WTT Presents THE GLASS MENAGERIE 4/2-19

WaterTower Theatre (WTT) continues its 2008‐2009 season with the landmark American drama by Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie. It will run April 2 - 19, 2009.

In Tennessee Williams' powerful and poetic memory play, The Glass Menagerie, Tom is torn between the duty to his overbearing mother Amanda and his desire to escape the shackles of his life. Trapped between the two is the delicate and isolated Laura.

Praised for its tenderness and charm, Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie stands as Williams' most intimate and iveting drama. WTT's production of The Glass Menagerie will feature Pamela Peadon as Amanda, Dan Forsythe as Tom, Jessica Wiggers as Laura, and Matt Moore as Jim, the Gentleman Caller.

Scenic design is by Clare Floyd DeVries, lighting design is by Jason S. Foster, costume design is by Barbara Cox, and properties design is by Tish Mussey. The play will be directed by WTT's Producing Artistic Director, Terry Martin.

This production of The Glass Menagerie is supported by WaterTower Theatre's Associate Producing Partners, Haynes and Boone LLP and Atmos Energy. The Glass Menagerie will run April 2‐19, 2009 at the Addison Theatre Centre, which is located at 15650 Addison Road in Addison, Texas. Performance times are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 2:00 PM (no matinee April 4) & 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM.

Ticket prices range from $25 ‐ $40. Tickets are available by calling the WTT Box Office at 972.450.6232 or online at www.watertowertheatre.org.

Group rates are also available.

For the past twelve years, WaterTower Theatre has proven itself to be on the forefront of both the regional and Dallas theatre communities.

WTT has been recognized for artistic excellence by the Dallas Theatre League, Dallas/Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum, The Dallas Morning News, The Dallas Observer, D Magazine and Star‐Telegram, among others. WaterTower Theatre has a subscription base in excess of 2,100 subscribers and serves an audience base of over 35,000 patrons annually.

WaterTower Theatre is supported in part by the Town of Addison, TACA, and The Texas Commission on the Arts.