Participating in the staging of the 8th scene from Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire"
The first time I performed in a play was a very educational experience in my life and taught me a lot of things. I not only learned of my own mistakes, but that of others as well. The experience began by selecting the play, then were the first rehearsals, some experiments, meanwhile we gathered the props and at last, we performed before an audience. The play was "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. We performed the 8th scene during one of the classes. In the beginning we were to form pairs and select a scene from an American play. "A Streetcar Named Desire" was one of the recommended. I suggested to my pair that one, because I loved the intense emotions in Tennessee Williams and she told me I could decide it. I read the play and knew right away that I wanted to play Blanche. I felt I understood her and later that proved to be an advantage. Sometimes I could relate to her and knew that it would be an advantage, because I could release that side of m