THE GLASS MENAGERIE Comes To Theater 29

"I will speak truth as I see it, without concealment or evasion, and with a fearless unashamed frontal assault upon life." - Tennessee Williams

When "The Glass Menagerie" came to Broadway in 1944, it was Williams' first big success. He called it a "memory play," one that reflected his own unhappy family background. Delicate and shadowy, "The Glass Menagerie" became a poignant classic of American theater, and it is the 4th offering of the Theatre 29 "Best Of" 2019 season.

"The Glass Menagerie" opens Friday, August 9, and runs through Sunday, August 25 at Theatre 29 with performances Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm. The opening night gala will benefit the Copper Mountain College foundation, the gala will begin at 6:00 pm with a pre-show meal, desserts will be served at intermission and there will be a drawing. The Copper Mountain College Foundation funds student services, including free bus passes, free food at the campus cafeteria and student internships. Opening night tickets are available through the Copper Mountain College Foundation at (760) 366-3791.

Jante Peercy plays Amanda Wingfield, an aging Southern belle who regales her children with talk of her genteel upbringing; Chris Fleischman plays Tom, the son whose job at a shoe factory supports the family; and Amy Fangmeyer plays the delicate Laura, whose painful shyness is compounded by a leg brace. Tom's acquaintance Jim O'Conner is played by Lyle Williams. When Amanda realizes Laura is incapable of completing a business college course she enrolled her daughter in, she becomes determined to find her daughter the right husband. Katie Fleischman directs.

The characters are memorable. Tom, a frustrated writer, yearns to break out and find adventure on the high seas. Laura, Tom's sister, is crippled more emotionally than physically. She's a delicate beauty so vulnerable the world outside crushes her and is now totally isolated. She finds solace in her collection of fragile, glass animals.

Amanda, Tom's mother, feisty and delusional, rules the family.

After opening night, tickets for "The Glass Menagerie" are $15.00 for Regular admission, $12.00 for Seniors and military, and $10.00 for children under 12 and students with ID. Tickets are available at www. theatre29.org or by calling the Theatre 29 Box Office at 760-366-8471.