{"id":22486,"date":"2023-09-13T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=22486"},"modified":"2023-11-09T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:59:14","slug":"strong-character-development-and-acting-highlight-upcoming-six-show-run-of-the-glass-menagerie-at-tusculum-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2023\/strong-character-development-and-acting-highlight-upcoming-six-show-run-of-the-glass-menagerie-at-tusculum-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong character development and acting highlight upcoming six-show run of &#8220;The Glass Menagerie&#8221; at Tusculum University"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Experience the brilliant writing of Tennessee Williams and exceptional performances by four experienced local actors in an upcoming six-show run of \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_22487\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22487\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22487\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-9-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Hensley Schultz, left, and Josie Norton rehearse a scene.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Opening night for the Theatre-at-Tusculum production, which tells a story of a depression-era family in St. Louis in a dream-like and poetic manner, is Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. in Behan Arena Theatre. The cast will feature acting veteran Erin Hensley Schultz, who also serves as Tusculum\u2019s costume director, as Amanda Wingfield. It also consists of Tusculum students Tristan Matthews as Tom Wingfield, Josie Norton as Laura Wingfield and Todd Wallin as Jim O\u2019Connor (also known as the Gentleman Caller), all of whom have already developed impressive theater r\u00e9sum\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe themes in \u2018The Glass Menagerie\u2019 are as relevant today as they were in 1944, when the play originally premiered in Chicago,\u201d said Wayne Thomas, the play\u2019s director. \u201cMany of us contend with having to decide between obligations to others versus ourselves; many of us feel the consequences of either choice. \u2018The Glass Menagerie\u2019 has lasted at the forefront of American theater because it evokes empathy in us. We watch, and we understand. We watch, and we reflect on our own choices and the consequences of caring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details about the play<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22489\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22489\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22489\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-144x200.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-87x120.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-72x100.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5-36x50.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-5.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wayne Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_22488\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22488\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22488\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-1536x1210.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-2048x1613.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-254x200.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-120x95.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-100x79.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-7-min-50x39.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right, Erin Hensley Schultz, Todd Wallin, Tristan Matthews and Wayne Thomas work on a scene in \u201cThe Glass Menagerie.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thomas, who serves as executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/arts.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum Arts Outreach<\/a> and dean of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/civic-liberal-arts\/\">College of Civic and Liberal Arts<\/a>, said \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d is Williams\u2019 most autobiographical work, with all of the characters based on people from his life. In contemplating the performances in the Behan, those associated with Tusculum\u2019s production did not simply want to emulate their favorite versions of the play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strength of our show is in the performances,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cThese thoughtful and high-quality actors built their characters from the ground up, remaining true to the script while also digging to make the play more relevant for contemporary audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To summarize the play, Tom wants to escape St. Louis and his family to chase adventures, to lead his life with a free and wandering spirit, but he is stuck as the primary source of income for his mother and sister. Amanda can only find meager employment selling women\u2019s magazine subscriptions. Laura is too physically and emotionally challenged to work. So Tom toils all day in a shoe warehouse, unhappy and increasingly more resentful \u2013 until Amanda strikes a deal with him. If he will just find Laura a suitor, he is free to pursue his own dreams.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the actors, Frank Mengel completed an inspiring set design that features artwork from master painter Gary Renfro and lighting by Elijah Collins-White. Andy Ross\u2019 score will encompass authentic sounds from the 1930s, and local high school student Jade Ward will demonstrate her abundant talent on the violin. Gracie Weems is serving as the stage manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAudiences will be treated to menagerie effects throughout the production,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cAt a glance, the set might lead you to believe there are so many obstructed views of the play\u2019s action. At a second glance, you\u2019ll realize there isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are descriptions of the actors and the characters:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schultz\/Amanda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22490\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22490\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22490\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erin Hensley Schultz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Erin Hensley Schultz is in her sixth year with Arts Outreach, but her connections to Tusculum extend to her high school days when she was in the \u201cActors Coming Together\u201d productions. As an adult, she has performed in \u201cThe Addams Family\u201d and worked on the makeup crew for \u201cA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.\u201d She and her husband, Steve, starred in \u201cLemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons\u201d in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She has also participated in several productions at the Greeneville Theatre Guild, Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, Glasgow Theatre Company, Blue Moon Dinner Theatre and Johnson City Community Theatre, as well as performing with Blue Plate Special, her improv comedy group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmanda Wingfield is a difficult, deep character that I really wanted to analyze and get inside of, and it has been very rewarding to explore this family&#8217;s dynamic and relationships along with my castmates,\u201d Schultz said.\u00a0\u201cWhen she\u00a0nags at her adult children, it&#8217;s easy to write her off as just annoying or mean or even just\u00a0silly, as so many mothers in fiction and real life are so quickly written off, but when we step into her shoes, we can see that she literally has no other options. She&#8217;s a woman in an impossible situation, desperately searching for a solution and pouncing on\u00a0any little glimmer of hope she can find.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthews\/Tom<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22491\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22491\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22491\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-2.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tristan Matthews<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tristan Matthews has been active in theater for about 10 years, but this will be his first performance at Tusculum. A new student at the university, he has extensive acting experience with the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre with comedic roles in \u201cSinging in the Rain,\u201d \u201cNewsies,\u201d \u201cWelcome to Mitford,\u201d \u201cMary Poppins\u201d and \u201cLion, Witch and the Wardrobe.\u201d He wanted to switch to drama, and Erin Schultz and Steve Schultz, who serves as director of Tusculum Arts Outreach, suggested he audition for \u201cThe Glass Menagerie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I would enjoy drama and roles where I would have to contemplate every movement and word and break it down,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cI am able to achieve that in \u2018The Glass Menagerie.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He immediately fell in love with the role of Tom and the dialogue when he read for the part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom thinks a lot and is a very deep person,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cBecause of his father leaving, he has been forced at a very young age to take on the responsibilities of a grown man and care for his mother, Amanda, who is never really happy with what she is given. He loves her and his sister, Laura. Laura is very special to him. He feels empathy and sympathy for her and wishes his mother would not put such high expectations on her. He is a young man who wants to discover who he is and what the world has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Norton\/Laura<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22492\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22492\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22492\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josie Norton<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Josie Norton has participated in theater since March 2021 and has already contributed on many levels, including acting, directing, writing and serving on the crew. She wrote one of the \u201c5 X 10 Plays,\u201d directed one of the plays in the Tusculum Youth Actors Studio Showcase earlier this year and performed in \u201cCompany.\u201d Being a cast member in \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d tops her list of theatrical activity, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing that is different about this show is that it is academic theater, which means it was approached in a very technically aware manner from script to stage, and it has been such an educational experience,\u201d Norton said. \u201cBeing in a prominent role in this story has allowed me to bring unique experiences and emotions from my own life to coincide with the feelings my character Laura has surrounding the perception of being different and self-aware to her detriment. Playing this role is helping shape me into the type of actress I am becoming, one that goes for the risks, does the hard work and shares the rewards with her community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said Laura, who has a disability, is viewed as a dainty blue rose lacking get-up or ambition in her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaura has fire of courage and power trapped within her, as I\u2019m sure many people can relate to this in real life, so within the story she gains the confidence to make a lasting mark on the Gentleman Caller,\u201d Norton said. \u201cAll of this is sadly at the expense of her older brother\u2019s freedom from his true passion in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wallin\/Jim<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22493\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22493\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-4.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Todd Wallin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Todd Wallin has participated in the Tusculum theater program since fifth grade when he joined what is now the Tusculum Youth Actors Studio. In more recent years, he has been on the stage for several Tusculum productions, including playing one of the leads as Sky in \u201cMamma Mia\u201d and performing as Banquo in \u201cMacbeth\u201d and in \u201cThe Tell-Tale Heart.\u201d Most recently, he was one of the actors in \u201cThe Letter,\u201d one of the \u201c5 X 10 Plays\u201d in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was interested\u00a0in taking on a different role from anything I had played before,\u201d Wallin said. \u201cWhen I started out, I was usually a member of the ensemble, and I tried to put a comedic element into my performance. Since then, I have usually played comedic characters. This show has given me a chance to break that barrier and give the audience something it isn\u2019t expecting from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wallin will appear in the final scenes of \u201cThe Glass Menagerie.\u201d His character works with Tom, who has invited Jim to dinner to introduce him to his sister, Laura. The two male characters knew each in high school when Jim excelled in every aspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Wayne Thomas was describing this character to me, he would always tell me to look for an affable approach,\u201d Wallin said. \u201cIn this story, we see the Gentleman Caller after high school. He is a bit slower but still has energy. He is always seeking approval from those around him and keeps a seemingly polite manner about himself at all\u00a0times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticket information<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22724\" style=\"width: 284px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22724\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22724\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1-183x200.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1-110x120.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1-91x100.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Glass-Menagerie-8-274x300-1-46x50.jpg 46w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Todd Wallin, left, and Josie Norton, rehearse a scene.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Show dates and times are Sept. 29, Sept. 30, Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $17 for anyone 12-59 years old, $15 for those 60 or older and $5 for children younger than 12. One can purchase tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/arts.tusculum.edu\/\">https:\/\/arts.tusculum.edu\/<\/a> or at the door. All forms of payment are accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Behan Arena Theatre is located on the lower level of Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to share \u2018The Glass Menagerie\u2019 with the community as part of Tusculum\u2019s commitment to civic engagement,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cWe are proud of our tradition of theatrical excellence at Tusculum and welcome this additional opportunity to showcase the caliber of this component of our Center for the Arts. The community will have a great time at this show, and we encourage everyone to join us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further information about the performances is available from Rouja Green, director of the Center for the Arts, at <a href=\"mailto:rgreen@tusculum.edu\">rgreen@tusculum.edu<\/a>. To learn more about the university, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Experience the brilliant writing of Tennessee Williams and exceptional performances by four experienced local actors in an upcoming six-show run of \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>Opening night for the Theatre-at-Tusculum production, which tells a story of a depression-era family in St. Louis in a dream-like and poetic manner, is Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. in Behan Arena Theatre. The cast will feature acting veteran Erin Hensley Schultz, who also serves as Tusculum\u2019s costume director, as Amanda Wingfield. It also consists of Tusculum students Tristan Matthews as Tom Wingfield, Josie Norton as Laura Wingfield and Todd Wallin as Jim O\u2019Connor (also known as the Gentleman Caller), all of whom have already developed impressive theater r\u00e9sum\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe themes in \u2018The Glass Menagerie\u2019 are as relevant today as they were in 1944, when the play originally premiered in Chicago,\u201d said Wayne Thomas, the play\u2019s director. \u201cMany of us contend with having to decide between obligations to others versus ourselves; many of us feel the consequences of either choice. \u2018The Glass Menagerie\u2019 has lasted at the forefront of American theater because it evokes empathy in us. We watch, and we understand. We watch, and we reflect on our own choices and the consequences of caring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2023\/strong-character-development-and-acting-highlight-upcoming-six-show-run-of-the-glass-menagerie-at-tusculum-university\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,170,138,19,169,1,6,172],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Strong character development and acting highlight upcoming six-show run of &quot;The Glass Menagerie&quot; at Tusculum University :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2023\/strong-character-development-and-acting-highlight-upcoming-six-show-run-of-the-glass-menagerie-at-tusculum-university\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strong character development and acting highlight upcoming six-show run of &quot;The Glass Menagerie&quot; at Tusculum University :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREENEVILLE \u2013 Experience the brilliant writing of Tennessee Williams and exceptional performances by four experienced local actors in an upcoming six-show run of \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d at Tusculum University. 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