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3:47 PM WED JUNE 3, 2015
Serenbe Playhouse Takes ‘A Streetcar
Named Desire’ Outdoors
By WENDY PARKER
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Matthew Davis, left, of “The Vampire Diaries” will play Stanley Kowalsky in “A Streetcar Named Desire” at
Serenbe Playhouse June 11-28.
Credit Bob Mahoney / The CW
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Matthew Davis and Brian Clowdus visit with "City Lights" host Lois Reitzes about "A
Streetcar Named Desire."
About 40 minutes south of downtown Atlanta, the Serenbe community has become a
venue for some novel approaches to iconic dramatic performances.
Starting next week, the Tennessee Williams classic “A Streetcar Named Desire”
(http://www.atlantaplanit.com/events/event.php?eid=59988) will begin a two-week Serenbe
Playhouse (http://www.serenbeplayhouse.com/) run at The Art Farm Stage.
Although set in mid-20th century New Orleans, “Streetcar” in an outdoor setting gives
off a timeless quality, Serenbe artistic director Brian Clowdus said on “City Lights.”
“We’re taking a classic and reinventing it,” Clowdus told host Lois Reitzes.
The role of Stanley Kowalski will be played by Matt Davis, who is known for his roles in
the movie “Legally Blonde” and the CW television series “The Vampire Diaries.”
Davis said this will be his first stage performance in some time, but he’s not dwelling on
the legendary presence of Marlon Brando – who was nominated for an Oscar in the
1951 film version.
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“The brilliance of that performance is his
how he truly conveyed Stanley,” Davis
said. “I don’t think that you see Brando.
What you’re really seeing is Stanley
Kowalski and [Brando’s] genius as an
actor is his ability to reveal a character.”
Instead, Davis said he’s been listening to
a 1970s Lincoln Center stage version of
“Streetcar” starring Brando and Jessica
Tandy to prepare for the role.
“Streetcar” marks the halfway point in the
2015 Serenbe season.
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Actor Matthew Davis, front, and Serenbe Playhouse
artistic director Brian Clowdus.
Credit Alison Guillory / WABE
Begun six years ago, in the Fulton County town of Chattahoochee Hills, the Serenbe
Playhouse “isn’t really a playhouse at all,” Clowdus said, but a collection of venues with
the idea of “taking theater back” to its outdoor roots.
“Evita” closes out the summer Serenbe schedule from July 23 to Aug. 16 at The Open
Air Room.
“We’ve been very fortunate that rain hasn’t been a big factor,” Clowdus said.
“It seems like there’s been a magical bubble over Serenbe.”
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