THML Theatre Company presents Girl of Glass, a new play by Jennifer A. Kokai, premiering in April 2019 at The American Theatre of Actors in New York City. Directed by Krista Jo Miller, Assistant Directed by Natalie Ahn, costume design by Jessica McHugh.
CAST:
Truly - Kayla Friend
Edgar - Kurt Robbins*
Tom - David Michael Kirby
*actor appears courtesy of the Actors Equity Association
About Girl of Glass:
Meet Truly, a charismatic shopkeeper with a mysterious past and an appetite for variety. Truly is in a precarious situation at work; she will be given a large sum of money to run a shop, provided that she does not leave the premises for a full calendar year and asks no questions about the jars she buys and sells. Edgar, a lost delivery man, stumbles his way into Truly's shop by accident, and the two form an unlikely friendship. Each week as Edgar comes to make his deliveries near the shop, he passes Tom- an older gentleman who frequents Truly's shop, always looking distressed as he leaves. As the months continue and Edgar learns more about Truly's character, he begins to question her interest in him and trustworthiness. Their relationship ends as Truly reveals herself to Edgar in a heated and tempestuous exchange, followed by Tom finally releasing his jar to Truly for her inventory.
Girl of Glass was created in response to Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie; the play explores an other-worldly purgatory and forces each character to consider the question, "what happens when we decide to let go of the memories that trap us?" The play is a fresh and modern take on the darkness that plagued Tennessee Williams, written from an innovative and feminine perspective.
About the theatre:
The Beckmann Theatre is located in The American Theatre of Actors in Manhattan at 314 W. 54th St, New York 10019. It is located next door to the Midtown Precinct North on 54th Street between 8th and 9th Avenue. The Beckmann is a 40-seat theatre with semi-stadium raked seating, providing the audience with an "in-the-round" view of the production. The theatre is ADA accessible and has an elevator for patrons.