I've heard about this play a lot before but had never read it. It was surprisingly good and even relatable even though it was written 60 years ago. This crazy lady Blanche goes to visit her sister Stella and Stella's husband Stanley. At first, she seems normal. She acts innocent and perfect, and is appalled by how her sister lives (working class). Blanche and Stan do not hit it off at all and are suspicious of each other. Blanche falls for Stanley's friend Mitch and they date before he finds out she lied about everything- her age, why she came to visit (she got fired and ousted from her town), her alcoholism, how she used to be a prostitute, among other things. Stella is pregnant and has her first baby, and while she's in the hospital, Stan comes home and rapes Blanche (or so it's insinuated). Blanche goes crazy and thinks a millionaire is coming to pick her up but a doctor from a mental hospital picks her up instead.
There is one monologue of interest- Blanche talking to Mitch about her old lover that killed himself because he cheated and she caught him.
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