The revival of the Tennessee Williams play about a broken woman who cannot reconcile past and present features Natasha Lowe as Blanche and Matt Hawkins as Stanley.

The originally announced date of the first preview was May 4. Performances play to July 11. Opening is May 13.

The production also features Danny McCarthy (Mitch), Jenn Engstrom (Eunice), Loren Lazarine (Steve), Esteban Andres Cruz (Pablo), Stacy Stoltz (Stella), Carolyn E. Nelson (Colored Woman/Matron), Derek Hasenstab (Doctor) and Ryan Hallahan (Young Collector).

Cromer returns to Writers' Theatre, where he directed Picnic, Booth, The Price and Oscar Remembered. His current production in New York City is Off-Broadway's Our Town at Barrow Street Theatre. When the Rain Stops Falling played at Lincoln Center Theater's Off-Broadway Mitzi Newhouse in the spring. He also staged the acclaimed Off-Broadway productions of Orson's Shadow and Adding Machine, and the short-lived fall 2009 Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Writers' Theatre is at 325 Tudor Court in Glencoe, IL. For information, call (847) 242-6000 or visit www.writerstheatre.org. *

Writers' Theatre, run by artistic director Michael Halberstam and executive director Kathryn M. Lipuma, "is a professional company focusing on the Word and the Artist," according to its mission statement. "Remaining true to the intention of the playwright and nurturing the artist stand at the center of the mission. Now in its 18th season, the company both revives classic scripts and cultivates new works and adaptations while invigorating them with fresh energy in the intimacy of its venues. Founded in 1992, Writers' Theatre performed exclusively at Books on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue for the first 12 years. In the fall of 2003, the organization opened a new 108-seat performance venue at 325 Tudor Court. Today, Writers' Theatre continues to produce in both spaces, maintaining an intimate theatrical experience for audiences."