Walnut Street Theatre 2009

Walnut Street Theatre

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January-March 2009

Director: Malcolm Black
Scenery: Paul Wonsek
Costumes: Ellis Tillman
Lighting: Paul Wonsek
Sound: Christopher Colluci





long poetic speeches tucked into an old fashioned set design, the play now on the Walnut's stage is very evocative of the forties [...] Dominating the stage is the facade of a perhaps once elegant, but now decaying building in the old part of New Orleans.  The production's texture includes rich lighting, although a tad on the bright side [...]something in the direction is amiss when characters are out of balance...

Kathryn Osenlund, CurtainUp
http://www.curtainup.com/streetcarphila09.html


When Stella challenges Stanley in defense of her sister, he explodes, shattering dishes, pounding walls, and punching his wife [...] expect a director to stage Streetcar as a period piece [...] Malcolm Black’s production strips the dark pathos that emanates from sexual desire and almost turns the play into a work more resembling a comedy of sexual manners...
Jim Rutter, Blogger
http://jimruttersreviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-of-streetcar-named-desire-at.html