The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Overview

A faded remnant of Southern gentility, Amanda Wingfield lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son Tom and daughter Laura. Focused on securing their future but shattered by her husband’s abandonment, Amanda collides with her children’s dreams and ambitions. While Tom feels trapped by his life – seeking escape through alcohol and the movies ­– Amanda pressures her sensitive, physically handicapped daughter Laura to find a husband, crushing their relationship and Laura’s fragile self-esteem. As attentions turn to securing a suitor for Laura, Tom invites his acquaintance Jim to dinner, and the fine thread that connects dignity to desperation is pulled taut as their mother sees a possibility for her daughter. A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

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Cautions

  • Caution Alcohol Alcohol
  • Caution Animals Animals
  • Caution Drugs Drugs
  • Caution Flying Flying
  • Artboard 3 Gun Shots
  • Caution Intense Adult Intense Adult Themes
  • Caution Strong Language Strong Language
  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes
  • Caution Open Flame Open Flame
  • Caution Smoking Smoking

Details

  • Genre: Adventure, Adaptation (Literature), Adaptation (Shakespeare), Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Theatre for Young Audiences, Mystery/Thriller, Christmas/Holiday, Biography, Fable/Folktale, Period, Experimental, Chancel Drama/Pageant, Science Fiction, Parody/Spoof, Docudrama/History, Commedia dell'Arte, Faith-Based, Romantic Comedy, Fantasy, Not Applicable, Farce
  • Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century, The Future, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s/WWII, 1930s, 1920s, 1910s/WWI, 1900-1910, Wild West, American Civil War Era, Victorian (British and American), 16th Century/Elizabethan, Greek/Roman/Biblical, Not Applicable, 18th Century, 19th Century, 17th Century, Medieval (6th-14th Century), 5th Century/Arthurian, Ancient, 15th Century
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Asian Actor(s), Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Role(s) for Latine Actor(s), All Men, All Women, Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Expandable Casting, Features Children, Role(s) for Teen(s), Flexible Cast Size, Local Celebrity Cameo, Multicultural Casting, Roles for Children, Room for Extras, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Not Applicable, Role(s) for Senior Actor(s), Role(s) for Trans Actor(s), Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s), Role(s) for Indigenous Actor(s)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Young Children (Age 2-5), Children (Age 6-10), Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) explored passion with daring honesty and forged a poetic theatre of raw psychological insight that shattered conventional proprieties and transformed the American stage. The autobiographical The Glass Menagerie brought what Mr. Williams called “ ...
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