The Glass Menagerie may just be my favorite play of all. That love has set a very high bar for what an excellent production of it would be to me. I've seen probably a dozen productions at all levels, and have always found something to at least appreciate about each. The 2013 Broadway revival is, to date, the best of the lot; I found it to be nearly perfect. The design of this memory play - sparsely but specifically furnished platforms hovering over a pool of inky black water suggested the ebb and flow of memories and events going in and out of focus, as such things are wont to do. Credit for the superior physicality of the setting goes to Bob Crowley, but the ethereal quality of the complete visual experience goes to lighting designer Natasha Katz. Her work on this production is one of my favorite designs of the past decade.


📸: M. J. Lutch
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