Denison’s production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”

Date of Event: October 4, 2012

Posted: September 26, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Denison University Theatre will present Tennessee Williams’ renowned play, “A Streetcar Named Desire,” at 8 p.m. from Thursday, Oct. 4, thru Saturday, Oct. 6, and Tuesday, Oct. 9, thru Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Ace Morgan Theater (211 West Broadway). The performance also will run at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, at the same location. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $5 for senior citizens, and $4 for students. For information, visit www.denison.edu and for reservations, contact the box office at 740-587-6527.

Widely considered Williams’ masterwork, this play was a landmark achievement when it premiered on Broadway in 1947 and won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Set in the French Quarter of hot and steamy New Orleans, the play deals with a culture clash between Blanche DuBois, a woman whose life has been undermined by romantic illusions which lead her to reject the realities of her life, and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial, urban working class. When Blanche comes to live with her sister, Stella, and brother-in-law, Stanley, she is forced to confront a revelation of her tragic self-delusion.

Blanche is played by senior Vanessa Theus (Beloit, Wis.). Other seniors are John Hewson (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) as Mitch, and Cheree Cain (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) as a Mexican woman. Juniors in the cast are Christopher Morriss (Allendale, N.J.) as Stanley, Madison Johnston (Chesterfield, Mo.) as Stella, and Meghan Callahan (Centennial, Colo.) and Pearson Handley (Bristol, R.I.) as Eunice and Steve Hubbell. Other cast members are sophomore Merlin Bell (St. Louis, Mo.) and first-year students Aaron Robertson (Williamsville, N.Y.), Matthew Harmon (Elkins, W.V.) and Flannery Maney (Worthington, Ohio).

Directing the play is assistant professor Mark Seamon. Associate professors Cynthia Turnbull and Peter Pauzé designed the costumes and lighting. Senior theatre majors on the design team are by Laura Hoffman (Charlotte, N.C.), scenery; Elyse Dolan (Canal Winchester, Ohio), sound; and Amanda DiMartini (Monaca, Pa.), hair and make-up. Dolan also is the assistant director and junior Emily Wright (North Royalton, Ohio) is the stage manager. Vail Artists-in-Residence for the production, both from Cincinnati, are Chad Weddle as fight choreographer and Julia Guichard as vocal coach.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University Theatre, Granville— “A Streetcar Named Desire” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, through Saturday, Oct. 6, and Tuesday, Oct. 9, through Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Ace Morgan Theater (211 West Broadway). Also running at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, at the same location. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $5 for senior citizens, and $4 for students. For information, visit www.denison.edu and for reservations, contact the box office at 740-587-6527.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For event inquiries:

Name: Marilyn Sundin
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Primary Email: sundin@denison.edu

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