Some dis Blanche, some dis Stanley, and everyone agrees that the
sound design is a hate crime. Despite all its flaws, Intiman’s
Streetcar is the rare revival worth getting yourself to the
theater for. Tennessee Williams’s poetic potboiler is brought to
gripping new life by an inventive cast (best in show: Chelsey
Rives, whose Stella is a revelation) but the true star, as always,
is Tennessee Williams. (Intiman Theater, 201 Mercer Street,
269-1900. 7:30 pm, $42–$47. Through Aug 2.)

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...