WICE upcoming events

LA231 Living Room Players: "A Streetcar Named Desire," by Tennessee Williams (23 Apr 2026)

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Set in the humid, restless atmosphere of New Orleans A Streetcar Named Desire follows the tragic unraveling of Blanche DuBois, a fragile and fading Southern belle who arrives unexpectedly at the modest apartment of her younger sister, Stella Kowalski who welcomes her warmly, but Blanche quickly clashes with Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski.

Through the clash between Blanche’s fading romantic ideals and Stanley’s raw realism, author Tennessee Williams explores themes of illusion versus reality, desire, class conflict, mental fragility, and the changing social landscape of the American South. The play remains one of the most powerful examinations of human vulnerability and cruelty in modern theatre.

The general concept of The Living Room Players is that people receive the script by email about a week before the reading, and then roles are assigned at the meeting. Attendees sit around a living room and simply read their parts with as much theatrical flourish as they care to give (but there are no expectations of real acting).

The readings take place at a member's apartment in the Marais. The address, door code, and phone number are sent in the 7-day and 1-day reminder emails.

Two spaces are reserved for new WICE members. If no new WICE members have registered seven days before the event, those two spaces will become available to the general WICE membership.

Registration for the April reading opens on Friday, 20 March.

LY211 Living Room Players: Play To Be Determined (21 May 2026)

Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT

The May play selection and description will be posted on or about Friday, 17 April (or before).

The readings take place at a member's apartment in the Marais. The address, door code, and phone number are sent in the 7-day and 1-day reminder emails.

Two spaces are reserved for new WICE members. If no new WICE members have registered seven days before the event, those two spaces will become available to the general WICE membership.

Registration for the May reading opens on Friday, 17 April.

LU181 Living Room Players: Play To Be Determined (18 Jun 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

The June play selection and description will be posted on or about Friday, 22 May (or before).

The readings take place at a member's apartment in the Marais. The address, door code, and phone number are sent in the 7-day and 1-day reminder emails.

Two spaces are reserved for new WICE members. If no new WICE members have registered seven days before the event, those two spaces will become available to the general WICE membership.

Registration for the May reading opens on Friday, 22 May.