num_pages: 3
description: Few plays have explored the byways of the human heart as poignantly and poetically as Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. In this touching audio, we meet the embattled Wingfield family: Amanda—faded southern belle, abandoned wife, dominating mother, who hopes to match her daughter with an eligible "gentleman caller;" Laura—lame and painfully shy, she evades her mother's schemes and reality by retreating to a world of make-believe; Tom—sole support of the family, he eventually leaves home to become a writer but is forever haunted by the memory of Laura.Also included on this audio are priceless recordings of Tennessee Williams bringing his own interpretations to the wistful opening monologue and the tragic ending, as well as to his own brilliantly charming poetry and his uproariously wicked short story, The Yellow Bird.
language: English
title: The Glass Menagerie
titlecomplete: The Glass Menagerie
characters: Amanda Wingfield, Jim O'Connor, Tom Wingfield, Laura Wingfield
genres: Literature, American, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, High School, Fiction, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 130514
places: St. Louis, Missouri, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -788893200000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play
publisher: Caedmon