A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Stuart Meltzer
Dramaturgy by Ali Tallman
New City Players
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Playwright | Tennessee Williams
Director | Stuart Meltzer
Assistant Director | Pryscila Cassiano Salinas
Dramaturg | Ali Tallman
Stage Management | Amber Mandic
Assistant Stage Manager | Andrea Guardo-Cuao
2nd Assistant Stage Manager | Sarah Romeo
Scenic Design & Production Management | Aubrey Kestell
Lighting Design | Annabel Herrera
Sound Design | Ernesto K. Gonzalez
Props & Set Dressing Design | Jameelah Bailey
Costume Design | Laura Turnbull
Fight Choreography | David A. Hyland
Intimacy Choreography | Jeni Hacker
Photography | Morgan Sophia
Cast | Elizabeth Price, Timothy Mark Davis, Casey Sacco, Jesus Reyna, Sheena O. Murray, Russell Kerr, Inez Barlatier, Alex Joyel, Juan Gamero
In one of the most renowned plays of the American theater, Blanche DuBois, a schoolteacher from Mississippi, arrives in New Orleans and takes a streetcar named desire to the French Quarter, where her sister, Stella, and Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski, live barely above squalor. Blanche’s affectations of refinement set her immediately at odds with blue-collar Stanley who is suspicious of the circumstances of her arrival. The Kowalski’s French Quarter apartment becomes a pressure cooker of sensuality and class tensions, until ultimately erupting in some of the most iconic dramatic moments seen on the modern stage.
"Part of NCP’s mission statement is to create transformative theatre. They’ve done so here. This is not your parent’s Streetcar. It’s a kinder, gentler version, still with the climatic moments, but with character interpretations allowing us to take a closer look at the wounded people underneath the monsters. If, in fact, they are monsters, because that’s up for debate. Since the job of the dramaturg is to know the play as well as the playwright, essentially standing in for Tennessee Williams since he can’t be here, we have to assume that given the remarkable complexity of Streetcar, and the way NCP interprets and obviously understands it, the show’s dramaturg, Ali Tallman, knows her stuff." - Florida Theatre On Stage
"I must say while I was moved by the movie long ago, and key parts stayed with me, NCP’s production was a revelation. I found new appreciation for all of Tennessee Williams’ nuances and, especially, for how his words came to vivid, believable life through the actors’ astounding performances that will never be forgotten. While the play is set very much in its time and place, not all that much has changed...At the very least, the play will transform how you see this greatest work by what many consider America’s greatest playwright. But it can also transform how you see yourself, others, and your place in society." - South Florida Theater Magazine
"There is so much special about this Streetcar, especially how it is treated with reverence and care – letting the characters develop as Williams intended without reinterpretation. As Blanche says, “I don’t want realism. I want magic!” New City Players has managed to achieve both." - Broward Arts
"What transcends in this thoughtful, intimate, yet powerful production are the relationships between family, the dynamics of couples and the fragility and insecurities of the the triangular relationship between the main characters...As the plot unfolds and secrets are revealed, the complexity of the many interlocking themes in this play make it clear why it is an enduring classic...The performances in this particular production are both outstanding and complex and the actors, including the supporting cast, make each part their own. For each one, the tension between the choices they own, the options life has handed them, their own insecurities and the pressures of outside expectations are driving their actions. These complex human characters can appear to be monsters, victims or simply incapable of dealing with the circumstances that brought them to this moment....As always, New City Players does not disappoint, following their own stated vision of helping South Florida become a more empathetic and thoughtful community by taking a play that we thought we knew and producing in a way that makes it relatable and relevant while staying true to the text." - Culture Owl
"I must say while I was moved by the movie long ago, and key parts stayed with me, NCP’s production was a revelation. I found new appreciation for all of Tennessee Williams’ nuances and, especially, for how his words came to vivid, believable life through the actors’ astounding performances that will never be forgotten. While the play is set very much in its time and place, not all that much has changed...At the very least, the play will transform how you see this greatest work by what many consider America’s greatest playwright. But it can also transform how you see yourself, others, and your place in society." - South Florida Theater Magazine
"There is so much special about this Streetcar, especially how it is treated with reverence and care – letting the characters develop as Williams intended without reinterpretation. As Blanche says, “I don’t want realism. I want magic!” New City Players has managed to achieve both." - Broward Arts
"What transcends in this thoughtful, intimate, yet powerful production are the relationships between family, the dynamics of couples and the fragility and insecurities of the the triangular relationship between the main characters...As the plot unfolds and secrets are revealed, the complexity of the many interlocking themes in this play make it clear why it is an enduring classic...The performances in this particular production are both outstanding and complex and the actors, including the supporting cast, make each part their own. For each one, the tension between the choices they own, the options life has handed them, their own insecurities and the pressures of outside expectations are driving their actions. These complex human characters can appear to be monsters, victims or simply incapable of dealing with the circumstances that brought them to this moment....As always, New City Players does not disappoint, following their own stated vision of helping South Florida become a more empathetic and thoughtful community by taking a play that we thought we knew and producing in a way that makes it relatable and relevant while staying true to the text." - Culture Owl
