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There are some moments where the themes of the play merge with the dialogue. And I don't know if I would like this or not. Even reading it, I felt like I was being hit over the head sometimes. Maybe good actors could pull this stuff off. But I think it would be really hard to do these moments.

But on the whole, the characters in this play are engaging, and they are less of a pure type than other characters. I've read some reviews here comparing Alma to Blanche, and Johnny to Stanley, but I don't think it fits very well at all. I think Alma feels much more real than Blanche ever did. For me, Blanche was always more of an idea than a person. And Johnny has very little in common with Stanley. I could see Brando playing Johnny, but he would come over more like the Brando of Guys and Dolls, than anything out of Streetcar.

I also love the basic idea of this play. The main characters both have an intense spiritual, and a strong sensual side to their personality. They long to be together, but at the start, he is living a life of pleasure, while she has repressed that aspect of her character. Through their interaction, they both switch their personality -- he represses his love of pleasure, while she opens up to hers. And in the process they never actually connect. This sounds like it should be tragic, but I found the ending refreshingly upbeat, at least as far as Tennessee Williams goes. There may not be any hope for Alma and John together, but for these characters there seems to be more to life than just a single fixation.

Good stuff.