The Valley Players present a classic of the American theater, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, with shows on weekends September 29-October 15 at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street (Rt.100), in Waitsfield. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.

This hauntingly poetic play tells of a single mother and her two adult children struggling to get by in Depression-era St. Louis. Amanda Wingfield (Kitty Coyne, Waterbury), raised in Southern gentility and abandoned by her husband, now tries desperately to provide for her disabled daughter Laura (Lindsay Repka, Middlebury) and adventure-seeking son Tom (Matthew Grant Winston, Montpelier). In spite of her best efforts, Amanda succeeds more in distancing her children from her, with Laura retreating into her own imaginary world and Tom plotting to escape the "prison" he sees himself in. The cast also includes Michael Smith (Cambridge, VT) as Jim, a high school acquaintance of Laura's.

Directed by Michael Halloran (Barre) with Assistant Director Ashley Hall (Warren) the play grapples with questions of family loyalty as well as the fragile illusions we live by, which can so easily be shattered. Surprisingly humorous, beautifully written, this production is not to be missed! Get tickets in advance at theaterengine.com or call 802-583-1674.

Event Info

Nov 8, 2024, 7:30 PM

Nov 9, 2024, 5 to 7 PM

Nov 13, 2024, 6:30 to 8 PM