Knox College Theatre Presents “The Glass Menagerie”

Knox College Theatre presents “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday May 9 through Saturday, May 12, in Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and Knox College alumni, free to all students with school ID and free to Knox College students, faculty and staff. Tickets are available at the door one hour before each performance or by advanced reservation at 309-341-7472. Seating is extremely limited and reservations are recommended.

“‘The Glass Menagerie’ is a “memory play” that explores the relationships between a domineering mother, a daughter lost in a world of music and glass figurines, and a son trapped between ambition and responsibility,” said the director, Jeff Grace, associate professor of theatre. “It’s an American classic that examines Williams’ struggle to
reconcile his identity with his shattered upbringing.”

As part of his research on Williams, Grace visited St. Louis, where the playwright grew up. “His family lived in the four places throughout the city, and I visited the various family residences to get a feel of the different areas where he lived,” Grace said. “I’ve brought some of my research on Tennessee Williams’s life to the cast throughout the production process.”