streetcar

This is where the streetcar stops. Look. This is Blanche. Blanche is a teacher. She teaches boys. What does she teach the boys? See Blanche arrive. Oh, Oh, Oh. She is pretty. She is hot. She is sweating. See Blanche sweat. See, see how she sweats See Stanley. He is hot. Hot, not like Blanche. He makes Blanche sweat. He makes Stella sweat. Stella is Blanche’s sister. Stella is fat. Fat with a baby. They live together. Stanley, Stella and Blanche. It is small. It is noisy. They have no money. Where did all the money go? . “Bella Reve.” Says Stanley. “Bella Reve.” Cries Blanche. “Shhh” says Stella. See Stanley angry. See Stella sad. See Blanche cracking. Stanley is having a party. Blanche is very popular. She makes a new friend. His name is Mitch. Mitch is Stanley’s friend. Mitch lives with his mother. Blanche wants to be friends with Mitch. Mitch wants to be friends with Blanche. Stanley is mad. He throws a radio out the window. Is Stanley mad at the Radio? See Blanche run. See Blanche and Stella run. Run, Stella run. Stanley is crying, “Stella” He wants her to come. Come Stella come. See Stella come. See Stella come to Stanley. Blanche is hungry. She wants pizza. She orders a pizza. Boy arrives with pizza. Pizza boy makes her thirsty. Run, boy, run. Blanche is thirsty. See blanche drink. Drink, Blanche, drink. See Blanche hide. Hide from the light. See Mitch look. Mitch wants to see. To see Blanche. Blanche does not want Mitch to see. Blanche hears music. Music in her head. It is a polka. Can you say polka? She sees the lights of a carousel. She is spinning. Spinning round and round. She is crying. She is falling. Falling. Falling. There is a gunshot. The spinning stops. The music stops. Stanley lies. He tells lies about Blanche. Stanley calls Blanche a whore. Is Blanche a whore? Is she? Happy Birthday. It is Blanches birthday. Stanley gives her a present. It is a bus ticket. A bus ticket for a birthday present? She does not like her birthday present. Mitch is late. Mitch is very very late. Blanche is hot. Blanche is thirsty. See Blanche drink. Drink Blanche drink. Blanche is sad. See sad Blanche. Sad, sad Blanche. Mitch is Late. He is angry. Mitch shines a light in Blanche’s face. Mitch sees Blanche. “Fire. Fire. Fire.” Cries Blanche. Blanche is dancing. She has been invited to a party. Look. Look at Blanche. Stanley wants to look. Look at Blanche. He takes off her dress so he can see her better. Blanche is crying. “Bella Reve. Bella Reve. Bella Reve.” Stanley comforts Blanche. Comforts her with his body. His dirty sweaty body. Stanley is dirty. Dirty Stanley needs a bath. Blanche is packing her bags. She is going on a trip. She is going on a trip with Shep. That’s a strange name. Shep. Shep does not exist. He lives in Blanche’s mind. Like the polka. Why is she packing her bags? Where is she going? There is a knock at the door. It is a stranger. Mitch cries. Stella is sobbing. Sobbing is like crying. Only harder. Blanche leaves with the stranger. Stella is sobbing. Stanley is smiling. Stella is stuck. .