The Times

Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: SJCD Communications Dept. A Streetcar Named Desire, showcases the lives of Stanely, played by Richard Furin, Blanche, played by Ashley Osburn, Stella, played by Kylie Miller and Mitch, played by Michael Carver.

The Central campus Theatre Department features a Pulitzer Award winning American classical drama, A Streetcar Named Desire, in the Powell Arena Theatre.

This 1947 play, written by Tennessee Williams, is about Blanche, a 30-year-old, fallen woman with an indiscrete sexual behavior and a drinking problem who goes to New Orleans to visit her younger sister Stella, who is married to Stanley Kowalski, with whom she shares a robust sexual relationship.

Stanley is faithful to his poker buddies and passionate to his wife. He is a proud family man, but towards the end of the play becomes a disturbing degenerate. Blanche's social arrogance instantly wins Stanley's dislike and tries to destroy her social pretentions. Blanche meets Mitchell, Stanley's close friend, one day while Stanley's friends were at the apartments for a poker game. Once Stanley notices Mitch and Blanche's absence, he immediately interrupts their conversation, storms into Blanche's bedroom and throws the radio out the window.

Stella defends her sister from Stanley but he beats her until his friends pull him off. Stella runs with Blanche up to a neighbor's apartment. A short while later, Stanley begs Stella to forgive him and she returns to her husband and embraces him passionately. Another day, Stanley walks into the apartment and overhears Blanche and Stella's conversation about Blanche's disreputable past. He tells his friend Mitchell about Blanche's past causing him to never want to see her again.

Hours later, Stanley finds Blanche alone and drunk at the apartment. She becomes afraid and when she decides to leave, Stanley refuses to move out of her way. Blanche resists but Stanley uses his physical strength, carries her to bed and rapes her. Stella cannot believe her husband raped her sister. A doctor soon arrives to take Blanche to an insane asylum.

Lead characters Blanche, Stella and Stanley will be interpreted by Ashley Osborne, Kylie Miller and Richard Furin.

A Street Car Named Desire will be performed to feature the diversity in the college, Richard Turner, theatre director, said.

The performance will take place at 7:30p.m, April 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 2:30p.m April 19 and 26. Tickets for general admissions will be $10. Tickets for senior citizens, children under 10 years, group organizations of 15 or more, and SJC employees will be $8.

Turner encourages San Jacinto College students and community members to attend the performance because it is and opportunity to see a Pulitzer award play, he said.

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