The Glass Menagerie

Do memories of your past confine you or act as a catalyst…or both?

This beloved play by the bard of New Orleans tells the story of the Wingfield family as remembered many years later by son, Tom. Set during the Great Depression, the largely autobiographical play by Tennessee Williams asks the question of whether life is best lived for one’s family or oneself, as Tom, ever the outsider, struggles between the pull of obligations he feels towards his mother, Amanda, and sister, Laura, and the strong urge to leave them all behind and start over. The Glass Menagerie is the most revived Broadway play of all time, and for good reason. It is the definition of an American classic.

By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Matthew Earnest

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SHOW TIMES

February 26 – March 21, 2027; preview Feb. 25

Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 3 PM
Saturday, March 13 at 2 PM
Student Matinee Thursday, March 4 at 10 AM (sign-ups coming soon)

Estimated run time: 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission

Executive Producers

Cathy and Walter Isaacson

Associate Producers

William Brockschmidt and Richard Dragisic
Scott Hutcheson and David Hoover
Dr. Lynne Neitzschman and Dr. Don Kern
Judith Young Oudt
Anne and Edmund Redd
Fern and Kevin Watters

Supporters

Marie and James Cahn
Don-Scott Cooper

The Glass Menagerie is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

The Glass Menagerie is presented by special arrangement with the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Support for Le Petit Theatre Provided by Joy and Boysie Bollinger, The Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin Foundation, The Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Foundation for Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, The Favrot-Van Horn Fund, The Eugenie and Joseph Jones Family Foundation, The Le Petit Theatre Endowment Fund from the Greater New Orleans Foundation, The Harold W. Newman Endowment Fund, The New Orleans Recreation and Culture Fund, The New Orleans Theatre Association (NOTA), The Elizabeth Porch Schwartz Endowment Fund, The Selley Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Sponsored in part by WWNO 89.9 FM and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Inc.