Literature Live!: A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

Desire drives us, but reality can be a cruel conductor.

Public shows November 14th - December 1st

Literature Live! returns this November with the classic by Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire.

A Streetcar Named Desire is a powerful exploration of desire and mental fragility, following Blanche DuBois as she confronts her troubled past while residing with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley in New Orleans. The play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 and has become a timeless classic, hailed for its profound impact on American theater.

This fall’s production of Tennessee Williams classic drama, A Streetcar Named Desire is sure to engage our adult as well as our student audiences. Directed by Stephen Hamilton (Bay Street’s Cofounder and first Executive Director), Streetcar set in post-World War II New Orleans, chronicles the perilous journey of Blanche DuBois, the faded and delusional southern belle as she encounters the plain-speaking and often brutal, Stanley Kowalski. Please join us for what has been called “one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century” as we celebrate another year of Literature Live!

Literature Live brings classic literature to the stage, breathing life into the works many of us read in high school. This program allows for high schoolers across Long Island to attend a professional performance of a classic title completely free of charge. This program is only possible through the support of people like you.

If you are interested in donating to support a student's attendence for $40, you can select "Full" when purchasing your ticket, rather than "Regular".

If you are interested in supporting a row (12 students) for $500, a whole class (20 students) for $800, a full section (100 students) for $5,000, or an entire performance (250 students) for $10,000, or even a full week of performances for $50,000 click here.

Special thanks to the generous sponsors of Literature Live!