drama

The Glass Menagerie is a 1966 American made-for-television drama film based on the 1944 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams.

tragic

The Glass Menagerie is an American classic that tells a tragic family tale of love, bitterness, and abandonment.

as a “memory play

The Glass Menagerie, often referred to as a “memory play,” was first produced in 1947, and tells the story of a restless young man, Laura Wingfield's Southern belle mother, and Laura Wingfield's painfully shy sister who is introduced to a gentleman caller.

a memory play as told to us by Tom Wingfield, a merchant marine looking back on the Depression years Tom Wingfield spent with Tom Wingfield's overbearing Southern genteel mother, Amanda, and Tom Wingfield's physically disabled, cripplingly shy sister, Laura

The Glass Menagerie is a memory play as told to us by Tom Wingfield, a merchant marine looking back on the Depression years Tom Wingfield spent with Tom Wingfield's overbearing Southern genteel mother, Amanda, and Tom Wingfield's physically disabled, cripplingly shy sister, Laura.

semi-autobiographical drama

The Glass Menagerie is a semi-autobiographical drama retracing life of Tom, a young man working in a Missouri factory, as Tom breaks from the confines of the apartment Tom shares with Tom's mother and sister.

a 'memory play,' , a term coined by Tennessee Williamsmeaning the play is narrated by a lead character who is telling events from their memory

The Glass MENAGERIE is a 'memory play,' a term coined by Tennessee Williams, meaning the play is narrated by a lead character who is telling events from their memory.

a four-character family drama ( five

Tennessee Williams’ first successful play and part of the bedrock of his impressive portfolio, The Glass Menagerie is a four-character family drama (five if you consider the absentee father) that follows Amanda Wingfield and Amanda Wingfield's children, Laura and Tom.

at the heart of Tennessee Williams’ first great dramatic success, The Glass Menagerie, an autobiographically inspired memory play

Universal themes, including family, desertion, broken dreams, dealing (or not) with reality and the impact of our decisions on others, are at the heart of Tennessee Williams’ first great dramatic success, The Glass Menagerie, an autobiographically inspired memory play.

autobiographical

The Glass Menagerie is adapted from Williams’ short story Portrait of a Girl in Glass, and is widely believed to be an autobiographical account of the playwrights own upbringing.

a memory play, written by a popular American writer, Tennessee Williams

The Glass Menagerie is a memory play, written by a popular American writer, Tennessee Williams.

a ‘memory play’ that explores the difference between how we want to see the past and how the world actually is

The Glass Menagerie is a ‘memory play’ that explores the difference between how we want to see the past and how the world actually is.

a 'poetic memory play' by Tennessee Williams (who's photo,

THE GLASS MENAGERIE is a 'poetic memory play' by Tennessee Williams (who's photo, by the way, is permanently ensconced on the outer wall of the Guthrie's riverfront complex along with several other important figures in the life of the theater) and has been performed at the Guthrie Theater multiple times in the history of the company, but the company's the first time ever for director Joseph Haj and several members of this year's cast.

a reminiscence play

The Glass Menagerie is a reminiscence play, and a reminiscence play's movement is drawn from the memories of the narrator, Tom Wingfield.

a melancholy family drama written by Tennessee Williams

The Glass Menagerie play is a melancholy family drama written by Tennessee Williams.

Tennessee Williams’ poetic masterpiece, anchored by the ageing southern belle Amanda Wingfield, who hopes for Amanda Wingfield's son Tom to fulfill Amanda Wingfield's dreams of finding the perfect “gentleman caller” for Amanda Wingfield's shy and damaged daughter Laura

The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams’ poetic masterpiece, anchored by the ageing southern belle Amanda Wingfield, who hopes for Amanda Wingfield's son Tom to fulfill Amanda Wingfield's dreams of finding the perfect “gentleman caller” for Amanda Wingfield's shy and damaged daughter Laura.

one of Tennessee Williams’ most well-known tragic plays, which is to a large degree the autobiography of the play writer

The Glass Menagerie is one of Tennessee Williams’ most well-known tragic plays, which is to a large degree the autobiography of the play writer.

a heartfelt memory play about a young man

The Glass Menagerie is a heartfelt memory play about a young man’s unsuccessful attempt to leave Tom Wingfield's family and past behind.

a highly autobiographical play about the Wingfields, a family whose disintegration is told in painful detail

An early work and American director Sam Gold's first success, The Glass Menagerie is a highly autobiographical play about the Wingfields, a family whose disintegration is told in painful detail but also with a great deal of poetic bravoure.

a four-character memory play with strong autobiographical elements’ and Williams's family , featuring characters based on Williams

The Glass Menagerie is a four-character memory play with strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on Williams’ and Williams's family.

a four-character memory play with strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on Williams’ and Williams's family

The Glass Menagerie is a four-character memory play with strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on Williams’ and Williams's family.