SYNOPSIS
The American classic two-act play, written by Tennessee Williams, revolves around the Wingfield family, living in St. Louis during the Depression. Described as a memory play, the story unfolds as Tom, the narrator of the story, and also a character within the play, recalls the time in his family's life that marked a turning point for what would become their futures. Tom’s mother, Amanda, a faded southern belle abandoned by her husband long ago, uses her son, Tom, a warehouse worker with the heart of a poet, to help her find a gentleman caller for her daughter, Laura, whose fate in life seems to be sealed by her shyness and her crippled leg. When events don’t turn out as Amanda planned, their world fractures like bits of broken glass.
The play is considered to be the author’s most important work as it is reaches the depths of human emotions and speaks to the fragile nature of the human spirit. It is partially autobiographical and was a critical success on Broadway and in film.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Venue: Eunice Players’ Theatre
Address: 121 S. Second St., Eunice, L
Dates: November 12, 13, 19, 20, 21 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, November 18 at 6:00 pm – Dinner Theatre at Ruby’s Restaurant and Courtyard, 123 S Second St, Eunice (cost is an additional $20)
The play is directed by Denise Fusilier.
TICKET INFORMATION
- Admission is $15 for individual tickets for all ages.
- Tickets may be purchased at David’s Limited (204 S. Second St, Eunice), or by calling 337-546-0163 to charge by phone. Visa and MasterCard are accepted for advance sales but not at the door.
- Season ticket holders should call the phone number on their season ticket to make reservations.
CAST
The matriarch of the family, Amanda, is played by Jody L. Powell of Eunice. Jody has been involved with EPT for 37 years, primarily as director, actor, and set designer. She was most recently seen on the EPT stage in “On Golden Pond” and earlier this year in “Other Desert Cities”, and she directed last year’s “The Diary of Anne Frank”. She is also involved with several theatre companies in Lafayette.
Tom, the narrator of the play, and Amanda’s son, is played by Travis Fontenot of Ville Platte. Travis was seen on the EPT stage in “Camelot”, and “Other Desert Cities”, and on the Opelousas Little Theatre stage in “Macbeth”, “God’s Favorite”, and “Jekyll & Hyde”. He earned a degree in Theatre: Performance and Directing from Northwestern State University. He is a founding member of Troupe d’Evangeline in Ville Platte.
Playing the role of Laura, Amanda’s daughter, is Kristi Burleigh of Ville Platte. Kristi has been in several EPT productions, including last season’s “The Diary of Anne Frank” as Miep Gies. Other productions include “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Dorothy Meets Alice”, “Schoolhouse Rock Live!”, and “Camelot”.
Rounding out the cast as the Gentleman Caller is Andy Noel of Pine Prairie. He has recently performed with the Troupe d'Evangeline in Ville Platte in “Trouble at the Tropicabana” and “The Princess and the Pea”. Previously he acted for two years with Sight & Sound in Pennsylvania and spent a summer internship with a children's theatre group called Lamplight Artists.
This play includes very brief use of smoking of herbal cigarettes.