek Hasenstab, (Doctor) Matt Hawkins (Stanley), Loren Lazerine, (Steve), Natasha Lowe (Blanche), Danny McCarthy (Mitch),Frankie morello, Carolyn E. Nelson (Colored Woman/Matron), Stacy Stoltz (Stella) and Rosario Vargas (Mexican Woman).
The New York Times raved about the staging, seeming to tempt producers to do to Streetcar what they did with Cromer's Chicago Our Town - move it to Off-Broadway.
This is the third and final extension of the production. Performances play at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court in Glencoe, IL.
In it, according to Writers' Theatre, "Blanche DuBois, an aging Southern belle, arrives unexpectedly on the doorstep of her sister Stella and her explosive brother-in-law Stanley. Over the course of one hot and steamy New Orleans summer, Blanche's fragile fa?ade slowly crumbles, wreaking havoc on Stella and Stanley's already turbulent relationship. Embodying the turmoil and drama of a changing nation, A Streetcar Named Desire strips Williams' tortured characters of their illusions, leaving a wake of destruction in their path."
For more information, visit www.writerstheatre.org.
Cromer returns to Writers' Theatre where he directed Picnic, Booth, The Price and Oscar Remembered. Most recently,Inflatable Obstacles, he directed When the Rain Stops Falling at Lincoln Center Theater, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award for Direction. Broadway credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs. His New York City credits include Our Town (Barrow Street Theatre, 2009 Obie and Lortel Awards for Direction), Adding Machine (Minetta Lane Theatre, 2008 Obie and Lortel Awards for Direction) and Orson's Shadow (Barrow Street Theatre).