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Tickets now on sale for Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" at The Skinny Improv Comedy Theatre
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The Swan Repertory Theatre Company annouces its inagural show of its permiere season, "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams performed at The Skinny Improv Theatre September 11-28, 2008 on Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm.
Tickets are now on sale at The Skinny Improv Box Office. You can call 417-831-SWAN (7926) or 417-831-LAFF (5233) to purchase tickets. Ticket Prices:
$23 General Admission
$20 Students and Seniors (55+)
$9 Student Rush (half-hour before show)
$15 Groups of 10 or more
Great Theatre. Great Value.
Flex Pass and Season Tickets Available:
2 shows for 35 (save $5)
3 shows for 50 (save $10)
Full Season: 6 shows $99
First Production Special:
Attend Glass Menagerie, September 11-28, and save ticket for half-price off another show OR trade in your ticket for season ticket discount
This production features Sara Ann Parker, a professional Equity actress from New York, as Amanda Wingfield, and Swan Repertory Comany members and local performers Bethany Ziskind as Laura Wingfield, Jordan Fox as Tom Wingfield, and Bryan Moses as the Gentleman Caller.
About the play:
Amanda Wingfield is a faded, tragic remnant of Southern gentility who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura. Amanda strives to give meaning and direction to her life and the lives of her children, though her methods are ineffective and irritating. Tom is driven nearly to distraction by his mother's nagging and seeks escape in alcohol and the unrealistic world of the movies. Laura also lives in her own illusions. She is crippled, and this defect, intensified by her mother's anxiety to see her married, has driven her more and more into herself. The crux of the action comes when Tom invites a young man of his acquaintance to take dinner with the family. Jim, the caller, is a nice ordinary fellow who is at once pounced upon by Amanda as a possible husband for Laura. In spite of her crude and obvious efforts to entrap the young man, he and Laura manage to get along very nicely, and momentarily Laura is lifted out of herself into a new world. But this crashes when, toward the end, Jim explains that he is already engaged. The world of illusion that Amanda and Laura have striven to create in order to make life bearable collapses about them. Tom, too, at the end of his tether, at last leaves home.
To purchase tickets contact 417.831.SWAN (7926) or visit www.swanrep.com or call 417-831-LAFF (5233)
The Swan Repertory Theatre Company 2008-2009 Season:
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
September 11 - 28, 2008
The Skinny Improv Theatre
Private Lives by Noel Coward
October 16 - November 2, 2008
The Skinny Improv Theatre
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted by Laird Williamson
December 18- 21, 2008
The Gillioz Theatre featuring Robert Westenberg as Scrooge.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
February 19 - March 8, 2009
The Skinny Improv Theatre
The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote
April 2 - 19, 2009
The Gillioz Theatre
Springfield Shakespeare Festival
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
May 21- June 7, 2009
Jordan Valley Park
About The Swan Repertory Theatre Company
The Swan Repertory Theatre Company was founded in 2008 by Marc Whitmore and Jeff Jenkins as a joint effort between Skinny Improv Creative, Inc, UpSide Down Creative Group, and Stonegate Creative Group.
The Swan Repertory Theatre Company exists to bring professional classical theatre to Southwest Missouri. Through performances, education, and training, SwanRep will strive to bring a much-needed focus to important and classical works.
The Swan Repertory Theatre Company will work to bring in professional actors, designers, and directors in order to enhance the already vital theatre arts community in Springfield. According to Artistic Director Jeff Jenkins, "The Swan Rep is happening at an exciting time in the development of the theatre community in Springfield. By striving to bring in professional performers and couple them with the strong local talent pool, I believe that this concept will prove to be a win-win for Springfield."
The Swan Repertory Theate Company launched its first show at The Springfield Shakespeare Festival located in Jordan Valley Park. The Springfield Shakespeare Festival is a FREE outdoor festival that performs in late May and early June. The 2008 festival saw almost 3000 people come out to enjoy a hysterical performance of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" The Swan Repertory Theatre Company will perform at The Skinny Improv Theatre and The Gillioz Theatre both located in beautiful downtown Springfield, Mo.
For interviews and questions please contact Jeff Jenkins at 417-831-SWAN (7926) or 417-831-LAFF (5233) or jeff@swanrep.com