Glass Guignol: The Brother and Sister Play

See it if If you like east village anent garde type of a show. Adaptation of Tennessee Williams glass menagerie. Had some entertainment too it.

Don't see it if Avante garde type shows, like theatre, or film noir is not for everyone. This show can escape you in a second.

See it if ...you admire risk in the theater, or like irreverent but loving mash-ups of the classics -- in this case Tennessee Williams & Mary Shelley.

Don't see it if ...you only like traditionally made plays or can't abide stretches of confusion, waiting for it all to click in -- it does & does not..

Also I loved this more than I thought I would. It is pretty quirky, & I have a hunch that some theater goers without my love of experiment might find this pretentious. Greg Mehrten has been a much-admired downtown actor for decades: this might be his most impressive performance yet. An extended sequence of cracked Glass Menagerie in which two sibling "actors", who are each going crazy, switch with each other the roles of Tom, Amanda & Laura, quickly switching the wigs that determine which actor is which character, is a classic of its kind, & a weirdly heartbreaking (& uniquely theatrical) take on the fragility of identity.... Read more Read less

See it if you are interested in a deconstruction of Tennessee Williams' TWO-CHARACTER PLAY, GLASS MENAGERIE and a few others.

Don't see it if you have a short attention span or require a more traditional "play".

See it if You're on some sort of hallucinogenic drugs that can transform a piece of art from indulgent and cliche to brilliance??

Don't see it if You are a normal functioning human being who likes good things and dislikes bad ones.

Also WAY too long. Had it been 30 minutes I would have waved it off as silly. But the audacity to make an audiences sit through 2 full acts (about 2 1/2 hours) of this nonsense just made me plain mad. I realize that this is a storied company with many famous former members - but this was insufferable. It LOOKED gorgeous. Lights, set and such were all wonderful - but the direction, performances and "script" were terrible. Amazing how one can make dialogue from 'Glass Menagerie" seem dull and annoying. Bad. Just really bad.... Read more Read less

See it if you love Tennessee Williams and you like direction that illuminates sometimes even astonishes and unforgettable acting

Don't see it if you have no interest in Williams or engaging something mysterious