Tennessee Williams Explored: Glass Menagerie
A new Center production of Williams’ masterwork portrays a family’s struggle to hold on to its illusions.
- Jul. 17 - Aug. 8, 2004
- Eisenhower Theater
- Approx 3 hours
- $25.00 - $75.00
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About
The first play to establish Tennessee Williams as a major new
playwright and Broadway success, The Glass Menagerie is a
compelling story of a St. Louis family struggling to cope with
the harsh realities of the Great Depression and the bitter
memories that haunt them. Revealed in flashback, the play
follows the lives of shoe factory worker Tom, torn between his
role as the family breadwinner and the desire to lead a life of
his own…his abrasive mother Amanda, once a grand Southern
socialite, now trying to maintain her dignity amidst the gloom
of the tenement…and Tom’s frail sister Laura, who has retreated
to an imaginary world caring for her collection of glass
animals. As tensions mount and tempers flare, the prospect of a
husband for Laura becomes their final chance for stability and
escape. But this gentleman caller’s arrival could also deal a
powerful blow that shatters their tenuous dreams.
Part of Tennessee Williams Explored
Part of Tennessee Williams Explored
Artists
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Tennessee Williams
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Gregory Mosher
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Sally Field, Amanda Wingfield
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Jennifer Dundas, Laura
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Corey Brill, Gentleman Caller
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Jason Harner, Tom
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Tennessee Williams, playwright
News and Reviews
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Field, Clarkson, Ivey Cast for Williams Plays
The Washington Post -
Related - "Sally Field's Amanda: A Belle That Rings True?"
The Washington Post -
Tennessee Williams is hotter than ever
USA Today -
The Glass Menagerie Succeeds Admirably
The Washington Times -
The Glass Menagerie: Fragile and Beautiful in All Its Facets
The Washington Post -
The Belle Curve
The Washington Post -
The Glass Menagerie is Terrific
<i>The Washingtonian</i> -
The Glass Menagerie: Stunningly Directed
The Baltimore Sun
Resources
- 18th annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, March 24-28, 2004 Enjoy a feast of lively panel talks, master classes, theater performances, celebrity interviews, food and music events, a scholars conference, the Stanley & Stella Shouting Contest, and more, in the city Tennessee Williams called his "spiritual home."
- About Tennessee Williams Explored at the Kennedy Center
- About Theater at the Kennedy Center
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