![]() ![]() Williams’ award-winning words might be the same, but the life behind the eyes of the characters is inimitably unique.” “Instead, we take a glimpse at the deterioration of a family dynamic plagued by abandonment, selfishness and delusion irrespective of race. ![]() “Five intimate explorations of themes that do not fixate on oppression, segregation and the struggle of the black experience as most black-centric stories do,” wrote Parker, who plays Tom Wingfield in the play and who wrote about the production as the show’s dramaturg. The “brand-new story with classic roots” will be performed over five evenings at UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, says student performer David Parker of Quinlan, Texas. Theatre UAB is the performance company of the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theatre. Pictured: seated front, Cheryl Hall seated middle, Alivia Moore standing left to right: Devin Franklin and David Parker.A cast of black actors will step into characters likely envisioned as white by playwright Tennessee Williams, when Theatre UAB presents “ The Glass Menagerie” from Feb. ![]() The cast hopes this “brand-new story with classic roots,” portrayed by a black family, will humanize the black experience for audiences. ![]()
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