THE GLASS MENAGERIE
at San Francisco Playhouse
Playing May 2nd-June 15th San Francisco Playhouse450 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 677-9596 www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2023-2024-season/the-glass-menagerie/ |
THE GLASS MENAGERIE By Tennessee Williams Directed by Jeffrey Lo NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BEST AMERICAN PLAY IN 1945 “MENAGERIE IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYS OF THE LAST CENTURY. IT IS TIMELESS AND TRAGIC, FUNNY AND THOUGHTFUL.” – ARIZONA DAILY STAR Ghosts of the past continue to haunt in Williams seminal play The Glass Menagerie. Amanda Wingfield is a faded remnant of Southern gentility who now lives in a cramped St. Louis apartment with her aimless son, Tom, and her debilitatingly shy daughter, Laura. With their father absent and the Great Depression in motion, the siblings find comfort in their distractions — alcohol, movies and writing for Tom and a collection of glass animals for Laura. When a gentleman caller arrives for dinner, the Wingfield family is flooded with hope. But it’s uncertain if this mysterious visitor will change things for the better or shatter a family’s fragile illusions. |