The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

Written by Tennessee Williams and directed by HAN Taesook

Language: Korean

Running time: approx 150 mins (with intermission)

Age Restriction: Suitable for ages 13 and over

One of the masterpieces of Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie is an autobiographical piece with his own painful past and family history. The Broadway premiere starring Laurette Taylor in 1945 became a smash hit recorded 563 performances. The production brought immediate fame to the great author winning The New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Sidney Howard Memorial Award and Donaldson Award. The recent Broadway revival by John Tiffany received seven 2014 Tony Award nominations.

2014 hit production of the American masterpiece returns

Director Han is arguably the most celebrated director/playwright in the contemporary Korean theater scene. Her production of The Glass Menagerie at Myeongdong Theater last year was a phenomenal sell-out show during the summer season which is usually very quiet. This is a great opportunity to catch up with the most popular show of the last season with the same strong cast.

Director Han and The Glass Menagerie

For her, drama is not just about text and acting, but something to be seen, listened and felt. Being truthful to her own words, her recent theater works such as Oedipus, Our Town, Antigone and Dante’s Divine Comedy have been highly acclaimed for the breathtakingly poignant and emotionally impactful stages.

Kim Sungyeo is one of celebrity actresses in Korea dubbed as ‘the performer who’s got one thousand faces.’ She also inherited the god-sent voice from singer parents and her long music theater career since she was six years old has now reached to the position of the artistic director of the Korean national Changguk (traditional Korean operetta) company. In her one woman drama with songs, A Fairy in the Wall which celebrated its 10 year anniversary at Myeongdong Theater in February last year, she performs amazing thirty two different characters receiving standing ovations every time. These two legendary female theater ‘gurus’ had finally got together to create another theatrical legend for The Glass Menagerie at Myeongdong Theater last year. The first and successful collaboration of two theater masters (director HAN Taesook and KIM Actress Sungyeo) in the Korean theater was well received so returns to Myeongdong Theater to please audience members once again.

Synopsis

A story of a fragile family desperately waiting for someone who might bring a change for them

Tom, the narrator introduces the memory play of his own, the story of his mother Amanda and his sister Laura. Painfully different from each other, the three make a family on the verge. Amanda is a woman of great but confused vitality clinging frantically to another time and place. Laura has failed to establish contact with reality since her childhood illness left her crippled. Her separation increases till she is like a piece of her own glass collection, too exquisitely fragile to move from the shelf. Tom is a poet with a job in a warehouse. One day, almost threatened by Amanda, Tom invites his colleague Jim home for dinner.

Cast

KIM Sungyeo, LEE Seungju, Jung Woonsun, Shim Wanjoon

Related Events

Post-show Talk with actors on 28th Saturday February

15 mins Lecture about the show at 19:00 on 2nd Monday March at the 2nd floor lobby

Creative Team
Directed by HAN Taesook
Translated by MJ CHUNG
Dramaturged by KANG Taekyung
Stage Design by YOON Jeongseop
Lighting Design by KIM Changgi
Costume Design by KIM Woosung
Prop Design by KANG Minsook
Makeup Design by PAIK Jiyoung
Music by PARK Seungwon
Choreographed by LEE Kyungeun
Assistant Director KANG Sohee, KIM Jihyun
Produced by Myeongdong Theater
 

Discount Scheme

• Youth under 24yrs and college students (ID required): 30% for R seats and 50% for S & A seats

• Early bird: 30% for bookings made by 3 February

• Samsung credit card holders: 10% (up to 2 tickets per person)