In advance of its next stage show, Bozeman Actors Theatre will present a special reading of a Tennessee Williams classic. Presentations of The Glass Menagerie will be held Friday and Saturday, November 3rd and 4th at the Story Mansion. Show time is 7:30pm each night.
The Glass Menagerie is a memory play in which the main character narrates the events of the story. The central theme of the play looks at the conflict between fact and fiction, especially as we recall our memories. The play launched Tennessee Williams into international stardom and led to an astonishing career in 1944. The local troupe is offering a reading of this play to reacquaint audiences with the playwright in anticipation of its next production, The Gentleman Caller. Directed by Gretchen Minton, the readings will feature the talents of Susan Miller, Phillip Winchester, Mercy Simpson and Gabe Taurman.
Following with seven performances from Nov. 10th through 17th, Bozeman Actors will present Phillip Dawkins’ The Gentleman Caller. All will be held at the Story Mansion with a start time of 7:30pm.
Written in 2018, the play highlights the relationship between playwrights Tennessee Williams and William Inge, beginning with an interview that Inge conducted with Williams very shortly before his rise to stardom with The Glass Menagerie, and anticipating Inge’s own rise to fame as a playwright with Picnic, which won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1953. The Bozeman Actors production is directed by Sasha Kostyrko and stars Erik Pearson and Joe Faifer as Williams and Inge, respectively.
Advance tickets for The Glass Menagerie reading are $20 for general admission or $10 for students. The Gentleman Caller tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for students. Find ticketing links at www.bozemanactorstheatre.org. Tickets available at the door as space allows.
Bozeman Actors Theatre is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing exceptional, thought-provoking and adventurous live theater to the community. For more information and to preview upcoming productions, please visit the website. Follow on Facebook and Instagram for the most up to date performance announcements. •
