In its original run, Jessica Tandy won her first Tony Award for her portrayal of a character in it.
In an essay about this play, its author describes how he wasn't able to write it until he had cataract surgery, causing his friends to once again be honest around him. In its original run, Jessica Tandy won her first Tony Award for her portrayal of a character in it. At the start of this play, a woman just misses a family member who has gone bowling. In this play, a man is told that his fiancée lost her job as a teacher because she was having sexual relations with one of her students. The protagonist of this play says, "I have always relied on the kindness of strangers", after she suffers a mental breakdown. For 10 points, name this play in which Blanche DuBois is assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, and which was written by Tennessee Williams.
In an essay about this play, its author describes how he wasn't able to write it until he had cataract surgery, causing his friends to once again be honest around him.
A Streetcar Named Desire