A05 - Original Broadway Production

Question 1

When did the production open?

Answer 1

3rd of Dec 1947

Question 2

When did the production close?

Answer 2

17th Dec 1949

Question 3

Where was the original production performed?

Answer 3

Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Question 4

Who directed?

Answer 4

Elia Kazan

Question 5

What did Williams think about Brando being cast for Kowalski.

Answer 5

‘Although Brando was younger than how Kowalski was originally conceived Brando would evolve Stanley from a vicious older man to someone whose unintentional cruelty could be attributed to youthful ignorance’

Question 6

How long did people send applauding the debut performance?

Answer 6

Half and hour, despite the shocking scenes and gritty dialogue.

Question 7

What did Brooks Atkinson say about the original performance?

Answer 7

‘Williams has spun a poignant and luminous story’

Question 8

What did Irene shaw say about the performance?

Answer 8

” a streetcar named desire tells us that illusion is an armour, but one pierced and in the most moral spots”