{"id":161258,"date":"2026-04-09T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161258\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:39:10","slug":"scranton-fringe-to-premiere-tennessee-williams-classic-at-sanctuary-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161258\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton Fringe to premiere Tennessee Williams&#8217; classic at Sanctuary Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d takes the stage at the Sanctuary Theater starting Thursday for the Scranton Fringe\u2019s 2026 mainstage season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d is a play written in 1944 by American playwright Tennessee Williams. Throughout 82 years, \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d ran on Broadway, had a Broadway revival and a movie adaptation. Now, the show is set to run for one weekend in The Electric City.<\/p>\n<p>The play explores themes of the difficulty with accepting reality, the power of memory and the inability of escapism.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Fringe\u2019s stage production of \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d is directed by Scranton Fringe\u2019s Executive Director, Conor Kelly O\u2019Brien. The cast includes four local performers, Werner Christensen as Tom, Jennifer Frey Abdalla as Amanda, Angelina Capone as Laura and Tyler Floryan as Jim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis play has stood the test of time for over 80 years. It\u2019s so real, yet theatrical and magical and interesting. There\u2019s such a level of intimacy and vulnerability of the characters and their situation, their family dynamic,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonfringe.org\/events\/the-glass-menagerie\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d<\/a> are available online. Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. <\/p>\n<p>            The Glass Menagerie<br \/>Thurs., Apr. 9 at 7:30 p.m.<br \/>Fri., Apr. 10 at 7:30 p.m.<br \/>Sat., Apr. 11 at 7 :30 p.m.<br \/>The Sanctuary Theater<br \/>1735 N. Main Ave., Scranton<\/p>\n<p>Radical hospitality<\/p>\n<p>The organization&#8217;s &#8220;Theater for the People&#8221; initiative is a chance for individuals and groups to receive free tickets to Scranton Fringe productions who may not be able to afford them otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no really complicated applications. We don\u2019t make people jump through hoops,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien said there have been anonymous donors for \u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d to make tickets available. Though some are already claimed, email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/local\/2026-04-09\/mailto:info@scrantonfringe.org\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">info@scrantonfringe.org<\/a> to check ticket availability. Tickets through the initiative must be claimed in advance via email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of the work that we do, but we understand that times are tough, people may not have the money. So, as much as we can without sacrificing the quality of our work and the fairness to our artists and team members, we try to give away tickets as much as we can,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary Theater<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Inside the Sanctuary Theater in North Scranton.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"462\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775727550_575_.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Conor Kelly O&#8217;Brien<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p> Scranton Fringe <\/p>\n<p> Inside the Sanctuary Theater in North Scranton. <\/p>\n<p>The Sanctuary Theater is located in North Scranton at 1735 N. Main Ave. Discovery Montessori provided Fringe with the location as the resident theater company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s in a beautiful former Baptist church\u2026it has gorgeous hardwood. It\u2019s a really intimate space. We\u2019re super excited for it to be in the neighborhood,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next? \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Fringe is taking \u201cUlysses of Scranton\u201d to the world\u2019s largest arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. \u201cUlysses of Scranton\u201d is inspired by James Joyce&#8217;s \u201cUlysses.\u201d O\u2019Brien puts a Northeastern Pennsylvania scope on his version of the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUlysses of Scranton\u201d premiered at the 2025 Scranton Fringe Festival before taking the show to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvia.org\/news\/local\/2025-03-02\/on-the-fringe-in-ireland-cultural-exchange-to-strengthen-scrantons-relationship-with-irish-sister-city\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ballina, Scranton&#8217;s sister city in Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 will feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edfringe.com\/tickets\/whats-on\/ulysses-of-scranton\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cUlysses of Scranton\u201d<\/a> at the Bedlam Theatre from August 7-29.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Fringe Festival<\/p>\n<p>Any playwright who wants to bring their work to a Scranton stage can apply for the 2026 Fringe Festival. Shows should be production-ready and run 45 to 60 minutes long without intermission.<\/p>\n<p>The Scranton Fringe website says, \u201cWe\u2019re on the lookout for performances that challenge the norm, spark curiosity, and ignite conversation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Applications are due April 17 at 11:59 pm. More information can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/scrantonfringe.org\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">scrantonfringe.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Fringe Festival runs from October 1-10 through different venues in Scranton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really excited that the organization in recent years has grown not just to be the festival, which is still our biggest event, but year-round programming. The Glass Menagerie is an example of us continuing to expand,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Glass Menagerie\u201d takes the stage at the Sanctuary Theater starting Thursday for the Scranton Fringe\u2019s 2026 mainstage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-161258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}