Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "A Tennessee Williams classic is next on the books for the Mountain Playhouse staff in Jennerstown.
'The Glass Menagerie' is a play about family dynamics, according to one of the show's lead performers, television actress Sandy Duncan. And the play is a family affair. Duncan's son, Jeffrey Correia, plays her son in the play as well. It's the first time the two have shared a professional stage. Correia was a member of the Mountain Playhouse's resident acting company this season and in 2003."
3 comments:
I am a huge fan of this play and would love to see it performed, however I'd love to see more about how the show is being done. It's very interesting that a mother and son are staring together (for me that would cause alot of tension - perhaps for this show that's a plus) but I'd love to see what the director wants to highlight about this play. This play definitely cast light on the problems of family expectations and refusing to see a situation as it really is, but i wonder what the director hopes to achieve with this mother/son pairing? Hopefully this element can add a very fresh, new look to this tragic play of family.
This article is particularly well timed for me, as I am working on a paper for Foundations of Drama in which i analyze The Glass Menagerie. This article highlights a different aspect than the one I am analyzing- it talks about the character, particularly of Amanda Wingfield. Its interesting that Duncan brings this new "humorous" take to the role, and particularly fascinating to me that the role of Tom is actually played by her son. That chemistry must change the play's dynamics quite a bit, as Tom and Amanda don't always see eye to eye. (I can't imagine playing such a role with my mother- it would just seem way too real)
As Brian said this play will be interesting with the added dimension of an actual mother son relationship. I wonder how much will play into the acting, as well as how their outside relationship will be affected because of the acting in the show. This script is fantastic, but the show will only measure up if it is done with all the necessary subtlies required to put on a production of a Tennessee Williams play.
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