Casting is now complete for Sheffield Theatres' upcoming production of Tennessee Williams鈥� A Streetcar Named Desire.
Directed by Josh Seymour (Spend, Spend, Spend), performances of the Williams classic are scheduled for March 1鈥�29 in the Crucible Theatre. Opening night is March 6.
As previously reported, Joanna Vanderham (Double Feature, Richard III, Crime, The Runaway) will lead the cast as Blanche Du Bois.
She will be joined by the newly announced Bridgette Amofah as Eunice, Lia Burge as Neighbour/Flower Seller/Nurse, Nuhazet Diaz Cano as Pablo, Jake Dunn as Stanley, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong as Mitch, Jack Ofrecio as Allan/Young Man/Doctor, Amara Okereke as Stella, and Dominic Rye as Steve.
Director Seymour's creative team will also include designer Frankie Bradshaw, lighting designer Howard Harrison, sound designer and music arranger Alexandra Braithwaite, musical director Lauren Dyer, movement and intimacy director Chi-San Howard, casting director Christopher Worrall, associate designer Ceci Calf, assistant director Natalie Simone, dialect coach Aundrea Fudge, vocal coach Tess Dignan, and fight director Bethan Clark.
A Streetcar Named Desire is set in 1940s New Orleans as
fading Southern belle Blanche Du Bois seeks solace with her estranged
sister Stella. Her delicate sensibilities create instant suspicion in
Stella鈥檚 unrestrained husband Stanley, as they collide in a struggle for
Stella鈥檚 heart.
A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in December 1947, playing 855 performances before closing in December 1949. Directed by Elia Kazan, the original company boasted Jessica Tandy as Blanche, Marlon Brando as Stanley, and Kim Hunter as Stella.
Williams' play was awarded the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The upcoming production is presented by arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
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