A Streetcar Named Desire To Be Performed In Westfield

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Hudson Shakespeare Company presents A Streetcar Named Desire on Wednesday at the Westfield Library.

The performance will be held on Wednesday April 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the library's Meeting Room.

The Tennessee Williams classic is set in New Orleans in the 1940s when Blanche DuBois arrives at the home of her sister, Stella, and husband, Stanley Kowalski after suffering the loss of her ancestral home and job.

Skeptical of the story, Stanley grows infuriated by Blanche losing his wife’s birthright, and sets out to reveal the truth behind the circumstance. The conflict between the two unfolds with tragic and violent consequence.

The Westfield Memorial Library is located at 550 East Broad Street in Westfield. For more informatin call 908.789.4090 or CLICK HERE to sign up for the show.

(Image via Westfield Library)

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