By: Chet Kazalski ’16
Staff Writer

A large number of students showed up on a Sunday afternoon to view the three-hour screening of A Streetcar Named Desire in Geiger-Reeves Auditorium on Oct. 12.

This look at the British stage production serviced both the theater and English department. Since the junior class reads the play in English class, the screening was a helpful way to learn about its complex story and characters beforehand. For theater students, this screening had many benefits, since the work of Tennessee Williams, Streetcar’s playwright, is a part of theatrical study.

Jan Loughran, one of Peddie’s English teachers, required her students to see the production.

“I really think that seeing a play in a cinematic way is better than seeing the play live or watching a movie on it,” Loughran said. “It gives the viewer the theater experience while enhancing the more intimate moments with close ups and more quiet cinematography.”

Gerald Jaski, one of the theater teachers, also had his students see the show. Jaski stated that he really enjoyed the show and the way the play was portrayed, and he is glad that the Peddie community has the opportunity to see these plays.