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Each little red star is a clickable link to additional information on whatever listing it appears beside. It might be a link to an article in a local newspaper, or it might be a press release the company has sent me.DragonFly Performing Arts Presents “The Glass Menagerie”
Written by Gail M. Burns - February 2010
DragonFly Performing Arts, Inc is proud to announce performances of
“The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams
A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, THE GLASS MENAGERIE is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre! The original William’s script was later edited and transformed into the published official acting edition. Director, Rita Carver, has chosen to use the original script that contains phrases and images to be projected throughout the play. These projections reinforce the various themes and symbols Tennessee Williams felt were so important to the story.
Amanda Wingfield is a faded, tragic remnant of Southern gentility who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura. Amanda strives to give meaning and direction to her life and the lives of her children, though her methods are ineffective and irritating. Tom is driven nearly to distraction by his mother’s nagging and seeks escape in alcohol and the world of the movies. Laura also lives in her illusions. She is “crippled,” and this defect, intensified by her mother’s anxiety to see her married, has driven her more and more into herself.
The crux of the action comes when Tom invites a young man of his acquaintance to take dinner with the family. Jim, the caller, is a nice ordinary fellow who is at once pounced upon by Amanda as a possible husband for Laura. In spite of her crude and obvious efforts to entrap the young man, he and Laura manage to get along very nicely, and momentarily Laura is lifted out of herself into a new world. But this crashes when, toward the end, Jim explains that he is already engaged. The world of illusion that Amanda and Laura have striven to create in order to make life bearable collapses about them. Tom, too, at the end of his tether, at last leaves home.
Green County residents comprise the whole cast. Mary Ellen Nelligar plays Amanda, Tom Morrissey plays Tom, Cabrina Collesides plays Laura and Joe Vaccarro plays Jim, the Gentleman Caller.
PERFORMANCES
Friday, February 19th…..8:00pm
Saturday, February 20th…..2:00pm & 8:00pm
Sunday, February 21th…..2:00pm
Tickets for the show are $12 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Juniors.
NEW Family Rate: 2 Adults & 2 Students for $35!!
For reservations call 622-0104. Tickets for the show also available at the door.
DragonFly Performing Arts Center 473 Main Street, Cairo, NY
To reserve tickets, send email to ClassInfo@DragonFlyPerformingArts.com or call the box office at 518-622-0104. Payments may be made via Cash, Check, Mastercard, or Visa.