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Shifting shadows welcome the viewer to “The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee Williams?? 1944 play about family and failure. Hung from the ceiling of the Loeb Experimental Theater, sewn plastic figures glisten against thick sheets of cloth. As the audience enters, the wonderful and mysterious sculpture—designed by Sara J. Stern ’12—sways and sighs. It looms over the neat and trim set and veils it with a hesitating shade...
Such shadows are the perfect introduction to Williams?? play, where the hopes of a St. Louis family shatter under a soft mist of melancholy. Their hazy promise is mostly carried through in this production, directed by Megan E. O’Keefe ’11. O’Keefe’s “Menagerie,” which runs through Feb. 27th, is well acted and well thought-out. If the show occasionally stumbles into melodrama, it is only because O’Keefe tries too hard to clarify details that could instead remain...
...emotions. “I have a poet’s weakness for symbols,” says Tom, who often acts as the play’s narrator. As they despair and shout across master painter Snoweria Zhang ’12’s well-crafted backdrop, Williams??s characters are really grappling with the tragedy of their own lives...
Thus begins Tennessee Williams?? famed four-character play, “The Glass Menagerie,” a touching tale about the struggle to support a fragile family, the disappointments that one encounters in this endeavor, and the difficult decisions one must face when trying to keep these loved ones secure...
...Keefe intends to reflect faithfully Williams?? nostalgic story, drawing the audience into the Wingfield family’s plight. “We can set up their world and invite the audience into it,” she says. “If we can keep it fresh and spontaneous for [the audience], then we have done...