Article: A Triumph of 'D esire' ; Just getting Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar' onto Dayton Ballet proggram was feat of creativity

Karen Russo had to rely on the kindness of strangers to create the new "A Streetcar Named Desire," which the Dayton Ballet will premiere Thursday, April 24. First, she had to convince the Tennessee Williams Foundation in England to grant her production rights. "They turned me down the first two times I asked. I kept after them," said Russo, rehearsal assistant and director of Dayton Ballet II, Senior Company.

"I told them people besides those who live on the two coasts should be able to see this story and that organizations without huge budgets should also have access to it. They finally said yes."

Her euphoria was short-lived. Paying the literary fees consumed almost her entire production ...

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