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A Streetcar Named Desire: New Orleans
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Starring as series lead Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini began acting in New York Theater and made his Broadway debut in 1992 alongside Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange in "A Streetcar Named Desire." A New Jersey native, Gandolfini has more than 20 movies to his credit and has appeared in "The Mexican," "Eight Millimeter," "A Civil Action," "Get Shorty" and "True Romance." Most recently, he completed filming "Romance & Cigarettes," a feature film directed by John Turturro, with Joel and Ethan Coen producing. Gandolfini ... appeared with USO tour veteran Ben Affleck in Mike Mitchell's "Surviving Christmas."
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A version of this essay first appeared in the New York Times, November 30, 1947, four days before the opening of A Streetcar Named Desire. Another version of this essay, titled "The Catastrophe of Success " is sometimes used as an introduction to The Glass Menagerie.
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Ask if any students have lived in or visited New Orleans, which is the setting of A Streetcar Named Desire. If so, have them share their impressions of the city. Expand this discussion by asking other students to share any perceptions they have of New Orleans.
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[I]n 1987, No. 952 was one of three streetcars refurbished for service on the Crescent City's new Riverfront line, where a giant shopping mall was built for tourists. That meant a new paint job, a red trim to brighten up the original olive-green livery.
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