Intermission

The play is divided into seven scenes. If I were to produce it with one intermission, I would put it after Scene 5. I feel like that is the half-way point of the play (props to you, Mr. Costello, for having us read it in those two sections). It shows the audience the personalities and characteristics of the Wingfield family. They see how Laura is shy and uncomfortable, because of the "defect" that she was born with. They see that Tom is the provider for the family who wants nothing more than to get away, but feels trapped in his responsibility to his family. They see how Amanda lives in a dream world with great intentions for her children, always dwelling on the past ever since her husband left them. It allows the audience to see how excited Amanda is about Tom getting a gentleman caller for Laura, and it leaves us waiting to see what will happen when Jim comes. Then after the intermission, they see that Jim is the boy that Laura had a crush on in high school and how everything pans out.