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Williams, as he so often did with his plays, rewrote \u003cem\u003eCat on a Hot Tin Roof\u003c\/em\u003e for many years--the present version was originally produced at the American Shakespeare Festival in 1974 with all the changes that made Williams finally declare the text to be definitive, and was most recently produced on Broadway in the 2003-04 season. This definitive edition also includes Williams' essay \"Person-to-Person,\" Williams' notes on the various endings, and a short chronology of the author's life. 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The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. \u003cem\u003eStreetcar\u003c\/em\u003e launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of \u003cem\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/em\u003e? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of \u003cem\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/em\u003e. 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This drunk, an alcoholic writer who is working on the next best seller, finds the work unfulfilling, dreaming of days past where the pen used to move through fire. The story lies in an introspection of that former life where deeply disturbed nightmares also reside which has resulted in the current self-isolated, faceless existence of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gambler dreams of playing at the largest casino tables but is impulsive as he is clever and calculating. Living in the same house together, he bonds with The Drunk over talks of addiction and would prefer nothing more than to be constantly worked and rung out like a soaked sponge to remove himself from all temptation and regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lover is on the hunt for his darling and is as bold, hot-headed, and fiery as they come. 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