Masterworks Theater Company presents

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Featuring

SAUNDRA SANTIAGO, RICHARD PRIOLEAU, OLIVIA WASHINGTON, DOUG HARRIS

Directed by CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
Scenic Design: CAMAPBELL BAIRD
Costume Design: DUSSTIN CROSS
Lighting Design: JOYCE LIAO
Original Music & Sound Design: BRETT MACIAS
Properties: DEBORAH GAOULETTE
Production supervisor & Production Stage Manager: C. RENEE ALEXANDER
Assist. Production Supervisor & Asst. Stage Manager: MARCI SKOLNICK
Assoc. Costume Design: JOHN HARDY
Marketing & Advertising: RED RISING MARKETING, INC., MICHAEL REDMAN
Press Representative: JT-PR, JOE TRENTACOSTA
Casting: STEPHANIE KLAPPER CASTING, STEPHANIE KLAPPER

47th Street Theatre
304 West 47th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
(212) 279-4200 or www.TicketCentral.com
May 8th – 30th; Opening Night – 05/14/15

As their inaugural production, Masterworks Theater Company is presenting Tennessee Williams’ THE GLASS MENAGERIE. The goal of Masterworks is to choose great plays and musicals that every young person should have an opportunity to see, and this is a fine production of a classic work.

Williams’ semi-autobiographical story tells of a family bound together by pain, despair, desperation, and, yes, love. They interchange reality and illusion, doing whatever is necessary to survive disappointing lives. Veteran Saundra Santiago is the indomitable Amanda Wingfield, a mother of many words who lives in the past whenever possible. Her son Tom (perfectly portrayed by Richard Prioleau) dreams of a future that doesn’t include his dependent family. He also serves as the tongue-in-cheek Narrator injecting humor and sarcasm into bleak surroundings. Olivia Washington brings a different aspect to the “frail” Laura. Although undeniably handicapped with both physical and personality limitations, Laura’s innocence and willingness to please shine through. And then there is Tom (Doug Harris), the Gentleman Caller, whose visit is a source of hope and despair, much like the lives of the Wingfields.

Ethereal scenic design by Campbell Baird and lighting design by Joyce Liao combine with original music by Brett Macias to create an illusory atmosphere. Costume design by Dustin Cross creates the authenticity of the 1940’s. Together with this fine cast and precise direction of Christopher Scott, Masterworks Theater’s THE GLASS MENAGERIE is an impressive offering for audiences of all ages.

- Laurie Lawson -