Glengarry Glen Ross on Lycoming Stage

The play takes place in a competitive New York real-estate office. The salesmen are presented with the idea of a sales contest and are given a strong incentive to succeed. The fist prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, second prize is a set of steak knives and third prize is a trip to the unemployment office. Only "closers" will get the good sales leads and there is a lot of pressure to succeed. In the race to the finish line, robbery is committed which has unforeseen consequences for all of the characters.

Producers, Jerry Tokofsky and Stanley R. Zupnik, turned "Glengarry Glen Ross" into a movie in 1992 with an all-star cast that included Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin Ed Harris, Alan Arkin and Kevin Spacey.

Mamet began writing plays in 1972, and by 1975, New York critics established him as a writer of the "new realism," a style marked by naturalistic language and a small number of characters in a contained environment.

Mamet also achieved acclaim as a motion-picture screenwriter and director, with productions of "The Untouchables" (1987) "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992) and "American Buffalo" (1996), all of which he wrote; and "House of Games (1987), "Oleanna" (1994) and "The Winslow Boy" (1996), which he both wrote and directed.

Kyle Thatcher, son of Mr. Norman D. Thatcher and Ms. Michelle A. Goodrow, of Easton, Pa, makes his directing debut with "Glengarry Glen Ross." Thatcher, a theatre major, has appeared in past Lycoming plays that include "A View from the Bridge," by Arthur Miller, "The Skin of Our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder and "Communicating Doors," by Alan Ayckbourn. Thatcher is also a graduate of Easton Area High School.

The cast of this play is composed entirely of men. Todd Cole, a senior Communication major from Bloomsburg, Pa., plays the Al Pacino role of Ricky Roma..

Jason Etter, a junior theater major from Londonderry, N.H, plays Shelly Levene, the Jack Lemmon role. Etter has also been featured in productions of "The Country Club," "Fortinbras," and "A View From the Bridge."

Timothy Le Gower, a senior theatre major from North Wales, Pa, plays the role of George Aaronow portrayed by Alan Arkin. LeGower has also been featured in productions of "The Skin of Our Teeth" and "Something’s Afoot."

Also featured in "Glengarry Glen Ross" are Gene Melvin, a sophomore history major from Dupont, Pa, in the Ed Harris role of Dave Moss. David Monti, a freshman from Court Lodi, N.J., plays John Williamson, the role created by Kevin Spacey. Timothy Sullivan, a sophomore from Horseheads, N.Y., will play the role of James Lingk. Matt Zarzycny, a sophomore from Williamsport, will play the role of Baylen.

More information and tickets are available by calling the Mary L. Welch Theatre box office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 321-4048.

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