I've watched A Streetcar Named Desire twice in the past two days. It's just such a great play, and the movie is excellent. I think it might be my favorite play actually; Tennesee Williams was an amazing playwright. Everything he writes is so morbid, but for some reason I enjoy it so much. It's just beautiful poetry.
The acting is really good too. Vivien Leigh is the most convincing crazy person I've ever seen. She giggles at one point, and the camera is showing her from the back. She's all hunched over and gripping the wall and she giggles in this sinister, crazy way. And then of course there's Marlon Brando. He is incredible. He's absolutely perfect as Stanley Kowalski. I feel like no one will ever play that role again as good as he did it. He creates the perfect balance of sex appeal and asshole.
I've never been in a play that I knew beforehand besides A Christmas Carol I think. And I've never been in a drama before. It would be really cool to be in Streetcar but I don't think I could manage Blanche. I'm not good enough. I'd have to be Stella.
STELLA!!!!!!!!!!
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