Heading south to the swamps of the musically vibrant New Orleans, Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister Stella and aggressively untamed brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski. Set in a time not long ago, Blanche blurs the lines between right, wrong, and a primal need for compassion. Explore the animalistic nature of this melded family in Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.

Cast

Margaret Glazier (Blanche) is a fourth year English Literature and Language major. She is the Chair of University Theater. She has previously worked on Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), The Misanthrope (Célimène), LEAR (Cordelia), The Children's Hour (Karen), and Watch Your Language, C**t (Sam). Next quarter she will be directing Don Gil of the Green Breeches

Connor Tree (Stanley) is a second-year English major and TAPS minor. He has previously worked on Next to Normal (Henry), Love’s Labour’s Lost: The Musical (Berowne), and Songs for a New World (Ensemble). He is excited to continue working with University Theater on A Streetcar Named Desire, and hopes you enjoy the show.

Katherine Maschka Hitchcock (Stella) is a first year Political Science and Creative Writing major (probably, she's 18 so who knows). In high school in LA she worked on Hello Dolly! (Dolly Levi), Little Shop of Horrors (Ronette), Failure, A Love Story (Nelly Fail), and The Man Who Came to Dinner (Maggie Cutler). She also worked for a children's theater company on 7 productions doing hair and makeup and assisting with props, costumes, and stage managing.

Will Darling (Mitch) is a student in the college.

Rex Lee (Steve) is a second year History and Political Science major. He has previously worked on God of Carnage (Alan). He hopes you enjoy the show!

Ava Geenen (Eunice) is a third year Philosophy major. On this campus, she previously acted in Richard III (Margaret), As You Like It (Celia) and The Children’s Hour (Rosalie). She also directed Much Ado About Nothing. She majored in acting at her high school, the Baltimore School for the Arts.

Tess Gundlah (Rose) is a third-year TAPS and English major at the College. She has previously performed in the Dean's Men productions of Comedy of Errors (Angelo) and Much Ado About Nothing (Leonata), as well as A Weekend of Workshops: Pericles, But Marxist (Marx, others), and University Theatre's Peter and the Starcatcher (Prentiss). She has also acted with UC Commedia since 2017 and has recently joined UT tech staff as a costume shop assistant. She can sometimes be found downtown at the Comedy Bar, telling corny jokes.

Cole Meldorf (Pablo) is a first year Physics major and TAPS minor. This is his first UT show. Previous productions include Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 (Falstaff) and Oliver Twist (Lighting Design). He has also been a violinist for 10 years.

Jonathan White (Young Man/Doctor) is a first year TAPS major. He has previously worked on Tartuffe (Tartuffe), Othello (Lodovico), and Buddy Layman (The Diviners). He cannot thank his parents and family enough for being with him every step of the way and never letting him down.

Dara Weinstein (Flower Vendor/Matron) is a first year at the college, and is excited to be participating in her first UT show! Dara has been acting since a young age, and is thrilled to be playing the flower vendor and matron in this production. Dara is planning on studying Theatre and Performance studies, and Anthropology.

Production Staff

Lena Breda (Director) is a third year history major. She was the assistant director for the Dean's Men's production of Richard III last spring and an absurd number of other shows for the past 21 years. Lena writes poetry and bakes mediocre croissants in her free time. Her proudest accolade is "Best Dirt-Related Ideas". For her UT directing debut, Lena is absolutely thrilled to share the magic of Streetcar and the hard work of her amazing cast and design team with the UChicago community.  She would like to thank her family and friends for their endless support in this process, and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Chong An Ong (Production Manager) is a third year Economics Major and Biological Sciences minor. He is grateful to be part of the Streetcar team, and wants to thank his designers who are all tremendously talented, Lena for believing in him, Carolyn for the tireless, incomparable work she has put into the show, and Olivia for being the reason he is here in the first place. He has previously worked for University Theater on Animals Out Of Paper (Assistant Production Manager) and the Singapore Society on Love Letters (Director, Adapter).

Carolyn J. Applebaum (Stage Manager) is excited to be working on A Streetcar Named Desire! She would like to thank everyone who has supported her this quarter, particularly Lena, Suzie, Chong An, her roommates, Dodd-Mead house, and copious amounts of oreos. She is a third year in the college studying linguistics and math. Previous UT credits include: The Aliens (Stage Manager), Love's Labour's Lost: The Musical (Assistant Stage Manager), A Weekend of Workshops: The Importance of Being Earnest (Stage Manager), Iphigenia and Other Daughters (Assistant Stage Manager), and Henry VI (Dramaturg/Assistant Director). She has also stage managed for UChicago Commedia Dell'Arte, and works as a technician at Mandel Hall.

Ezra Feldman (Scenic Designer) is a fourth year in the college double majoring in Biology and TAPS. They have previously worked on Richard III (Lady Anne), Love's Labors Lost: The Musical (Costume Designer), and A Weekend of Workshops: The Rope (Luke).

Gina Kim (Costume Designer) is a third year Economics major. She has previously worked on Richard III (Assistant Costume Designer).  She loves this show and has had a blast working on it, but thinks Blanche has too many costumes. She'd also like to thank Amazon two day shipping, and wants to know if a sponsorship is possible.

Luke Giacalone (Props Designer) is a student in the college.

Fred Dan (Lighting Designer) is a second year Physics major and Visual Arts and Media Arts and Design double minor. He has previously worked on The Aliens (Lighting Designer), Love’s Labour's Lost: The Musical (Master Electrician), and Next to Normal (Assistant Lighting Designer).

Jemima Adeyinka (Sound Designer) is a second year EALC and Music major. She has previously worked on Animals Out of Paper (Assistant Sound Designer), Love's Labour's Lost: The Musical (Assistant Sound Designer) and I & You (Assistant Sound Designer). Some of her interests include learning languages or anything linguistics related, DIY crafts, and scrolling through Wikipedia.

Emily Lynch (Dramaturg) is a third year studying English Literature and Political Science. She's recently worked on The Aliens (Director), As You Like It (Director), Matt and Ben (Matt), and Much Ado About Nothing (Props Designer). She also wrote for New Work Week and serves as the Treasurer of University Theater.

Nick Ornstein (Music Director/Pianist/Composer) is a second year in the College, studying Computer Science and maybe Neuroscience. Last winter, he worked on UT's production of Love's Labour's Lost: The Musical (playing The King of Navarre). When he's not struggling to figure out his CS homework or noodling on the keys, Nick enjoys checking out cafes around the city, reading, curating Spotify playlists for every possible mood, and playing dodgeball. He LOVES dodgeball.

Jacob Walter (Guitarist) writes and records all kinds of instrumental music from progressive rock to acoustic folk in his home in Portland, Oregon. Jacob is a second year studying environmental and urban studies, and he is excited to bring the Django tones to his first theater production!

Marlo Knapp-Fadani (Choreographer) is a fourth year earning a join bachelor’s and master’s degree in psychology. She began dancing at the age of two, becoming the youngest ever dancer to perform with the Kalamazoo Ballet Company. She has danced ballet, jazz, and ballroom dancing pre-professionally, competitively, and professionally throughout her life. She has danced with companies such as the American Ballet Theater, Ballet West, and the New York City Ballet. Her choreographic debut was at the 2015 Spring Gala for the Manhattan Youth Ballet, where her 16-person ballet, Parcere Subjiectis et Debellare Superbos, was performed alongside the works of ballet luminaries such as George Balanchine. She has also worked on productions with Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS and the New York Fringe Festival. In addition to her work as a dancer, choreographer, and student, Marlo is a member of the production team responsible for the Global Citizen Festival, an activism-based 60,000-person music festival held annually in New York City with performers such as Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, and more.

Abigail Henkin (Assistant Director) is a second year TAPS and Cinema major. She has previously worked on New Work Week (Writer), A Weekend of Workshops: The Rope (Annie), and Theater24 (Writer). She also works with Fire Escape Films and Maroon TV. She would like to thank the cast and crew for such an amazing experience!

Susie Xu (Assistant Stage Manager) is a second year anthropology major. This is her first UT production.

Emma Sorkin (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a second year Psychology and Visual Arts major. She previously worked on The Aliens (Props Assistant).

Katherine Maschka Hitchcock (Assistant Costume Designer) is a first year Political Science and Creative Writing major (probably, she's 18 so who knows). In high school in LA she worked on Hello Dolly! (Dolly Levi), Little Shop of Horrors (Ronette), Failure, A Love Story (Nelly Fail), and The Man Who Came to Dinner (Maggie Cutler). She also worked for a children's theater company on 7 productions doing hair and makeup and assisting with props, costumes, and stage managing.

Sophie Allen (Assistant Props Designer) is a second year studying biochemistry. She has previously worked on Animals Out of Paper (Assistant Prop Designer) and Love's Labour's Lost: The Musical (Assistant Sound Designer).

Grace Larson (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a student in the college.

Clarissa Mullig (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a second year TAPS major. She has previously worked on Next to Normal (Assistant Stage Manager).

Clara Mikhail (Assistant Sound Designer) is a first year potential music and NELC major. She has previously worked on Romeo and Juliet (Sound Designer), Little Shop of Horrors (Sound Designer), The Sound of Music (Pit Bassist), and The Church of Modern Love, a rock musical about a cult (Assistant Sound Designer). She also plays double bass in the University Symphony Orchestra and Blue Maroon.

Christine Yan (UT Committee Liaison) is a third year Computer Science major. She has previously worked on Peter and the Starcatcher (Captain Scott), Love's Labour's Lost: The Musical (Dull), The Aliens (Assistant Lighting Designer), and A Weekend of Workshops (Lighting Designer).

Maya Jain (Tech Staff Liaison) is a fourth year TAPS and SALC double major. Some other UT credits of hers include I & You (Director), Circe (Scenic Designer), After the Revolution (Scenic Designer), and she will be directing Fun Home next quarter.