CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Ballet tells 'Streetcar' tale through Blanche

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Perspective can make the retelling of even famous stories a fresh experience. When choreographer John Neumeier decided to create a ballet out of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play "A Streetcar Named Desire," he boldly seized the opportunities created by using a different medium -- dance rather than words. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will present Neumeier's "A Streetcar Named Desire" Friday through Sunday at the Benedum Center, Downtown. It will be the first production by an American ballet company.

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