Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” to be read in Tehran

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by Heliya Jolaie Moghaddam, the 70-minute performance is set for February 21, 27, and 28, Mehr reported.The play will be read by Mahmoud
Goudarzi, Mehdi Asgharian, Azita Momenian, Mahdieh Zojaei, Elham Mogharaban, Somayeh Hajian, Reyhaneh Rezvani, Sadaf Rafiei, Marzieh
Gholami, and Noushin Biglari.Premiered in 1944 in Chicago, the play catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame
The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his histrionic mother, and his mentally fragile
sister
memory play, narrated and partially re-enacted by Tom Wingfield, and it revolves around the lives of Tom, his mother Amanda, and his sister
Laura
The family grapples with the challenges of daily life in St
story is set in the aftermath of the Great Depression and reflects the economic struggles and societal changes of the time
is celebrated for its poetic and poignant exploration of themes such as memory, illusion, and the complexity of familial relationships
human condition.Thomas Lanier Williams III (1911-1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and
screenwriter
Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American
He also wrote short stories, poetry, essays, and a volume of memoirs.Arya Theater Hall is located within the premises of Iran Cinema, which
is located at Shariati St