July 18-25. Lisa D’Amour, Playwright.
Also included in the IHC’s Visiting Artist Program,
Lisa D’Amour presents Stanley, a contemporary
adaptation and response to A Streetcar Named Desire
as part of the 2005 Summer
Theater Lab. During the Lab, D’Amour and her
collaborators will work closely with students and scholars
workshopping this piece.
Stanley (2005) is a solo performance written
by Lisa D'Amour for her brother Todd D'Amour to perform.
This contemporary riff on the character of Stanley Kowalski
from A Streetcar Named Desire, transports Stanley
to the year 2005, where he is roaming the streets in
a purgatorial daze, tirelessly searching for Blanche
Dubois. He's gotta ask her something.
The performance hijacks imagery from William's play
and portions of the physical score from Elia Kazan's
legendary film version featuring Marlon Brando and Vivien
Leigh to weave a contemporary tale of hunger, power
and regret.
Sponsored by the IHC’s Visiting Artist Program
and Department of Dramatic Art.
