Contestants participated in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival / New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans on Sunday, March 31, 2019.
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Contestants including finalist Jacques Hebert of New Orleans participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including overall winner Nathan Raygor of Minneapolis, Minnesota participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including David Kernion from New Orleans participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Cecile Monteyne portrays Stella at the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Eric Charleston, left, who portrays Stanley, and Cecile Monteyne, who portrays Stella, join Tennessee Williams’ niece, Ann Williams with the initial yells of ‘STELL-LLA’ at the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including Spencer Douglas of New Orleans participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including Kiana Mashayekh of New York participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including Billy Smith from Nashville, Tennessee participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including finalist Jacques Hebert of New Orleans participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including finalist Lisa Oueloette of Kalamazoo, Michigan participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including David Kernion from New Orleans participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including David Kernion from New Orleans participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton
Contestants including overall winner Nathan Raygor of Minneapolis, Minnesota participate in the Stella and Stanley Shouting Contest in Jackson Square in the French Quarter recreating the scene from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ set in New Orleans, which was made famous in the film adaptation starting Marlon Brando, to bring an end to the Tennessee Williams Festival /
New Orleans Literary Festival celebrating the work of the author in New Orleans, La. Sunday, March 31, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton