Archive for April, 2010
Sixty-six years old and still packing a punch
Posted by: | CommentsAbove: A scene from ATC’s production of “The Glass Menagerie”
It’s the final weekend for Arizona Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams’ earth-shaking 1944 drama, The Glass Menagerie.
This is a don’t-miss production, so do your best to grab a remaining ticket or two.
It’s amazing how great art can continue to speak to us decades after its creation. Centuries later is one thing — by that time, the noise has filtered out and all that’s left is the bell-like sound of the work’s final meaning. But decades are the real test. Changes in fashion — verbal, visual and sentimental — are merciless, and what in 1944 seemed radical and powerful could easily feel unremarkable in 2010. Not so the early plays of Tennessee Williams. Go and see for yourself.
