5/13/2023 0 Comments The glass menagerie play script![]() ![]() Although Williams had specific directions, he did want this play to be “plastic”-a play that the director can change to make it more relevant and this is Ritsch’s intent. ![]() Some may take exception to what we have come to historically expect, but this production is both moving and entertaining. The family is originally from Mississippi and Tennessee and the play takes place in the late 1930s in St. The father is an absent character, having left the family when Tom and Laura were very young and who are now somewhere in their early 20s. He is the father of Laura and Tom and husband to The Mother, Amanda (Grace Bauer). A very large picture of a smiling, contemporary-looking Black man is projected on a wall in the center of the set. Davis, an African-American actor, and Dylan Arredondo, who plays Tom, is a multi-racial actor. Utilizing conceptual casting, the role of The Daughter, Laura, is played by Brittany A. Ritsch, Rep Stage’s Artistic Director, has made a few script changes and employed some interesting set choices. Tennessee Williams’ autobiographical memory play, “The Glass Menagerie,” presented by Rep Stage, may raise some eyebrows for some traditionalists. Dylan Arredondo as Tom Wingfield and Grace Bauer as Amanda Wingfield. ![]()
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