SUDS Presents: The Glass Menagerie
Event description
SUDS Presents: THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
22nd February - 3rd March; 7PM
The Cellar Theatre
Tickets: SUDS $3 / ACCESS $5 / CONCESSION $7 / ADULT $12
SHOW BIO
This rendition of The Glass Menagerie follows the multiple mass moves in immigration to Australia during the 20th century - exploring the ‘ethnic other’ in the Anglo-sphere, and the aftermath of having settled down in a host country for several years. Amanda, an overbearing, histrionic mother, attempts to control the lives of her children and fulfil her dreams through them. Her eldest, Tom, has other plans, wanting to separate from his family and realise his identity on his own terms. Laura, Tom’s sister, is subjugated to pressures from both sides as they battle out the future of their small, displaced family. The entrance of a ‘gentleman caller’, Jim O’Connor, acts as a trigger point for the family’s downfall. Ultimately, Williams tells a story of intergenerational trauma, untouched desires, and the versions of self-existing.
CAST
Tom: Nelson Lee
Amanda: Josephine Lee
Laura: Airlie Benson
Jim: Michael Sebastian
PRODUCTION CREW
Director: Danny Yazdani
Producer: Jennifer Shin
Assistant Director: Aqsa Suryana
Assistant Producer: Mali Lung
Dramaturg: Luke Mešterović
Set Designers: Stuart Rich, Katarina Butler
Set Assistants: Kaitlyn Nguyen, Natalie Yuen
Lighting Designer: Nikki Eghlimi
Lighting Assistant: Georgie Eggleton
Sound Designers: Jennifer Gao, Justin Leong
Sound Assistant: Seren Liu
Costume Designers: Lucy Burrell, Mariika Mehigan
Stage Manager: Alexis Nguyen
Assistant Stage Manager: Chloe Singleton
Photographers: Robert Hoang, Ange Tran
Videographer: Omar Moustafa
Graphic Designer: Amelia Vogelsang
CONTENT WARNINGS
Ableist language
Coarse language
References to drugs, sex and alcohol
References to death and trauma
References to culturally sensitive experiences
Use of flashing lights and loud noises
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
SUDS acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which this event is taking place; the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.