Photo Flash: First Look at California Shakespeare Theater's THE GLASS MENAGERIE

California Shakespeare Theater continues its 43rd Season with the play that made Tennessee Williams famous and secured his place in the American Classic canon. The Glass Menagerie is told through the illusion of Tom Wingfield's memory as he recounts an episode from his youth. Tom and his sister Laura live with their devoted mother, Amanda, a former Southern debutante. When Amanda arranges for a "Gentleman Caller" to come for dinner, her all-too-clear intentions force Laura and Tom to confront-in their own ways-the shattering weight of her overbearing expectations. The Glass Menagerie plays from July 5 through July 30; for tickets and information, contact the Cal Shakes Box Office at 510.548.9666 or visit www.calshakes.org.

Check out photos from the show below!

The cast for The Glass Menagerie includes Karen Aldridge as Amanda in her Cal Shakes debut (Broadway's Matilda, Clybourne Park at Steppenwolf, among others); Sean San José as Tom (Segismundo in Life is a Dream, Juan José in The Ballad of Juan José, among others; Co-founder of Campo Santo); Rafael Jordan as Jim (King Lear and The Tempest Tour at Cal Shakes, A Christmas Carol at A.C.T., American Buffalo at Aurora Theatre, among others); and New York City poet and activist Phoebe Fico making her professional stage debut as Laura.

Photo credit: Cheshire Isaacs

Karen Aldridge and Sean San José

Sean San José and Karen Aldridge

Phoebe Fico and Karen Aldridge

Phoebe Fico and Sean San José