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CONTENTS SPONSORS TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 WHO WE ARE 4 INTRODUCTION TO THE PLAY 4 THE CHARACTERS 5 SYNOPSIS 6 TENNESSEE WILLIAMS 9 MEMORY PLAY 9 TIME FRAME 11 THE DEPRESSION 12 WOMEN IN 1930s IN ST. LOUIS 14 LAURA IN REAL LIFE The Glass Menagerie It is Arizona Theatre Company’s goal to share the enriching experience of live theatre. This play guide is intended to help you prepare for your visit to Arizona Theatre Company. Should you have comments or suggestions regarding the play guide, or if you need more information about scheduling trips to see an ATC production, please feel free to contact us: Tucson: Alison C. Terry Education Manager (520)884-8210 ext 8506 (520)628-9129 fax Phoenix: Cale Epps Education Associate (602)256-6899 ext 6115 (602)256-7399 fax The Glass Menagerie Play Guide compiled and written by Jennifer Bazzell, Literary Manager. Discussion questions, and activities prepared by Sara Bernstein, Phoenix Education Manager; Alison C. Terry, Tucson Education Manager; Cale Epps, Phoenix Education Associate and Megan Dallas, Education Intern. Layout by Gabriel Armijo. Support for ATC’s Education and Community Programming has been provided by: Organizations APS Arizona Commission on the Arts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona City Of Glendale City Of Peoria Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Phoenix Offi ce of Arts and Culture PICOR Charitable Foundation Scottsdale League for the Arts Target The Boeing Company The Marshall Foundation The David C. and Lura M. Lovell Foundation The Hearst Foundation, Inc. The Maurice and Meta Gross Foundation The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation 15 IN DEFENSE OF THE MATRIARCH 16 WHAT IS LAURA STUDYING? 17 HISTORICAL REFERENCES FROM THE PLAY 19 TERMS FROM THE PLAY 22 MONEY IN 1937 AND 2010 23 1937 AT THE MOVIES 24 SYMBOLISM IN THE GLASS MENAGERIE 25 MONOLOGUES AND THEIR HISTORY AND FORM 26 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES The Stocker Foundation The Stonewall Foundation Tucson Electric Power Company Tucson Iron & Metal Tucson Pima Arts Council Individuals Mr. Craig Altschul Mr. and Mrs. Rob Aronoff Mr. Randy Brookshier Ms. Penny Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Cesare Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Clark Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Coris Mr. and Mrs. Darryl B. Dobras Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Dusenberry Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glaser Ms. Roseanne Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Imwalle Mr. Bill Kelley Drs. Steven and Marta Ketchel Mr. and Mrs. David Krogen Mr. and Mrs. John Lamse Mr. Raul Leon Mrs. Ann C. Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Doug McClure Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Nachman III Ms. Dana Pitt, Donald Pitt Family Foundation Ms. Sandra D. Rutherford Mr. Marc Sandroff Drs. John and Helen Schaefer Ms. Gretchen H. Shine Ms. Peggi Simmons Mr. Jeffrey Sorrentino Mr. Joe Tarver and Ms. Peggy Johnson Ms. Teresa Welborn Dr. Raymond L. and Mrs. Julianne Woosley Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide 2
WHO WE ARE Arizona Theatre Company is a professional, not-for-profi t theatre company. This means all of our artists, administrators and production staff are paid professionals, and the income we receive from ticket sales and contributions goes right back into our budget to create our work, rather than to any particular person as a profi t. Roughly 150,000 people attend our shows every year, and several thousands of those people support us with charitable contributions in addition to purchasing their tickets. Businesses large and small, private foundations and the city and state governments also support our work fi nancially. Each season, ATC employs hundreds of actors, directors and designers from all over the country to create the work you see on stage. In addition, ATC currently employs about 100 staff members in our production shops and administrative offi ces in Tucson and Phoenix during our season. Among these people are carpenters, painters, marketing professionals, fundraisers, stage directors, computer specialists, sound and light board operators, tailors, costume designers, box offi ce agents, stage crew -the list is endless- representing an amazing range of talents and skills. We are also supported by a Board of Trustees, a group of business and community leaders who volunteer their time and expertise to assist the theatre in fi nancial and legal matters, advise in marketing and fundraising, and help represent the theatre in our community. The Glass Menagerie ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY: WHO WE ARE Thousands of people make our work at ATC possible! Herberger Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona All of this is in support of our mission: to create professional theatre that continually strives to reach new levels of artistic Temple of Music and Art in Tucson, Arizona excellence and that resonates locally, in the state of Arizona and throughout the nation. In order to fulfi ll its mission, the theatre produces a broad repertoire ranging from classics to new works, engages artists of the highest caliber, and is committed to assuring access to the broadest spectrum of citizens. Arizona Theatre Company Play Guide 3
Page 1: Play Guide The Glass Menagerie Ariz
Page 5 and 6: SYNOPSIS Laura A socially awkward a
Page 7 and 8: WILLIAMS were still people in New O
Page 9 and 10: MEMORY MEMORY PLAYS The Glass Menag
Page 11 and 12: TIME DEPRESSION We’ll cut out bod
Page 13 and 14: WOMEN A 1936 poll in Fortune magazi
Page 15 and 16: DEFENSE IN DEFENSE OF THE MATRIARCH
Page 17 and 18: HISTORY Costume Design for the Gent
Page 19 and 20: HISTORY TERMS The Bombing of Guerni
Page 21 and 22: TERMS Milk Fund: “Milk funds” w
Page 23 and 24: MOVIES DEPRESSION SHOPPING LIST—1
Page 25 and 26: SYMBOLISM Tom describes the gentlem
Page 27 and 28: DISCUSSION 5. What is the signifi c
Page 29 and 30: 3. Discuss the symbol of the glass
Page 31 and 32: - Speaking characters are shown by
Page 33 and 34: 2) Have each student return to his
Page 35 and 36: Debriefi ng Questions 1. Do you fee
Page 37 and 38: The Glass Menagerie 6) Depending on
Page 39: Sample Monologue 2 (The girl in thi

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