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<\/a>The play, as its author Williams famously said, \u201cis memory.\u201d And like memory it is fluid, delicate and not fixed. The \u201cGlass Menagerie\u201d is both a perfectly constructed drama and a candlelit enchantment. When it first opened in 1944, the play was a revolutionary blend of dramatic realism and poetic staging, and even now it retains a dramatic quality entirely its own. The play is ideally suited to the intimate Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, and THEATREWORKS has assembled a team of young artists to bring it to new and glowing life.<\/p>\nAnna Brenner is the New York-based director in charge of re-creating the world of the Wingfield\u2019s, each with dreams, desperations, and hopes for change. She has assembled a team of collaborative artists and designers who will keep the dramatic action tense, funny, and poignant, and the play\u2019s memory indelible for its audience. In the cast, Jane Fromme, plays Amanda, the mother whose dedication and love threatens to smother her own children. Ryan Reilly plays Tom, the son desperate to escape, needing adventure and his freedom, yet tied by guilt and obligation to his home. Melissa Brown is the shy and reclusive daughter, Laura, who spends her time with her fragile menagerie. Philip Guerette is the Gentleman Caller, the long awaited visitor from the larger world who comes to dinner in the play\u2019s astonishing final scenes.<\/p>\n
Almost as much visual and sensory art as it is drama, \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d draws on the full resources of the theater, and demands a team of gifted designers. Julia Przedmojska has created a tenement apartment that seems to float in space; Yi Zhao will fill the space with light, keeping the actors radiant in darkness. Elizabeth Atkinson will compose the music, which gives the play its rich and delicate emotional pulse. \u00c1sta Hostetter will create the costumes.<\/p>\n
What should audiences expect from The Glass Menagerie? A great and precious play, of course. A true classic. But more than that, as the director explains, \u201cthey should expect an intimate, powerful and entertaining night at the theatre. I hope they find beauty in it, and it awakens them in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Show dates and times Sept. 13-30<\/strong><\/p>\n Tickets (Reservations are advised)<\/strong><\/p>\n Special Events<\/strong><\/p>\n For reservations or information, visit http:\/\/www.theatreworkscs.org<\/a> or call the box office at (719) 255-3232<\/span>.<\/p>\n — Caitlin Green<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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