#5 the scenery

Tennesse Williams spells out for the reader the importance of the scenery and the props. He explains that because this play is a memory play, there is dim lighting and the important events have background music just like they would in a real persons memory. This play is set up very different than most. There is a translucent screen creating a sort of "fourth wall". This adds more of a realistic aspect to the stage but also could make a muddled image like a memory. The family enters and leaves the house by way of the fire escape symbolizing escaping from the house. The music has a big impact on the play. This is one of the only plays I have heard of that isn't a musical but has music especially made for it. However this adds the effect to the idea that this is a memory and that events are enhanced (by music) by whom ever the person remembering is.