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RACHEL HERGETT For the Chronicle

“The Glass Menagerie” is a rarity for The Ellen Theatre. On a stage that usually sees complex set pieces and musicals with large casts and choruses, the four-person piece by Tennessee Williams is intimate, exposing both the characters and stage itself.

“I don’t think anyone will have seen a show look like this one does in this space,” actor Colton Swibold said when I stopped by the theater on Tuesday to chat about the play, which opens Friday, April 5.

Swibold moved from Missoula about five years ago and has been a regular on the Ellen stage in shows such as “Damn Yankees,” “You Can’t Take it with You,” Fiddler on the Roof” and numerous productions of the seasonal classic “A Christmas Carol.”

Seated in the front row, it was easy to see what Swibold was talking about in terms of the space. Nothing is hiding. There are no curtains impeding the view from the front of the stage to the doors leading into the alley. Audience members can peer into the wings and up to the ceiling, creating a rare openness that is buoyed by the theater’s new fly system, installed last summer. The modern update of the old manual hemp rope and pulley system used to bring in lights and set pieces is now incredibly streamlined (and mechanical). Now, the architecture of Bozeman’s grand old lady of a theater, which opened in 1919, is on full display.

“We’ve exposed the bones of the theater,” director Connor Berkompas said. “We’ve created this meta theatrical environment for the story to be told, because it is a memory play, and Tom is conjuring his memory for us.”

PHOTO BY RACHEL HERGETT, FOR THE CHRONICLE Colton Swibold (Tom) and Annabella Joy (Laura) rehearse “The Glass Menagerie” at the Ellen Theatre in Bozeman on April 2.

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Sexy and sizzling with secrets, this new docu-soap follows a group of uber-rich and on-the-rise locals and expats navigating the rocky waters of their relationships, friendships and careers in the paradise that is Grand Cayman.

“The Incredible Dr. Pol”Season 24 (April 10)

Meet Dr. Jan Pol, an expert in large farm animals and pets. This senior is anything but retiring as he takes an old-school, no-nonsense approach to veterinary medicine. Nat Geo WILD follows Dr. Pol as he travels across rural Michigan to care for every family pet and head of livestock in need of his expertise and kindness. Treating numerous patients, including horses, pigs, cows, sheep, alpacas, goats, cats, dogs and even an occasional reindeer, Dr. Pol is not your average vet.

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“The Greatest Hits” (April 12)

“The Channel” (April 12)

When a bank heist goes wrong, a desperate criminal, his out-of-control brother and a motley crew of ex-Marines must escape from New Orleans and a determined FBI agent. Clayne Crawford, Max Martini, Juliene Joyner, Jaren Mitchell and Nicole Banks star.

It’s been a big decade for Kelsea Ballerini since she launched her professional career, and she’s marking it in a big and appropriate way.

The Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Award-winning star returns for the fourth consecutive year — going solo in the job this time — as host of the CMT Music Awards, which CBS and Paramount+ present Sunday, April 7, from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. No stranger to such events in recent years, either to preside over the given occasion or perform at it (or both), Ballerini is nominated for three of the honors herself: video of the year and CMT performance of the year, both for “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” as well as female video of the year for “Penthouse.”

Ballerini began performing very early, taking up dancing when she was 3 years old and starting to write songs at age 12. She made a record label deal at 19, and it didn’t take long for her to make CMT’s Next Women of Country list after she issued her first single, “Love Me Like You Mean It.” The tune went to the top of Billboard Magazine’s country chart, making her only the 11th solo female country artist to accomplish that with her debut single. She then made history again by also hitting No. 1 with her followup single, “Dibs.”

The fast-rising status Ballerini attained in the music world got added confirmation when she joined NBC’s “The Voice” for its 15th season in 2018, as she was made a fifth coach — the first time the contest had added such a slot — and returned to the show during Season 20 in 2021. A few months later, Ballerini was inducted by Carrie Underwood as a member of the legendary Grand Ole Opry, and she went on from that to stage her successful Miss Me More Tour in 2019. She also head-

Harriet (Lucy Boynton) finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?

lined her Heartfirst Tour in 2022-23, and she has toured with such other acts as Keith Urban (“Blue Ain’t Your Color”), Kelly Clarkson (“Stronger”) and Kenny Chesney (“When The Sun Goes Down”). Ballerini’s popularity and fame have only grown with time, and her being given this year’s CMT Music Awards to front on her own is definite proof of that.

Birthdate: Sept. 12, 1993

Birthplace: Mascot, Tenn.

Current residence: Nashville, Tenn.

Other television credits include: “CMA Fest,” “Superfan,” “The Voice,” “Nashville,” “Saturday Night Live,” “CMA Storytellers: Kelsea Ballerini,” “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash,” “The Judds: Love Is Alive – The Final Concert,” “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Mickey’s 90th Anniversary,” “CMA Country Christmas,” “CMT Artists of the Year,” “Project Runway,” “Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees,” “Country Heat Weekly” (voice only), “The Academy of Country Music: ACM Sessions,” “The National Christmas Tree Lighting”

Her studio albums include: “The First Time,” “Unapologetically,” “Kelsea,” “Subject to Change”

Her singles include: “Love Me Like You Mean It,” “Dibs,” “Peter Pan,” “Yeah Boy,” “Legends,” “I Hate Love Songs,” “Miss Me More,” “Homecoming Queen?,” “The Other Girl” (with Halsey), “Hole in the Bottle,” “Half of My Hometown” (featuring Kenny Chesney), “I Quit Drinking” (with LANY), “Heartfirst,” “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” “Blindsided”

BY JAY BOBBIN

Sean Connery’s James Bond spies ‘From Russia With Love’

Just as most people have their favorite screen James Bond, most have their favorite James Bond movie. For many purists, “From Russia With Love” ranks extremely high on the list. Being shown by Cinemax on Thursday, April 11, the 1963 caper came close on the heels of Sean Connery’s debut as Agent 007 in “Dr. No” ... and much of the appeal of the second round rests in the actor’s cool confidence in a role he grew into very quickly. There’s also satisfaction for Bond devotees in the film being one of the most literal adaptations of a novel by Ian Fleming, since gadgetry began to compete heavily with story starting with the follow-up, “Goldfinger.”

Though Bond — or someone we think is him — appears in the pre-credits sequence that became a standard Bond element with “From Russia With Love,” it actually takes a while for him to enter the picture in full. Early scenes are devoted to introducing various villains such as Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), she of the poison-tipped knife concealed in her shoe, and impressively strong henchman Red Grant (Robert Shaw, 12 years before his “Jaws” turn as Quint).

They’re in on a plot to discredit Bond by luring him with a much-coveted decoding machine, then filming him while he’s being seduced by one of their allies (played by Daniela Bianchi). A problem is that she genuinely falls hard for our hero, of course, leaving her loyalty in doubt until the moment when it counts the most.

While “From Russia With Love” has many highlights, the culmination of a tense trip aboard the Orient Express surely is among the best. Returning from “Dr. No,” director Terence Young stages a train-compartment fight that’s as brutal as it could be, and it has held up very well over nearly 60 (!) years. The helicopter and boat chases that follow also continue to stand up nicely.

BY JAY BOBBIN

Q: With some streaming series getting additional runs on regular TV lately, will Sylvester Stallone’s “Tulsa King” also be one of them?

A: As a matter of fact, yes. CBS announced at the end of February that the Paramount+ drama’s first season will get a broadcast run this summer (a premiere date hadn’t been specified at the time of this writing), and its move to the broadcast network side wasn’t necessarily a sure thing before that news was confirmed, since it seemed such deals largely were being made to help fill gaps created by Hollywood-strike-related production shutdowns last year. However, it makes total sense that “Tulsa King” would also get such treatment, for multiple reasons.

First is the outcome CBS had from running past seasons of Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone,” which proved to be a considerable ratings success. That had been a question mark going in, since no one knew for sure how the Kevin Costner-starring show having already run elsewhere might impact the size of the audience for it on CBS. The gamble paid off, with a sizable number of viewers evidently sampling the saga of the Dutton family for the first time in its broadcast afterlife.

Then, as with Costner in “Yellowstone,” there is the star power of Stallone. He is bound to be a considerable draw for CBS, whether or not those tuning in already have watched “Tulsa King” in its original home … and particularly for those who haven’t seen it yet, big curiosity should exist about how Stallone fares in a series role. Having the first season widely available on CBS also should whet appetites for Season 2, which is expected to start production for Paramount+ in the near future.

Sean Connery stars in “From Russia With Love”

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Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) is concerned that his son Jason (Keith Gordon) is unsure whether to go to college, so the uneducated self-made millionaire encourages him by signing up as a student as well. As Jason tries to establish himself among his peers and make the diving team, Thornton falls for a pretty professor (Sally Kellerman) and gets others do his schoolwork for him. When the suspicious dean (Paxton Whitehead) finds out, Thornton needs to prove he can get by on his own.

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“The Sympathizer” (Max — April 14, Miniseries Premiere)

Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, this series is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a halfFrench, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren’t over. Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Phanxine, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh, Duy Nguyen, Alan Trong, Sandra Oh and Robert Downey Jr. star.

“Batman” (Available Now)

This superhero flick from 1989 stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, who, having witnessed his parents’ brutal murder as a child, now fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a madman who calls himself “The Joker” (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham’s criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

“Bull Durham” (Available Now)

In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team’s season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens “Nuke,” to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke’s erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher’s lead.

“Road House” (Available Now)

Streaming alongside Prime Video’s new reboot, this original action thriller from 1989 is set at The Double Deuce, the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line — and Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he’s more than capable, busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot-spot. But, Dalton’s romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay (Kelly Lynch) puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara).

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BETH BOYSON Library columnist

You know what this week is? April 6-12 is “Every Child a Book” week. The Friends of the Library are giving vouchers for their book store to every child who attends story hour from April 6 to April 12. Family Storytime for Littles aged birth-5 years is held on Saturday, April 6. Baby Storytime is held Tuesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 11 at 10:15 a.m. for babies, aged birth35 months. Sing, rhyme, read, and dance! Toddler & Preschool Storytime is held Wednesday, April 10, and Friday, April 12 for our little library patrons aged 3-5 years. The Friends of the Library will also hold a book sale on Friday April 12, 13 and 14. For more

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North Woods: A Novel by Daniel Mason. If you’re looking for a literary novel, this is it. The story begins in 1760 in Massachusetts and centers around one home in western Massachusetts. Apples are a constant, and symbolic of different things. The author tells the stories of the many inhabitants, chronologically. The reader will see the

connections and even take a glimpse into the future.

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The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to take over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan. Meet a Grand Dragon, and the woman who slayed him. One hundred years ago, during the Roaring 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan was roaring, too; against Blacks, Catholics, and Jews. Timothy Egan tells the true story of where the Klan began; not the old Confederacy but in Indiana.

FOR THE TWEENS AND TEENS

Sky’s End: Above the Black by Marc J. Gregson. This world is a violent one. There’s a family of four. The teenagers compete in a kill or be killed kind of thing that determines how you ‘rise’ in the society. There are airship battles,

and serpents and of course, a rebellion. The story has lots of twists and turns due to political maneuvers in the quasi-leadership, manipulations among friends and allies, and just plain old bad luck.

Project 1065 by Alan Gratz.

The award-winning, critically acclaimed author returns with another gripping World War II story, this time about a spy in the Hitler Youth. Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage. Michael O’Shaughnessy joins in the Hitler Youth’s horrific games and book burnings, playing the part so he can gain insider knowledge. He must prove his loyalty to the Hitler Youth at all costs — even if it means risking everything he cares about.

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“Spirit Rangers” - Season 3 (April 8)

The Spirit Rangers return to help more friends at Xus National Park, learning more about their culture — and the world around them — every day.

It was a violent crime that shook a quiet Canadian town: mysterious intruders break into the home of Vietnamese immigrants, terrorize the family, and leave a traumatized daughter as the only witness. Neighbors and friends describe the family as hospitable, generous, and hard-working – how could they be targets? This feature-length documentary from director Jenny Popplewell uses police interrogation footage and testimony from those involved to unravel a web of complexities that no one saw coming.

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“It was a lot of fun. I think what I loved most about her [Mary Villiers] is that she’s so active. She’s somebody who has an idea and acts on it immediately. And there’s an urgency to what she does because it’s really about self-preservation. She’s someone who doesn’t have any agency, any autonomy. She doesn’t have any authority or power except through the men she’s married to, or through her male children.” - Julianne Moore, star of “Mary & George”

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All our heroes are back for Term Two at the “lowest ranking school in the district.” But fresh hotties, a new sports teacher and a mystery assailant, throw any hopes for a peaceful term into disarray, while the race for school captain is seeing dirty tactics run rife through Hartley High. This year is more chaotic than ever.

“There’s a part of me that’s melancholy that it’s the fifth and final season. Nobody wants to hear “final,” but at the same time, I think in this day and age to get five seasons is really good with television the way it is now.” - Star of “Star Trek: Discovery,” Doug Jones

“Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp” (April 12)

After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody Woodpecker thinks he’s found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp in the computer animated family movie.

“Sitcom Mayan and George’s arc really replicates what me and my dad have gone through. I joke that this is the most time I’ve spent with my dad in the last ten years, but I think it’s really true. We’ve started to enjoy each other’s company and have a respect for one another, not just as father and daughter but as actors. I think having that trust as actors has really helped us gain trust as father and daughter as well. I feel safe with my dad on set when sometimes in life, I never felt safe with him, and now I do, and we were able to put it all on camera.”Mayan Lopez, star, creator and producer of “Lopez vs Lopez”

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“Bluey” - Season 3, New Episodes (April 7)

Returning with brand new adventures, this family-favorite kids series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighborhood into her world of fun.

“Firebuds” - Season 2 (April 10)

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“Alice’s Wonderland Bakery”Season 2, New Episodes (Available Now)

This fantastical Disney Junior animated series for preschoolers and their families is inspired by the beloved world of “Alice in Wonderland.” Centered on Alice (Libby Rue), the great-granddaughter of the original heroine and a budding young baker at the enchanted Wonderland Bakery. It follows Alice’s recipe adventures with her best pals—Fergie (Jack Stanton), a white rabbit; Hattie (CJ Uy), her madcap friend; and Rosa (Abigail Estrella), the Princess of Hearts.

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“Under the Bridge” (Hulu — April 17, Miniseries premiere) This adaptation of Rebecca Godfrey’s true-crime book tells the story of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta), a fourteen-year-old girl went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder.

“Wish”

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Asha (Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico (Chris Pine) —to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

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Questions:

1) Where did the trolley travel to (and from) in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”?

2) Which book-loving show was the most-watched PBS show in the classroom?

3) Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and has won the most Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Cartoon?

4) Which member of the Paw Patrol is a German Shepherd?

5) What is Peppa Pig’s favorite color? (Hint: It’s the color of her dress.)

6) Remember the Teletubbies? Name all four colorful characters.

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We’re off to see ‘The Wizard of Oz’ again classic corner

Of all the films that still enchant viewers of all ages, “The Wizard of Oz” ranks very high on the list. The 1939 fantasy based on L. Frank Baum’s book is one of the shiniest gems in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer library, so it’s no surprise that Turner Classic Movies is including it as part of a 100th-anniversary salute to the studio. The picture — which earned Oscars for its overall score and the Judy Garland-performed song “Over the Rainbow” specifically — runs Monday, April 8.

Generations continue to regale in the adventures of Dorothy Gale, Garland’s character who is whisked from a Kansas farm — along with her dog Toto, of course — into a magical land where she makes fast friends with the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion (Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr). More than one young viewer has been alarmed by the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) and the Flying Monkeys, but this movie remains an essential element of many people’s childhoods.

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Judy Garland stars in “The Wizard of Oz”

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Jon Rahm looks to win back to back Masters for first time since 2002

The 2024 Masters returns! It’s the first major of the 2024 PGA season and one of the most anticipated events in the world of golf, as players get set to tee off April 11-14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, with one round airing each day. The first two rounds broadcast live on EPSN and rounds 3 and 4 broadcast live on CBS.

Coming off what was an exceptional 2023 season, 29-year-old Jon Rahm won his second major of his career and earned his first Green Jacket, finishing with a four-stroke victory at the 2023 Masters, putting on a dominant and consistent performance against formidable foes in Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka. Heading into this year’s Masters tournament, the Spaniard could potentially be the first back-to-back champion since the great Tiger Woods in 2001-2002.

With his recent Masters victory, as well as his 2021 U.S. Open victory under his belt, Rahm has shown tremendous poise, maintaining a consistent form throughout the majority of his career, displaying a proven ability to excel under pressure and solidifying himself as one of the top golfers heading into this year’s tournament.

While Rahm’s recent play has etched his name as a top contender this season, the competition will be as tough as ever with the likes of world No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick all aiming to get a crack at winning their first major trophy of the year.

The 2024 Masters is set to be a thriller, as Jon Rahm looks to become the first repeat champion since Tiger Woods.

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Tom, played by Swibold, acts as the narrator as we dive into his memories of the months before he left home for the merchant marines. Through them, he examines his guilt at leaving his mother and sister to follow his need for adventure in his life. “The Glass Menagerie” centers on his recollections of the family’s interactions. We see how his mother, Amanda, can feel domineering in her desire to positively impact the lives of her now adult children. We see the protectiveness he feels for sister Laura, especially when their mother insists she needs “gentlemen callers.”

The play is an American classic, oft read and examined in high school classrooms. That does not mean, however, that it feels dated. The idea of a memory play contrasts with the prevailing naturalistic style of the time, allowing the creators and audience to use their imaginations to find the essence of the characters and their emotions. Even today, Connor said, realism and naturalism are the prevailing theatrical forms.

“People are still playing with forms today, and there’s physical theater and musical theater, all these things are still happening, but when you look at all the new plays that are being written, there’s still a ton of kitchen sink dramas,” he said, describing the classic stage set up with a fridge and couch and family gathered

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Connor, the founding artistic director of Nervous Theatre, said the Tennessee Williams classic immediately felt like the right project to tackle when the idea came up in conversation with the Ellen’s executive director, John Ludin.

“It seems to live in the cross section of what I would normally direct with a company like Nervous Theater, and then something that the Ellen Theater audiences would be familiar with,” Connor said.

The last three Nervous Theatre productions have been a departure from text-driven works, often exploring movement and physical space. “The Glass Menagerie,” though still expressive in its silent moments, is a “wonderfully text-heavy play,”

of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.

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Connor said.

“At first I was thinking, ‘Okay, what can we cut? What can we take out? How can we find physicalized things?’” he said. But most of the play remains. “For as poetic as (the language) is, it’s also very precise, and it’s very lean.”

While a definite, bleak ending is often implied, Connor said that this production focuses on the possibilities. What could life look like for these characters trying to weather the depression and find places for themselves in this world?

“Amanda is so full of adversity and hope,” said actress Susan K Berkompas, calling her character’s strength and resolve to make her own future “invigorating.” “She has every reason to just crawl into a hole, and she just keeps going.”

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Susan has lived in most of the state’s bigger cities, listing Helena, Billings and Missoula alongside her hometown of Great Falls. Now chair of the theater program at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, she is no stranger to Williams’ work. In 2007, she took on the role of Blanche in “A Streetcar Named Desire” in the inaugural production of the American Coast Theater Company which she helped found. Susan called Amanda “the role of a lifetime” and touted the playwright’s ability to dig into deep emotional wells and probe their intricacies, a rarity for men of that era.

“There’s just this very specific way he writes for women, the detail and the heartbreak,” she said.

In “The Glass Menagerie,” her daughter Laura is played by Annabella Joy, a dancer and voice teacher as well as a founding member of Nervous Theatre. Recent projects include “A Marvelous Party,” “Strange Mating Calls” and “Mommy’s Dead And They Buried Her In Moscow.”

Often, Susan said, people think

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the play is Tom’s story or Amanda’s story, because the bulk of the lines fall to them.

“But you forget about Laura,” she said. “And, wow, I really came to learn that it’s all about Laura and she is the hope and then the drive of tomorrow and it’s beautifully devastating and wonderful at the same time.”

Rounding out the cast is the “gentleman caller,” Jim, played by Gabriel Taurman. A Bozeman High School and New York University graduate, Taurman has performed with Nervous Theatre, The Ellen Theatre and Bozeman Actor’s Theatre, and toured with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks schools’ tour. Though he appears later in the action, Jim seems to be an antithesis to the others in his acceptance of his own life, though he offers Laura plenty of advice for hers.

“I think one of the beautiful things about every character in this play is that they’re all trapped and they’re all just trying to get by,” Swibold said. “You cannot blame them for anything that they’ve done as much as you want to.”

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Beth Boyson is a Programming Librarian and Cataloger at Bozeman Public Library. She can be reached through the Library website at www.bozemanlibrary.org.

PHOTO BY RACHEL HERGETT, FOR THE CHRONICLE Director Connor Berkompas, left, leads the cast of “The Glass Menagerie” through a curtain during a rehearsal on Tuesday at the Ellen Theatre. “The Glass Menagerie” opens Friday, April 5.

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“Welcome to Wrexham”Season 3 (Hulu — April 19, Season Premiere)

The story of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s investment in a small Welsh football club continues when this hit docuseries returns. The new season showcases Wrexham AFC’s participation in significant matches, including a long run in the FA Cup.

Green Jacket Winners

1) Tournament champions at the Masters did not receive an illustrious green jacket until 1949 — who was the first to be awarded a green jacket?

2) Only three players have successfully defended their title at the Masters: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and (name the third).

3) In the inaugural sudden-death playoff at Augusta National — who defeated Tom Watson and Ed Sneed with a birdie on the 10th hole?

4) Who is the most recent wire-to-wire Masters champion?

5) With a total score of 268 (-20), the record of lowest winning score belongs to which golfer?

6) Who was the first left-handed player to win at the Masters?

7) Name the three-time Masters champion who became the first non-American to win at Augusta National.

8) Who is the only Masters champion in the 21st century with a winning score of oneover-par (+1)?

9) The quartet of Spanish winners at Augusta National includes: Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Jose Maria Olazabal and (name the remaining Spanish-born Masters champion)?

10) Who is the oldest first-time winner of the Masters?

10) Mark O’Meara (1998, 41 years, 89 days)

9) Seve Ballesteros (1980 and 1983)

8) Zach Johnson (2007)

7) Gary Player (1961, 1974 and 1978)

6) Mike Weir (2003)

5) Dustin Johnson (2020)

4) Jordan Spieth (2015)

3) Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)

2) Nick Faldo (1989 and 1990)

1) Sam Snead