Mel Bell directed this production, written by American playwright Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie provides a glimpse into the lives of Amanda Wingfield - a woman of great but confused vitality, clinging frantically to another time and place; her daughter Laura - a crippled, shy, fragile creature; her son Tom - a poet with a job in a warehouse who dreams of escaping his mundane existence; and Jim O'Connor, the nice, ordinary young man who enters the Wingfield family's lives as the Gentleman Caller.
The play follows Amanda's attempts to create a secure future for Laura who would prefer to stay home absorbed with her own menagerie of glass figurines. All the characters provide scope for some fine acting and the play is a powerful piece of drama.
THE CAST
Lyndel Taylor- Amanda
Lyndel first appeared on the Bijou stage in "A Murder is Announced". Since then she has extended her range to include a whore, a nun and a goose in the plays "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", "Puss in Boots", "Deadline", "Away", "Little Shop of Horrors", "The Bijou Merry Moments", "Mother Goose", "Don's Party", "The Adventures of Sylvia", "The Sound of Music" and "In Too Deep".Her most recent appearance was as Kate in "On Our Selection"
Derek Clarke - Tom
Derek first appeared on the Bijou stage in the one act play "The Walking Dead" Since then he has appeared in "The Sound of Music", "Cosi", "Murder Play", "In Too Deep", "Got To Get Away" and "Variety Show". His most recent appearance was as Dave in "On Our Selection".
Christy Payne - Laura
Christy Payne first appeared on the Bijou stage in "Grease". She has also appeared in the one act play "The Walking Dead", and was last seen as Cherry in "Cosi"
Phil Shelton- Jim
Phil first appeared in the one act play "Ernie's Incredible Illucinations". His most recent appearance was as Sandy ("Dear old Sandy") in "On Our Selection".
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