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Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, named "Best Theater" in the Dallas Observer's 2007 "Best of Dallas" issue, presents the classic Tennessee Williams drama A Streetcar Named Desire, opening August 8 and continuing through August 31, 2008. This is CTD's first foray into the world of Tennessee Williams, and at the helm will be acclaimed director René Moreno.

A Streetcar Named Desire, which opened on Broadway in 1947, won a Tony Award (for lead actress Jessica Tandy) and the Pulitzer Prize, and was made into an unforgettable film in 1951, tells the story of Blanche DuBois, a delusion-prone alcoholic who flees her scandalous past and lost ancestral plantation to seek refuge with her sister Stella in working-class New Orleans. But Blanche's feminine wiles are no match for the cunning and brutality of her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, who won't let Blanche's secrets stay buried back in Mississippi.

Please visit the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas website for more information.