AUDITIONS

Set in New Orleans, this timeless American classic explores love, desire, illusion, and the struggle for survival and features some of the most iconic characters ever written for the stage.

We invite actors ages 16+ to audition for this unforgettable production in MAPA’s Naylor Theatre.

PRODUCTION CALENDAR:

AUDITIONS:
Saturday, September 12, 1-4pm
Tuesday, September 15, 6-9pm

CALLBACKS (by invitation only):
Thursday, September 17

REHEARSALS:
September 21–November 19
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 6-9pm
Sat, 10am-2pm

PERFORMANCES:
November 20–December 6
Fri & Sat, 7:30pm
Sun, 3pm

Auditions will be held in groups, one group per day. Please sign up for one of the audition days, and the stage manager will email sides for you to prepare.

Questions? Please email Angel Emerson at angel@mauiacademy.org.

A Streetcar Name Desire - Character List

Please note: some actors may be cast in multiple roles.

Blanche DuBois
Blanche shows up at Stella’s apartment with fancy clothes, big stories, and a whole lot of emotional baggage. She wants everyone to see her as elegant, delicate, and much more sophisticated than the people around her. But underneath all of that, she is scared, lonely, and barely holding herself together. Blanche has been through a great deal, and pretending things are better than they are has become her way of surviving.

Stella Kowalski
Stella is Blanche’s younger sister. She has left behind the old Southern world they grew up in and created a very different life with Stanley. She is loving, warm, and completely drawn to her husband, even when he behaves terribly. Stella spends much of the play caught between Blanche and Stanley, trying to keep the peace. In the end, she chooses the life she has with Stanley because facing the truth would destroy it.

Stanley Kowalski
Stanley is Stella’s husband. He is loud, physical, confident, and used to being in control of his own home. The minute Blanche arrives, he feels like she is looking down on him, and he does not trust her. Stanley can be funny, charming, and passionate, but he is also aggressive, controlling, and cruel. He sees Blanche as a threat and becomes determined to expose every secret she has.

Harold “Mitch” Mitchell
Mitch is one of Stanley’s poker friends, but he is softer and more sensitive than the other men. He takes care of his sick mother and is hoping to find someone to love and marry. He is shy, awkward, and a little uncomfortable around women. Blanche sees him as someone who might rescue her, and Mitch sees Blanche as sweet and respectable. Their relationship is sad because both of them want love, but Blanche is not honest with him.

Eunice Hubbell
Eunice lives upstairs and is Stella’s friend and neighbor. She is practical, blunt, funny, and not easily shocked by anything. She and her husband have some wild fights of their own, so she understands Stella’s marriage better than most people do. Eunice helps Stella when things fall apart and encourages her to keep moving forward.

Steve Hubbell
Steve is Eunice’s husband and one of Stanley’s poker buddies. He is loud, rough around the edges, and enjoys drinking, joking, and playing cards with the guys. He and Eunice fight loudly, but they always seem to end up back together. Their marriage gives us another example of the passionate, messy relationships in this world.

Pablo Gonzales
Pablo is another one of Stanley’s poker friends. He does not have a huge part, but he helps create the noisy, energetic feeling of the poker scenes. He is relaxed, sociable, and very comfortable in Stanley’s world.

The Young Collector
The Young Collector is a teenage boy who comes to the apartment collecting money for the newspaper. Blanche is immediately drawn to how young and innocent he is. Their short scene tells us something uncomfortable and important about Blanche’s past. She knows she should leave him alone, but she cannot resist kissing him.

The Latina Woman
The Latina Woman walks through the neighborhood selling flowers for funerals. Her calls about flowers for the dead frighten Blanche because they remind her of death, loss, and everything she has been trying to forget. She almost feels more like a ghost or a warning than a regular character.

The Black Woman
This woman appears near the beginning of the play and helps bring the neighborhood to life. She is friendly, observant, and amused by what is happening around her. She helps show how lively, crowded, and diverse the French Quarter is compared with the world Blanche comes from.

The Doctor
The Doctor comes to take Blanche away at the end of the play. Unlike the Matron, he speaks to Blanche gently and treats her with respect. Because he is kind to her, Blanche trusts him and allows him to lead her away. He becomes the kind stranger she has always hoped would come to save her.

The Matron
The Matron also comes to take Blanche away. She is tough, impatient, and ready to physically restrain Blanche if necessary. She frightens Blanche and represents the harsh reality Blanche has spent the whole play trying to escape.