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| The Glass Menagerie | |
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| Written by | Tennessee Williams |
| Characters | Amanda Wingfield Tom Wingfield Laura Wingfield Jim O'Connor Mr. Wingfield |
| Date premiered | 26 December 1944[1] |
| Place premiered | Chicago |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Memory play |
| Setting | A St. Louis apartment, late 1930s |
The Glass Menagerie[2] is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his histrionic mother, and his mentally fragile sister. In writing the play, Williams drew on an earlier short story, as well as a screenplay he had written under the title of The Gentleman Caller.
The play premiered in Chicago on 26 December 1944. After a shaky start, it was championed by Chicago critics Ashton Stevens and Claudia Cassidy, whose enthusiasm helped build audiences so the producers could move the play to Broadway where it won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1945. The Glass Menagerie was Williams' first successful play; he went on to become one of America's most highly regarded playwrights.
- ^ "'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams review: Fragile drama holds theater in tight spell". Chicago Tribune. May 19, 2022.
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