A Streetcar Named Desire
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I went to to this at the Guthrie Theater yesterday, so I thought I'd write a story about it. We did a particular deal where you buy a ticket and then you may redeem the ticket at a barbeque at the hotel accross from the theater. The barbeque is delicious, by the way.
A Streetcar Named Desire revolves mostly around a woman named Blanche DuBois, who goes and visits her sister, Stella, and Stella's husband, Stanley, in their New Olreans' home. Stella and Blanche both come from a very wealthy family, so Blanche is shocked to discover that Stella is living in the poorer section of New Orleans. Blanche has sort of a shady past, and is somewhat unstable mentally. However, she is a great, iconic character that adds a lot of personailty to the play. She lives with the family for a bit, and it turns out that Stanley is very abusive to Stella and to most people around him. The play goes on for a whopping three hours, and ends on a very low note.
Well, I'll cut to the chase. I didn't like it. Some of the character's actions seemed unlike them, their previous doings made the present ones seem unrealistic. Stanley's "abuse cycle" seemed too abrupt, one moment he was laughing and smiling and then next thing you know, all of the plates are broken and he's yelling his head off. Also, the story was overall depressing and just made me increasingly angry at bullys everywhere. However, everything about the production itself was well done — the costuming, the lighting and particularly the acting, were supurb. The lady who played Blanche stood out as an especially adept actress. Her character was fantastic and she played the role perfectly: Every quirk and weird trait came out as believable as if it was a real person. Even if I didn't enjoy the play, I could appreciate the way it made me think and the efforts to produce it. Probably my two favorite parts were the scenery and all of the secondary characters the play had.
I think you should see A Streetcar Named Desire at least once in your life because it is a cultural icon--meaning lots of people reference it--and it talks about a fairly common theme in families. But I would say there are a lot better performances out there.
A Streetcar Named Desire revolves mostly around a woman named Blanche DuBois, who goes and visits her sister, Stella, and Stella's husband, Stanley, in their New Olreans' home. Stella and Blanche both come from a very wealthy family, so Blanche is shocked to discover that Stella is living in the poorer section of New Orleans. Blanche has sort of a shady past, and is somewhat unstable mentally. However, she is a great, iconic character that adds a lot of personailty to the play. She lives with the family for a bit, and it turns out that Stanley is very abusive to Stella and to most people around him. The play goes on for a whopping three hours, and ends on a very low note.
Well, I'll cut to the chase. I didn't like it. Some of the character's actions seemed unlike them, their previous doings made the present ones seem unrealistic. Stanley's "abuse cycle" seemed too abrupt, one moment he was laughing and smiling and then next thing you know, all of the plates are broken and he's yelling his head off. Also, the story was overall depressing and just made me increasingly angry at bullys everywhere. However, everything about the production itself was well done — the costuming, the lighting and particularly the acting, were supurb. The lady who played Blanche stood out as an especially adept actress. Her character was fantastic and she played the role perfectly: Every quirk and weird trait came out as believable as if it was a real person. Even if I didn't enjoy the play, I could appreciate the way it made me think and the efforts to produce it. Probably my two favorite parts were the scenery and all of the secondary characters the play had.
I think you should see A Streetcar Named Desire at least once in your life because it is a cultural icon--meaning lots of people reference it--and it talks about a fairly common theme in families. But I would say there are a lot better performances out there.