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Production Credits for the December 3, 1947 New York staging of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Barrymore Theatre are listed. The show was produced by Irene Selznick and directed by Elia Kazan. The cast includes Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski, Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski, Jessica Tandy as Blanche DuBois, Harold Mitchell as Mitch, Karl Malden (role unspecified), and numerous supporting actors such as Gee Gee James (Negro Woman), Eunice Hubbell (Peg Hillias), Rudy Bond (Steve Hubbell), and Edna Thomas (Mexican Woman). Scenery and lighting were designed by Jo Mielziner, costumes by Lucinda Ballard. Irving Schneider served as assistant to the producer and Lehman Engel was the musical advisor. The play’s action is set in New Orleans during the spring, summer, and early fall, and intermissions followed Scene Four and Scene Six.

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Miller recounts his first viewing of A Streetcar Named Desire in New Haven, his friendship with director Elia Kazan, and the powerful impact of the original production, especially Marlon Brando’s performance. The 1947 New York production opened at the Barrymore Theatre on December 3, directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Irene Selznick, featuring Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski, Kim Hunter as Stella Kowalski, and Jessica Tandy as Blanche DuBois, with scenery and lighting by Jo Mielziner and costumes by Lucinda Ballard.