Pittsburgh Classic Player's "A Streetcar Named Desire": A Study in Meaningful Theatre

Pittsburgh in the Round: Pittsburgh Classic Player’s A Streetcar Named Desire is not an easy thing to sit through. This is in no way a reflection on the quality of the show as a whole—which is extraordinary—nor the performances given by the actors—which are inimitable. Rather, PCP’s adaptation, led fearlessly and artfully by Director Shannon Knapp, is unremittingly committed to presenting every excoriating, uncomfortable, and profoundly human of Tennessee Williams’ play, but through a modern lens that demystifies the legacy of the story that is so problematic. When you are overwhelmed at intermission, it is because everyone involved is doing their jobs very well.