The Glass Menagerie

Marietta Theatre
11 Whitlock Ave Marietta, GA 30064

Brimming with poetic language and emotional longing, Tennessee Williams' memory play The Glass Menagerie is rightly considered a true classic, a work that's lost none of its power over the generations. Set in a Depression-era St. Louis tenement, aspiring poet Tom struggles with a mind-numbing job and a smothering home life. His overbearing mother, a former Southern belle, constantly pushes her son to bring home a "gentleman caller" for his painfully shy sister Laura, who escapes the world around her by obsessing over her collection of intricate glass animals. But when Tom finally produces a male visitor, the guest's presence sends shock waves through the family -- and the fragile fantasy world they've built may be irreparably shattered. You can experience this moving, beautiful production at Marietta's New Theatre in the Square.