The Glass Menagerie May 3rd @ 2:00 PM
A faded remnant of Southern gentility, Amanda Wingfield lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son Tom and daughter Laura. Focused on securing their future but shattered by her husband’s abandonment, Amanda collides with her children’s dreams and ambitions. While Tom feels trapped by his life – seeking escape through alcohol and the movies – Amanda pressures her sensitive, physically handicapped daughter Laura to find a husband, crushing their relationship and Laura’s fragile self-esteem. As attentions turn to securing a suitor for Laura, Tom invites his acquaintance Jim to dinner, and the fine thread that connects dignity to desperation is pulled taut as their mother sees a possibility for her daughter. A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.
Content Warning: This production explores themes of familial dysfunction and mental health struggles. It involves some coarse language, as well as references to drugs, alcohol, and trauma.
Date
ESU Visual and Performing Arts
Dates: June 8-12
Time: 9 am-4 pm
Ages: Incoming 6th graders through outgoing 8th graders
Middle schoolers are invited to attend the ESU Art Summer Camp! Campers will spend a week in the ESU Art Program studios exploring a variety of visual arts. ESU Art students will lead the workshops, guiding campers through foundational art practices and new forms of making. These will include both two-dimensional and three-dimensional arts, from drawing and printmaking to sculpting and mixed media. The week will culminate in a pop-up art exhibition in the ESU galleries the last day of camp!Campers should wear closed-toed shoes and clothes that can get dirty. Campers must bring their own lunch each day, but snacks will be provided in the morning and afternoon.
Registration includes all supplies, a sketchbook, and tee shirt.
Cost: $100 per camper; $75 for each additional camper (per family)
Scholarships for partial funding are available.
Please contact Kate Iselin, Art Program Director, with any questions and for more information.