The Glass Menagerie Proposal

Scene proposals due by midnight. Discuss the scene, why it interests you, what character you'll play & why (& how it will challenge you as an actor), the importance of this scene in play & what literary analysis you hope to explore

The scene that I am interested in performing is the first dinner scene. I will play the character of Tom. I picked that role because I feel like I can play his personality well. In the book, Tom wants to live his dream of becoming a writer but because his father left and Laura and Amanda do not work, Tom has to stay and works at a shoe warehouse. I think that it will challenge me to be Toms character because I have to be upset the whole time that the scene goes on because Amanda is bothering him. I also am going to be challenged with memorizing the amount of lines that Tom has with his monologue and in the actual dinner. Another thing that I might struggle with is that the scene has to be shot with no cuts or editing. Usually in my other projects we ended up filming and editing the video cause of mistakes that were made by either me or another group members. This project does not allow that so I will have to make sure that my lines are memorized and that I act the way that I want to.  The importance of this scene in the play is that it is the start of the book so it gives the audience a chance to see how the family lives their daily life. Tom and Amanda are always arguing with each other and Laura stands by not knowing what to think about the situation because she is off in the head. I hope to explore the frustrations that Tom experiences with his family. I want to understand how fustrating it is to not be able to live his dream. Tom is a very important character in this book and it is important to understand his role.