NEW ORLEANS – IRENE COLLECTIVE, a new female-driven New Orleans-based theatre company announces its upcoming production of “A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE” by Tennessee Williams. The production will run March 19 – April 3 at Big Couch, 1045 Desire St. Tickets will go on sale in February 2026. For more www.streetcarnola.net
Set in post World War II New Orleans, the play tells the story of two sisters. First is Blanche DuBois, a former schoolteacher from Mississippi, who arrives on her sister Stella’s New Orleans doorstep after suffering a series of personal losses. Her stay is met with resistance from Stella’s husband, Stanley, whose domineering and volatile ways threaten, and ultimately, crush Blanche.
The lead cast includes Patrick Nicks (Stanley Kowalski), Lauren Guglielmello (Stella Kowalski), Jaclyn Bethany (Blanche DuBois) and Justin Davis (Harold “Mitch” Mitchell). Casting by Hunter McHugh, C.S.A.
STREETCAR is directed by Hanna Hall with Artistic Director Jaclyn Bethany, and is supported by a grant from the New Orleans Theatre Association, Executive Producer Randy Fertel, The Fertel Foundation, The Jazz & Heritage Foundation, The Threadhead Cultural Foundation, BKE Productions, Producer Hunter McHugh and Associate Producers Ruth Koffman and Anne Ravert. This production takes place as part of the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival. This STREETCAR will be an intimate staging (55 seats a night), and feature a diverse ensemble of New Orleans artists, musicians and performers, tickets will range from $12 for students w/ valid ID, $25 general admission, and $40 VIP. Fore more visit www.streetcarnola.net
IRENE COLLECTIVE, named after Broadway producer and the original Irene Selznick, is an ensemble driven female focused theatre company producing in New Orleans. The company aims to contribute to, and support the artistic infrastructure of the New Orleans culture and community, while lifting underrepresented voices. Exploring both classic and new work, we perform in production specific spaces – continually exploring what theatre can be and what it means to be a female artist in the American South.
Hanna Hall and Jaclyn Bethany previously collaborated on the sold out run of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in New Orleans, produced by The Fire Weeds.