Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is set against the sexy backdrop of New Orleans' gritty French Quarter. A Streetcar Named Desire tells the tale of former school teacher and socialite Blanche DuBois, as she's forced to move in with her sister Stella and her animalistic husband Stanley. But the more...
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Blythe Danner, renowned for her Emmy-winning performance on Showtime's Huff and her Tony Award-winning Broadway debut in Butterflies Are Free, earned a Tony nomination for her role in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. more...
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Frances McDormand, a Yale School of Drama alumna, delivered a Tony-nominated performance as 'Stella' in A Streetcar Named Desire and later revisited the play as 'Blanche' at the Gate Theater in Dublin. more...
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Awards and Nominations
1988 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Featured Actress - Play: Frances McDormand was nominated but did not win.
1988 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Blythe Danner was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Frances McDormand was nominated but did not win.
Production Team
John Conklin Scenic Designer
Cynthia Demand Hair Designer
Jess Goldstein Costume Designer
Michael O'Flaherty Composer
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Curt Ostermann Lighting Designer
Nikos Psacharopoulos Director
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