The Glass Menagerie
If memory serves…
By Tennessee Williams
Rated PG
In 1930s St. Louis, faded Southern belle Amanda Wingfield lives in poverty with her two grown children. Son Tom has unwillingly supported the family since his father abandoned them. Daughter Laura, as fragile as her collection of glass animals, is crippled by shyness and a limp. He seeks escape in alcohol and movies, while she withdraws into music. But when a “gentleman caller” visits their dingy apartment, the family’s world of illusions is shattered. Tender and tragic, this ethereal memory play is a classic of American theatre.