State Fair Community College theater students have set out to rescue “The Glass Menagerie” from the preconceived notion that it’s a depressing Depression-era play that kids are forced to read in high school.
Toward that end, they are putting on a quality, faithful staging of the Tennessee Williams classic that premiered in 1944. Directed by Tim Wells, the SFCC production will run Wednesday through Sunday in the Stauffacher Theatre.
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