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The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire comes back to the big screen. With Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall) as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster (Lone Survivor, Kill Your Darlings) as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby (BBC’s Great Expectations, Three Sisters at the Young Vic) as Stella.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

### Event Description: The Glass Menagerie at Ocala Civic Theatre

**Event Title:** The Glass Menagerie

**Venue:** Ocala Civic Theatre, located in the Appleton Cultural Center, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470

**Performance Dates:** November 7-24, 2024

**Showtimes:**
- Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
- Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

**Ticket Sales:** Tickets go on sale starting October 7, 2024.

**Special Accommodations:** An ASL interpreter will be available during the final Thursday show.

**Play Description:**
"The Glass Menagerie," written by Tennessee Williams and rated PG, is a tender and tragic memory play set in 1930s St. Louis. The story revolves around Amanda Wingfield, a faded Southern belle living in poverty with her two grown children. Her son, Tom, has been the reluctant breadwinner since their father abandoned them, while her daughter, Laura, is crippled by shyness and a limp, retreating into her collection of glass animals and music. The arrival of a gentleman caller disrupts their fragile world, shattering their illusions. This ethereal classic is a cornerstone of American theatre.

**Box Office Information:**
- **Hours:** Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- **Phone:** 352-236-2274

**Additional Information:**
- The Ocala Civic Theatre is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
- For group sales and discounts, contact the box office at 352-236-2274 ext. 102.

Join us for an unforgettable theatrical experience that delves into the complexities of family, memory, and the delicate nature of human dreams.

The Glass Menagerie

Ocala Civic Theatre

Step into the sweltering, jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans, where the air hangs thick with secrets and every word crackles with tension. In Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives uninvited at her sister Stella’s run-down apartment, clutching fading dreams and fragile illusions.

But in this cramped corner of the French Quarter, reality burns hotter than hope. As Blanche collides with Stella’s volatile husband, Stanley Kowalski—a man as brutal as he is magnetic—their clashing worlds ignite a psychological war of survival. What follows is a haunting, poetic unraveling of lies, loneliness, and the desperate hunger for connection.

A Streetcar Named Desire is a bold, heartbreaking portrait of a woman pushed to the edge, a man who refuses to yield, and a society cracking beneath the weight of its own contradictions. Raw, lyrical, and unflinchingly human, this is Tennessee Williams at his most electrifying.

Playwright

Tennessee Williams

Events

Upcoming events

19 - 28 Feb, 2026

A Streetcar Named Desire · Northern Michigan University School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Past events

Apr 6, 2025

A Streetcar Named Desire · The Wallis

7 - 24 Nov, 2024

The Glass Menagerie · Ocala Civic Theatre

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