The Glass Menagerie

By Tennessee Williams

About the Collective

Broken Glass Collective is a group of established, professional theatre artists in Saskatoon, SK, with experience spanning generations of artistic practice on stages and in educational institutions across Canada. We present our inaugural production in Saskatoon this October, 2026 — The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams. Not since the 1977-78 theatre season have Saskatoon audiences seen this modern classic: one of the most famous plays from the twentieth century. We proudly present this important play to three new generations of Saskatoon theatre-goers.

Our first gathering over two years ago marked the start of a research-centred development process where, in exploring the vast literature on this famous play and its famous playwright, we marked unignorable and potent facts that inspired the production you are seeing today. We are excited to celebrate the original queerness and neurodivergence of these characters, drawing on our own lived experiences to do so.

Some notes from the director

The events of The Glass Menagerie take place almost ninety years ago, albeit through the prism of memory. Williams based a good amount of this play (but not all) on some his own family, and what he saw around him economically during the years of the Depression and those leading up to the second World War. Working on the play now almost feels like a warning of things to come.

But there are a few lines in this play that strike me now in a way that they haven’t before. And if I could hope for folks to leave the theatre with one of those lines in their mind, it would be that “being different is nothing to be ashamed of.” And if I could make a wish for you all, it would be for happiness and good fortune.

Thank you for joining us.

Skye Brandon

Director

  • Skye Brandon is a Treaty 6 director/actor/producer who calls Saskatoon home by way of Prince Albert and Melfort. He has worked with many of Saskatchewan’s theatre companies (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Persephone Theatre, Dancing Sky Theatre, Globe Theatre, Station Arts Centre), multiple independent companies (Last Exit Theatre, Bridge Theatre Collective and Theatre Naught, to name a few), as well as various companies outside of Saskatchewan (Stratford Festival, Drayton Entertainment, Shakespeare in the Ruins, Northern Light Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange and others). He is a USask grad, and has built a great portion of his directing career working on Shakespeare and contemporary classical playwrights (O'Neill, Miller, Coward, and now Williams).

Sam Fairweather

Stage Manager

  • Sam (she/her) is an actor, clown, stage manager, choreographer, educator, and dedicated dog mom who was born and raised on Treaty 6 territory. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hon.) in Drama in 2018 and her Bachelor of Education in 2020, both from the University of Saskatchewan. Sam is also a board member of Ferre Play Theatre. Outside the theatre, you can find Sam at the dog park, snuggled up watching movies, or discovering the best dessert places in Saskatoon- recommendations are always welcome!

Lisa Bayliss

The Mother

  • Playing the role of Amanda Wingfield is an opportunity that Lisa has been looking forward to for many years. To be doing so amongst this collective of fine theatre artists is a dream come true. Originally from BC, Lisa returned to her roots in Saskatoon thirteen years ago. She has appeared with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan over 6 seasons playing, among others, Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Gertrude in Hamlet, Anne Hathaway in the solo show Shakespeare’s Will and, this past summer, the title role of Caesar in Julius Caesar. Other recent Saskatoon credits include The Watchlist (25th Street Theatre); Blithe Spirit, 18 Jews Order Chinese Food (Persephone). She will next be seen in Persephone’s Little Woman in Nov/Dec.

Emily Rempel

The Daughter

  • Emily is a multidisciplinary artist who wears many hats (both literally and figuratively), who works locally as an actor, designer, stage manager, and venue technician. She holds a bachelors degree in drama from the U of S, where she studied both of her theatrical passions, acting and design. Recent acting credits include: Making Waves (Spark Your Pride), LEAR (LTDJ, GTNT, NNS), and The Unforgettables (Fight or Flight Theatre, Wonder City Collective). When not spending her time in a theatre, you can find her cuddling with her three cats and playing dnd.

Mitchell Larsen

The Son

  • Mitchell Larsen is a queer, non-binary, multidisciplinary performing artist raised across Saskatchewan and based in Saskatoon. Their work spans disciplines of theatre, music, performance art, dance, and poetry. You may have seen them recently in Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Midsummer Night’s Dream, or Richard II at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, in Sorry/Grateful Theatre’s production of Sondheim’s Assassins, or performing one of several performance art pieces at the Remai Modern. They are thrilled to be working on this iconic work with this incredible team. When not making art, they spend their time climbing walls, reading books, or hanging out with their husband, cats, family, and friends.

Braden Butler

The Gentleman Caller

  • Braden Butler (he/she) is an actor and theatre artist from misâskwatôminihk (Saskatoon, SK) on Treaty 6 Territory: recent hometown acting credits include Behind Closed Doors, The Watch List, Mustard (25th Street Theatre); The Tragedy of Richard II, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 1985 (Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan); The Maids, Final Notice (Whirligig Theatre); and The Gay Card (Live Five). Elsewhere in Canada, Braden’s credits include The Immaculate Perfection of F***ing and Bleeding in the Gender-Neutral Bathroom of an Upper-Middle Class High School (High Performance Rodeo 2024 & World Premiere 2023). Braden is a graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program and gratefully acknowledges his grandfather’s love and support offstage in each of these productions.

Anna Yaworski

Costume Designer

  • Anna Yaworski (she/them) is a Saskatchewan based costume and fashion designer. She has previously worked with the Stratford Festival, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Persephone Theatre (A Christmas Story 2025, Miracle on 34th Street 2024, Bright Half Life 2023, The Herd 2023), Live Five Independent Theatre (After Sundown 2022), Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan (Shakespeare's Will 2022), and On the Boards Staging Company (Short Cuts 2021). They received a bachelor of design from Toronto Metropolitan University.

John Reaney

Music Designer

  • John Reaney (he/him) is an actor, musician and composer residing in Treaty 6 territory Saskatoon. From a young age, he was always interested in performance, especially the voice actors of the cartoons he obsessed over on Saturday mornings. Recent credits include: The Colour of the Town (Sum Theatre), Mooneaters (Two Good Shoes Theatre), and the Ribus 7 audiobook series (Shae Mills).

Luke von Eschen

Lighting Designer

  • Luke von Eschen is a Local Lighting Designer and Technician. He is a proud alumnus of the University of Saskatchewan. He hopes you can see his passion in his work as he wants you to have an immersive emotional experience. His recent Lighting Designs credits include: Much Ado About Nothing with Shakespeare on Saskatchewan (2026), Educating Ritawith Persephone Theatre (2025), Assassins with Live Five Theatre (2026). Thank you for supporting the arts and enjoy the show! 

Abbey Tomlinson

Lighting Designer

  • Growing up in small town Manitoba, she was lucky enough to be immersed into the world of theatre and the arts. She has been a performer and worked backstage moving sets and running the spotlight in the tiny but historical Aud Theatre in Virden, Manitoba. In 2020 she moved to Saskatoon to study at the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art history. She filled her electives with many drama courses which further expanded her theatre experience into the more technical aspects. From those classes she found casual work focusing on being a lighting stagehand and rigger in training. She’s super excited to take what she’s learned from classes, and continue to learn from new projects. 

Lautaro Reyes

Set Designer

  • Lautaro Reyes is a Chilean-Canadian multidisciplinary artist, director, and designer based in Saskatoon. Originally trained in theatre in Chile, his artistic practice has expanded across directing, performance, visual arts, installation, and community-engaged work. His approach to design is strongly influenced by his visual arts practice, using space, texture, light, and unconventional materials as extensions of storytelling. The Glass Menagerie marks his latest exploration of theatrical design, creating a world shaped by memory, fragility, confinement, and illusion.

Jonathan Cestnick

Carpenter

  • Jonathan Cestnick (he/him) is thrilled to be a part of The Glass Menagerie as the Carpenter. Jonathan is a multi-disciplined artist and designer originally from Fort McMurray, AB. He completed a residency with Source Dance Company and graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University with a BFA in Performance Production. He strives to produce art centered around collaboration, exploration, and trust. 

    Jonathan has worked across Canada on various live performances with companies likeGTNT (2024-2026), Sum Theatre (2026), Persephone Theatre (2025-2026), Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan (2023-2025), Why Not Theatre Company (2022), Jonathan’s goal is to help grow the theatre community and provide exciting and innovative art to the City of Saskatoon.

Nicole Kidder

Props / Production Assistance

  • SATA recipient for Emerging Artist 2024, living and working on Treaty 6 Territory, Nicole is a neurodivergent, 2SLGBTQIA artist taking theatrical design currently at the University of Saskatchewan.  She had the honour and privilege to work for Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan as Assistant Production Manager, Venue Tech, 2025; and Assistant Set Designer, 2024. Nicole has worked on a number of Greystone Theatre productions over the last 4 years. She is currently creating the lighting design for Greystone's upcoming show, The Harvest. Nicole is incredibly grateful to have an opportunity to work in a room with such skilled artists. Working on Glass Menagerie feels like an honor, part of history, the vegetables of theatre. You just feel good building this kind of show. 

Shannon Blanchet

Dialect Coach

  • Previous Persephone Acting Credits: Blithe Spirit, Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Catalyst Theatre/Persephone.

    Shannon (she/her) is a Saskatoon-based theatre artist and educator. Shannon holds a BFA (Acting) and MFA (Theatre Voice Pedagogy) from the University of Alberta. Recent credits are performance-oriented and include Blithe Spirit (Persephone Theatre), Cocktails at Pam’s (Teatro Live!) and Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe (Catalyst Theatre), and The Bald Soprano (Bright Young Things). Shannon is an Associate Professor of Voice and Acting at the University of Saskatchewan.

Kenn McLeod

Intimacy Director

  • Kenn McLeod (he/him) is director, performer, educator, and Clown.

    As an Intimacy Director, Kenn has trained with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators and worked with Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan (Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, As You Like It, Cymbeline), Persephone Theatre (The Mountaintop), Burnt Thicket Theatre (Evergreen), SSP (Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer), U of S (Faustus), Lolabrickida (In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)), & Ppl R Ppl Productions (Hand to God, Spring’s Awakening). 

    Intimacy Direction is about creating a culture of consent in which intimate stories can be told with safety and artistry.

Della Marshall

Front-of-House Manager

Thank you

SK Arts

The University of Saskatchewan, College of Arts and Science, School for the Arts - Drama

Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre

The Two Twenty

McNally Robinson

La Troupe du Jour

Della Marshall

Ross Johnson

Beverley Kobelsky

Miranda Hughes-McKnight

Traci Foster

Ed Mendez

Dave Fairweather

Brooklynn Bitner

Frank Engel

This is a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE is presented by special arrangement with the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

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