Waterfront playhouse presents world premiere

Glass to Premiere at Waterfront January 16-February 1                                          

The Award Winning Waterfront Playhouse presents the world premiere of a new play by Michael Aman, Glass. The playwright imagines a fictional encounter by two legendary figures of the American theatre.  Tennessee Williams, a young playwright at the beginning of his career, and Laurette Taylor, a famous actress facing the end of hers.  Meeting backstage before the opening of The Glass Menagerie, an unopened bottle of Scotch is discovered in her dressing room igniting sparks as they are both challenged to face down a common demon. Can they come together to create a night that will live in infamy, or will their fragile confidence shatter like the fine crystal glasses in their hands.

Glass premieres on Thursday January 16, with an after party held in the sculpture garden opposite the theatre following the show.   A very special talk back with the author and director will follow the Friday, January 17 performance!

Previews are January 14 and 15 with discounted tickets available.

Laurette Taylor is played by Merry Jo Cortada. Her recent foray has found her in Los Angeles as Abuela in the Disney Channel’s ‘Stuck in the Middle’, Nita Colon in   ‘Lila and Eve’ with Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez, and as Maria opposite Bruce Boxleitner in Peter Ettinger’s ‘Bank Heist’.  This summer found her in NYC performing in Tony Macy-Perez’s ’90 Miles of Separation’ at SummerFest and in Fort Lauderdale performing in Michael Aman’s 2 short plays ‘Looking for Dick / Finding Jane’.  

Tim Torre plays Tennessee Williams.  Seen last season in the Waterfront Playhouse production of Sex With Strangers, Tim has also appeared in productions of Harvey, Take Me Out, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Film credits include the lead roles in the feature films ‘LOCO’ and ‘Against the Night’ — lead roles/awards in various independent feature and short films cycling through the festival circuit — Dances with Films, the Independent Shorts Awards, Canada Shorts, South Dakota Film Festival, Indie Fest, Key West Film Festival, Studio City International Film Festival , Independent Film Festival Boston, and more. 

Directing Glass, is Michael Bush, currently professor of practice at the University of Miami where he serves as the Artistic Director of the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. Technical director Michael Boyer is set designer, Kim Hanson, lighting, costume design by  Michiko Kitayama Skinner and Tim Dahms serves as production stage manager.

Tickets can be obtained by calling the box office at 305-294-5015 or by visiting waterfrontplayhouse.org.  Ask about our date night, student and military discounts. 

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