The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs
Scenic Design
Nora Marlow Smith
Costume Design
Donnie Frazier
Sound Design
Nathan Cooper
Stage Manager
Shruthi Sunil
Technical Direction
John Knapp
This production is made possible with the generous support of The John Orser ’55 Theatrical Endowment, Futterer-Gould Fund and University Auxiliary Services.
is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. on behalf of The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
The Glass Menagerie
Amanda JEWEL WINANT
Tom JACOB BELL
Laura MARILYN FEERICK
Jim VINCENT CHEN
Understudy for Amanda ZOEY CAHILL
Understudy for Tom SRI N KURUP
Understudy for Laura AJA AGOSTO
Understudy for Jim JAYLEN ADISON
Production Team
Scene Shop Supervisor…………..…………………………….JOHN KNAPP
Costume Design Supervisor/Shop Manager…... ANNE CROTEAU
Assistant Technical Director…………………………..………….JOE WEST
Assistant Costume Designer……………………….SAMANTHA LANDY
Assistant Stage Manager……………………..… JASMINE WEIDMANN
Marketing………………………………………….. ……………….MINSEO KOO
Marketing Assistant………………………..…..…………. NIA SAMERSON
Light Board Operator………….…… ………..…….….… AVERY LEUNING
Sound Board Operator……………. ……. SAGE MAHAR-RYESDORPH
Wardrobe Crew……………………… …………..………BRYAN ANTINORE, SAMANTHA LANDY, MIKAYLA PABON
Run Crew… TORY HOWERTON-SHROPSHIRE, AMANDA SPRINGER
Prop Crew…………………………………………………………...TAYLOR HOOK
Scene Shop Technical Assistants…………………… NATHAN COOPER, MINSEO KOO, JOSEPH WEST
Scene Shop Crew…………………………… JAKE BELL, NAT SCHULMAN, DREW SHERMAN, SHANELL WEST
Scene Shop Lab Students…………… MICHAELA ADAM, CAT BRADY, ANABELLE CHEN, CAROLINE DIGIULIO, MARTIN DOHERTY, CHARLES HORNSTEIN, ESTHER LEVINE, AVERY LUENING, SAGE MAHAR-RYSEDORPH, MUTIAT OGUNMODEDE, NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ, CLEOPATRA SANCHEZ, DREW SHERMAN, LAYLA ST JEAN, OTTO VAVAL, HUDSON VILLENEUVE, JEWEL WINANT
Costume Shop Student Assistant ………..……………….. LAUREL IZZO
Costume Shop Lab Students…… AJA AGOSTO, ARIANNA BOZAC, DASHA HEGEMAN, HONOR KILPATRICK, SAMANTHA LANDY, TATIANA PRICE
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JACOB BELL (Tom) is a junior Theatre major minoring in Musical Theatre. At UAlbany he has appeared in the Theatre Program production of Rent (Mark Cohen) last spring, and Musical Theatre Association’s recent production Heathers (Kurt Kelly). Jake would like to thank his mother Tammy, his father Eric, his sister Alyssa, his grandma Linda, and his uncle Jim for their support and love. He hopes you enjoy the show!
VINCENT CHEN (Jim) is a Criminal Justice major and Psychology minor. This is the first play that he has performed in, and he is thrilled and terrified to welcome this new opportunity in his senior year!
MARILYN FEERICK (Laura) is a senior English and Theatre major here at UAlbany. She feels very lucky to work on such a special show with so many wonderful people. Previous roles in Theatre Program productions include The Wolves (#13), Twelfth Night (Viola), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Starvling), and Rent (Ensemble). She wants to thank her parents and brothers for being always supportive, and Charles Nelson Reilly for everything.
JEWEL WINANT (Amanda) is junior and transfer student, double majoring in Theatre and Psychology. She is excited to be in her first production at UAlbany alongside her talented peers. Some of her past roles include Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose, Cootie in Moonchildren, and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Ernest. She would like to thank her family for enrolling her in acting classes at age seven, and always encouraging her love of performing.
JAYLEN ADISON (Understudy/Jim) This is Jaylen’s second UAlbany Theatre Program production, after first appearing as
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Wining Boy in The Piano Lesson last fall. He is a senior Informatics major (concentrating in cybersecurity) and a Theater minor, after transferring here in fall 2021. Jaylen enjoys acting as a form of self-expression and plans to pursue it as a career.
AJA LI AGOSTO (Understudy/Laura) is a freshman doublemajoring in Theatre and Human Development. She enjoys working on alongside this amazing cast and crew, and is honored to have been cast in this production. She is thrilled for everyone to see The Glass Menagerie!
ZOEY CAHILL (Understudy/Amanda) is a freshman Theater minor at UAlbany. She has appeared in 50 plays and musicals in the Berkshires with Berkshire Theatre Group, Berkshire Children’s Theater, and BCC Players. Her latest roles were Jason in Rabbit Hole with BCC Players, and Cat in the Hat in Seussical with Berkshire Children’s Theater.
SRI NATH KURUP (Understudy/Tom) is a freshman at UAlbany studying Political Science, and this is his first performance here. He is excited to put on a show with his new friends and learn from other actors. He'd like to thank his friends and family for their support, and hopes you enjoy the show!
NATHAN “NATE” COOPER (Sound Design) is excited to continue his sound design work with such a classic and musically powered play. He appreciates the opportunity and challenge in auditorily bringing to life the world of the play for both actors and audience. Previously sound de signs include The Piano Lesson at UAlbany last fall.
DONNIE FRAZIER (Costume Designer) is a senior at UAlbany, pursuing a degree with a Theatre major and a minor in Creative Writing. He has been involved in at least one Theatre Program
production each semester since changing his major to Theatre, including performing in: New Play Arena (Fall 2021), FRESH ACTS (Spring of 2022), and The Piano Lesson (Fall 2022). This semester he is excited to take on costume design, with the supervision of Anne Croteau and assistance from Samantha Landy.
SHRUTHI SUNIL (Stage Manager) is a senior double majoring in Theatre and Psychology. She has previously worked Theatre Program productions: Twelfth Night, A Dream Play, and A Piano Lesson. She loves theatre and working and collaborating with a creative team. This is her first time as stage manager, and she is absolutely thrilled to be a part of such an amazing team working on this show. She would like to thank her mom, dad, sister, and friends for their forever love, support, and encouragement.
JASMINE WEIDMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman at UAlbany. She has previously stage managed The Addams Family and been assistant stage manager on Newsie s at her high school. She is excited to get her foot in the door stage managing in the Theatre Program!
JOE WEST (Assistant Technical Director) is a Theatrical Design and Technology minor, in his second season as Assistant Technical Director in UAlbany’s Theatre Program and has never been more excited about what we have put together this year. In his final semester at UAlbany, he is grateful for the opportunity to gain this amazing experience in the professional world of technical theatre.
SHAUN PATRICK TUBBS (Director) is a New York-based director and actor, who this fall joined the Theatre Program faculty as Visiting Assistant Professor of Directing. Selected directing credits include Ragtime (Union Avenue Opera), Defacing Michael Jackson (Miami New Drama), The Tempest (Power-
house Theatre), Troilus and Cressida (Juilliard), Sweat (Wright State), Life Is a Dream (Juilliard), In the Blood (Juilliard), Black Dick (NYTW), Lost in the Stars (Union Avenue Opera), Independence Eve (Signature Theatre DC), Well-Intentioned White People (Orlando Shakespeare), hop tha’ A (Ars Nova), Artney Jackson (The Lark/New Black Festival), and Disgraced (Asolo Repertory Theatre). Selected acting credits include Stained (New Ohio Theater), Terminus (NYTW), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (Human Race Theatre), My Mañana Comes (MTC), and The Book of Grace (Zachary Scott Theatre). He is a recipient of numerous awards and fellowships and holds an MFA from University of Texas at Austin and a BFA from Wright State University. Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SDC), Actors Equity Association (AEA) and SAG-AFTRA.
NORA MARLOW SMITH (Scenic Design) is a New York-based scenic and costume designer, who joined the Theatre Program faculty this fall as Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design. She is delighted to make her UAlbany design debut, collaborating with these amazing artists on this beautiful and impactful piece. Nora holds an MFA in Stage and Costume Design from Northwestern University and a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College. Previous works include: Fort Huachuca and Bloodshot with SHE NYC, Come Here to Me at the Tank, Carmen in the 1920’s and The Little Prince with Ballet Co. Laboratory, The Life and Deaths of Alan Turing with Chicago Opera Theater, Myths and Hymns and The Misanthrope at Amherst College, RENT and Pipeline at OCP, Being Chaka with Téa Artistry at the New Ohio Theater, Erastes with the Wild Project, Wake...Sing at IRT, Dance Nation and Fun Home at Northwestern University, Grand Rounds at LaMama Experimental Theater Club, and more. Nora is the 2022 recipient for the Michael E Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration. www.noramarlowsmith.com @noramarlow
JOHN KNAPP (Scene Shop Supervisor/Technical Director) John holds a BA in Theatre from UAlbany. He has been part of the team of students and artistic colleagues for approximately twenty-seven years, helping to build roughly 100 productions at UAlbany. John’s designs include The School for Scandal, Cloud 9, My Children! My Africa!, Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, The Importance of Being Earnest, and In the Next Room. John doubles as the Theatre Program’s Archivist. In 2006 John started collecting documents (photos, programs, posters, etc.) to create a digital archive of Theatre at the University. We now have over 110 years of known Theatre history at UAlbany. If you ha ve memorabilia that relates to theatre here, please contact John at: jknapp@albany.edu.
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