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The Glass Menagerieby Tennessee WilliamsGreen Bay Community Theater
Director - Susan Currie Performance dates: November 5 through November 15, 2003
THE GLASS MENAGERIE is a classic of American drama, which premiered in Chicago in 1944. It marked the beginning of a 25-year period of great American dramas that form the core of our dramatic literature. It has been made into notable films, had Broadway revivals and has become a staple in the repertoire of theaters around the world. The play is based on characters and experiences from Tennessee Williams’ own life. In a Saint Louis tenement in the early 1930s, a family comes to grips with the limitations of their lives. Tom Wingfield, played by Bennett Reinhard, Abrams, is a would-be poet who works in a shoe warehouse but longs to travel the world. His handicapped sister Laura, Allie Klinker, Appleton, is afraid to venture out of their cramped apartment. Their domineering mother, Amanda, played by Terry Minor, Green Bay, dreams about her genteel past on a southern plantation and frets over the lack of options facing her family. When Tom invites Jim, Adam Wills, Green Bay, an old friend from high school, to dinner, the visit leads to a disastrous family split. The play captures the faded spirit of the old south with poetic dialogue that evokes a bygone era. The characters face the alienation of being lost in the increasingly urbanized America between the world wars. This production is the first of many Tennessee Williams plays that will be presented in Northeastern Wisconsin in the next few months. Evergreen Theater is presenting 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON and SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER in February and a touring production of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE will play in the Meyer Theater in April. Opening night patrons are invited to a free reception catered by Kavarna and Wisconsin Public Radio after the performance on November 5.
Audition info - September 13 from 2 to 4 PM and September 14 from Noon to 2 PM at the theater, 122 North Chestnut Avenue, Green Bay. There are roles for two men and two women: Tom Wingfield 20’s - 30’s, a lonely drifter searching for forgiveness. Laura Wingfield 20’s, Tom’s younger sister, who is painfully shy, physically and emotionally handicapped. Amanda Wingfield 40’s - 50’s, their domineering mother who lives in the fantasy land of her genteel southern plantation youth. Jim O’Connor 20’s -30’s, a handsome, enterprising and energetic gentleman caller whose visit leads to a disastrous family split. Actors will be asked to read from the script. No experience necessary. The play rehearses evenings from 6:30 - 9:30. There will be twelve performances. The information presented on this page is not official. It is the last known correct information and is subject to change. Please contact the organization producing the show for official information. If you have questions, concerns, or updates for this webpage, please contact the webmaster. | ||||||||||||||||||