By John Redmond
Seoul Players will present Tennessee Williams’ searing masterpiece, “A Streetcar Named Desire” at Club Moon Night in Itaewon.
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“Streetcar” is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948.
Widely considered a landmark play, it deals with a culture clash between two characters, Blanche DuBois, a relic of the Old South, and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial, urban working class.
Seoul Players is an English-speaking community theater company based in Seoul. It was formed in late 2001 as a non-profit organization by Roman Zolnierczyk, an Australian business executive and keen thespian. The group of (mostly) ex-pats delights in bringing English-language theater to audiences here in Seoul.
The company brings talented people together, some with a strong theater background, and some with none. All those involved with the Seoul Players volunteer their time for the love of drama.
“With many local Koreans also attending our performances, we also hope to broaden awareness in Korea of foreign theater and offer Korean students an English learning experience,” states a press release.
The Players’ first production was staged in June 2002 during the Korea/Japan World Cup. Since then the company has staged approximately two full-scale productions every year.
Performance times are Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. and tickets cost 15,000 won.
To get to Club Moon Night, leave exit 3 at Itaewon station. Go straight. Turn right at Dunkin Donuts. Take a quick right at Day Club. Turn left at VIVA GLAM and the International Market. Club Moon Night will be straight ahead on the left-hand side.
For more information or to book tickets contact seoulplayers@gmail.com.