Pub Date: March 20, 2026
Dewey: 812.54
Lexile Code: 0000
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.25" H x 7.73" L x 5.30" W ( 0.25 lbs) 132 pages
BISAC Categories:
Drama | American | Subjects and Themes | Small Town and Rural
Description: After losing her Mississippi home to creditors, Blanche DuBois relocates to the New Orleans home of her younger sister and brother-in-law, Stella and Stanley Kowalski. Undermined by romantic illusions, Blanche is unable to cope with life's harsh realities. Though she finds a glimmer of hope while connecting with Stanley's gentlemanly friend, Mitch, Blanche cannot face the truth of her own troubled past and ultimately descends into madness. Tennessee Williams' explosive and groundbreaking drama ranks as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century.
Review Quotes:
"Profoundly human... a quietly woven study of intangibles." - The New York Times
"An impressive and strong, wholly believable play... and the most impressive one to have turned up this season. The play builds slowly to a shocking climax and shows Williams' poetic talent and deep insight into human nature, making it a mature and significant work." - The New Yorker
"Like The Glass Menagerie, the new play is a quietly woven study of intangibles... it shows deeper insight and represents a great step forward toward clarity. And it reveals Mr. Williams as a genuinely poetic playwright whose knowledge of people is honest and thorough and whose sympathy is profoundly human." - Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times