The Glass Menagerie at New Muses at the Dukesbay Theater

New Muses Theatre Company presents
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Niclas Olson

August 9-25, 2024
Dukesbay Theater
508 6th Ave | Tacoma
Tickets: $20-30

Friday and Saturday at 7:30
Sundays at 2:00

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"The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic. - In memory everything seems to happen to music... I am the narrator of the play, and also a character in it. The other characters are my mother, Amanda, my sister, Laura, and a gentleman caller who appears in the final scenes..."

From the steps of a dingy fire escape in St. Louis, Tom Wingfield looks back into his own past, remembering the mother and sister he left behind. He remembers his mother, Amanda, desperate to claw out a future for Tom, herself, and the devastatingly shy Laura, convincing him to bring home a "gentleman caller" from his hated job at the shoe-factory. Anything to break Laura away from her world of little glass animals. As the gentleman caller arrives, the cracks in their fragile existence begin to widen then shatter as the outside world invades their tense but loving existence.

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Featuring Nyree Martinez, Alexandria Melville, Niclas Olson and Travis Tingvall. Set and lighting by Niclas Olson. Costumes by Robin Matthias. Sound by Bethany Bevier. Stage management by Erinne Kellogg. Directed by Niclas Olson.

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ABOUT NEW MUSES:
Now in their fifteenth season, New Muses Theatre Company has produced works ranging from classics like THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, HAMLET, and DOCTOR FAUSTUS to contemporary plays by Neil Labute, Stephen Sondheim, and Michael Frayn.  Dedicated to producing intelligent, thought-provoking and engaging theatre for a contemporary audience, New Muses balances their trademark re-interpretations of classic works with contemporary plays and challenging works featured in the One-Night-Only staged reading series.  New Muses is excited to continue residence in Tacoma’s Dukesbay Theater for the entirety of the 2023-24 season.

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THE GLASS MENAGERIE is intended for a mature audience and may not be appropriate for children and sensitive individuals.

The Dukesbay Theater is located on the third floor of the Merlino Art Center. There is no elevator and access is by stairs only. 

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More info:
www.NewMuses.com/glassmenagerie24.html

Authors

• Tennessee Williams

Tony Awards and Nominations for The Glass Menagerie