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Show Entertainment Pioneer Theatre Company presents A Streetcar Named Desire Pioneer Theatre Company presents Tennessee Williams Pulitzer A masterpiece, Streetcar Named Desire, February Prize-winni- - - 11-2- 8. , x Williams' archetypal portrait of human desire and sensitivity is so much a part of our cultural lexicon it hardly needs description. The story of Blanche DuBois, a fading Southern belle trying desperately to hold onto her gentility and sanity in the face of her brother-in-laStanley's brutal realism, Streetcar has long been acknowledged as one of the monumental achievements of American drama. When it premiered in 1947, Streetcar opened doors of raw emotional power and vulnerability that had rarely been seen before onstage. In the process, it helped change the in America. art of Says PTC Artistic Director Charles Morey, who will direct the production, "A Streetcar Named Desire is a play that probably should be done at least once a generation by a theatre like PTC, for the simple reason that it has to be on anybody's list of the five greatest American plays ever written and Tennessee Williams among the two or three true - giants of American dramatic literature." Morey says, "The characters of Stanley and Blanche have become cultural icons. Stanley's desperate cry of Stella, Stella,' or Blanche's pitiful 'j .bavfcajwaysrel ied on th kindness of strangers,' fall from our lips at the mention of A Streetcar Named Desire as easily as we quote Hamlet or Romeo when discussing Shakespeare. Yet despite its familiarity, Streetcar retains enormous freshness and power. Streetcar's raw emotional energy, the complexity of its characters and w play-writi- ng - the beauty of Williams' language are timeless." PTC's production features Joyce Cohen as Blanche DuBois. Cohen has appeared on and off Broadway, as well as on many regional stages. Her PTC credits include Dancing at Lughnasa (Agnes), Arcadia (Hannah Jarvis), The Night of the Iguana (Hannah Jelkes) and Twelfth Night (Olivia). She has also appeared on television in Touched by an Angel and the ABC movie Host. ' New York actor Mark Elliot Wilson makes his PTC debut as Stanley Kowalski. Wilson's credits include Human Unidentified Remains, The taming of the Shrew and A1 Pacino's Salome in New York, as well as work at Baltimores Center Stage, the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, the Grove Theatre Center in Los Angeles and Chicago's Organic Theatre. Amy Tribbey (Stella Kowalski) is also appearing at PTC for the first time. She has performed with the Gretna Theatre, Arkansas Rep, The Sacramento Theatre Company and Timothy . Busfield's Fantasy Theatre.- - She received' critical acclaim for her portrayal of Carol in Oleannz at the American Conservatory Theatre. Craig Bockliom, who appeared in A Tale of Two Cities , (Ernest DeFarge) and 0 Pioneers! (Frank Shabata) with PTC, returns to play Blanche's suitor, Harold Mitchell. Bockliom's credits regional include the Delaware Theatre Company, Fulton Opera House and Actors Theatre of Louisville. As a member of Circle Rep in New York he appeared in The Hope Zone and both the original and Broadway casts of Prelude to a Kiss. -- Saidah Arrika Ekulona and Bijran Hicks play the Kowalski's upstairs neighbors,, punice and Steve Hubbell. Ekulona appeared most recently as the Narrator in The Darker Face of the Earth at New Jersey's Crossroads Theatre and at the Kennedy Center. Hicks appeared previously with PTC as Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird. His credits include A Few Good Men oh Broadway, the New York Shakespeare Festival, Chicago's Briar Street Theater, Crossroads Theatre Company and the Guthrie Theatre. Salt Lake actors Jayne Luke, Robert Petenon and David Valeina complete the Equity cast list. Also appearing are Celesta Davis, Joe Debevc, Rebecca Lynn Hunt, Christopher Lanaro and Jay Perry. A Streetcar Named Desire is being produced by Pioneer Theatre Company at Broadway (300 South) and 1400 East in Salt Lake Curtain City, February times are 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. for the Saturday matinees. Ticket prices run $14- - $32.00. Free parking is available. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. For tickets or information call the box office at 11-2- 8. T 581-696- 1. Valentines Events Vienna Ball at State Capitol Feb. 14 The Salt Lake Symphony will host its 13th Annual Vienna Ball at the State Capitol Rotunda, Salt Lake City, from 8 p.m. to midnight on Feb. 14. Led by music director James Michael Caswell, the Salt Lake Symphony will perform a variety of Viennese dance music (waltzes and polkas). In addition, the Salt Lake Symphony Jazz Quintet will provide contemporary dance music. The Utah Dance Sport Company, a ballroom dance troupe from the University of Utah, will perform a floor show. Dinner, catered by Siegfrieds Delicatessen, will be served from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are available at all Smith Tix outlets and at Siegfrieds Delicatessen, 69 West 300 South., Black tie is suggested, but not' required. For further information,' 1 call or 561-768- 581-178- 8. West Valley Symphony to present annual Valentine's Concert Feb. 14 at Granger High West Valley Symphony will pre- sent its annual Valentine's Concert on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Granger High School auditorium, 3690 S. 3600 West, West Valley City. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 per person. Selections will be from Romeo and Juliet Overture, Somewhere In . - Time, The Sound of Music, The , King and I, and others. Tickets are available in advance at Jerry's IGA, Harmons in West Valley City and Bennion, the cus-- . tomer service booth in Valley Fair Mall, or by calling The West Valley Symphony is a Ralph Baker enterprise. 969-448- 0. non-pro- , fit Valentine's Day Fur Ball at the Fairpark Two- - and d alike are invited to attend Salt Lake's first Valentine's Day Fur Ball, Feb. 14, from 6:30-1-0 p.m. in Promontory at the Utah State Fairpark, 155 North 1000 West. The gala will benefit Wasatch Humane and will e raise funds for and n programs. The evening will include a meat- - less dinner, dancing, Sweetheart Portraits, supervised doggy care, a "For the Love of Animals" poetry ll contest and awards. A silent tion will follow dinner. Tickets are $35 per person. Well- -' mannered pets on a leash are free, For tickets, call or send check payable to Wasatch Humane, P.O. 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