What's Happening - A Streetcar Named Desire

 Most of you know that I come from an acting background and besides Shakespeare, there is no playwright I love more than Tennessee Williams. His poetic vision of decaying southern antebellum life was both gritty and tragic with a healthy sense of sardonic humor. And no play better sums that up than "A Streetcar Named Desire". The deeply loved, occasionally buffoon-ed classic tells what can can go wrong when a sister-in-law comes to stay uninvited, especially if that  sister is Blanche. Deeply flawed and pretentious, she showers disapproval on her sister Stella's marital choice of Stanley.Most of you know that I come from an acting background and besides Shakespeare, there is no playwright I love more than Tennessee Williams. His poetic vision of decaying southern antebellum life was both gritty and tragic with a healthy sense of sardonic humor. And no play better sums that up than "A Streetcar Named Desire". The deeply loved, occasionally buffoon-ed classic tells what can can go wrong when a sister-in-law comes to stay uninvited, especially if that  sister is Blanche. Deeply flawed and pretentious, she showers disapproval on her sister Stella's marital choice of Stanley.Best known from the film version with Vivienne Leigh and Marlon Brando, it is must see in the theater. The dialogue spars between Blanche and Marlon are best experienced live as they are truly electrical. If you haven't yet, Austinites will have the opportunity starting tomorrow!Austin Shakespeare Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire at the Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, located at 701 West Riverside Drive in Austin at 7:30 pm Thursday-Sunday, November 19 – December 6, 2015. Tickets range from $24-42 (student tickets $18) and may be purchased online, www.thelongcenter.org or by calling The Long Center box office (512) 474-5664.I know I am truly excited about this production and highly recommend it to my fellow theater lovers in Austin!