If The Glass Menagerie propelled Williams to fame, Streetcar ensured that his name would never leave the ranks of the playwright elite. Tennessee Williams is an American playwright famous for three big plays: Glass Menagerie in 1944, A Streetcar Named Desire in 1947, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. There's pretty much never enough said about A Streetcar Named Desire-which is why it stays pertinent even though it's about issues (Southern belles, mid-century chastity, strict gender norms) that seem super-dusty in the 21st century. There you have it, folks: according to many in the know, this is either the #1 or #2 most amazing play scribbled by someone from the US of A. Let's just let the New York Times introduce Streetcar, shall we? Ahem hem hem:ĭepending on your feelings about "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "A Streetcar Named Desire" is either the greatest or second-greatest play ever written by an American.
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