John Steinbeck News

Mary Cossette Productions and Hartshorn - Hook Productions present WOODY SEZ- The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie

Closing the season, from October 1 - 24, Chenango River Theatre will mount the classic beauty from the heart of American literature, Of Mice and Men. Co-Produced by IBM and Naima & Ara Kradjian and written by John Steinbeck, one of America's most celebrated authors, the play won the 1938 NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Until you've seen it on stage, you haven't really experienced it.

OF GRAPES AND NUTS, written by Doug Armstrong, Keith Cooper and Tom Willmorth, formerly of Chicago's highly celebrated Illegitimate Players, will have its west coast premiere by SeaGlass Theatre September 18 - October 24, 2010 at the Victory Theatre Center's Little Vic Theatre in Burbank, CA. The 6-week engagement marks the 20th anniversary of this award-winning comedy.

The Tony Award Winning GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza will kick off the Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2010-2011 season which they recently announced.

LA's critically acclaimed production: OF GRAPES AND NUTS, written by Doug Armstrong, Keith Cooper and Tom Willmorth (formerly of Chicago's highly celebrated Illegitimate Players), will continue performances through October 24, 2010 at the Victory Theatre Center's Little Vic Theatre in Burbank, CA. Having opened September 18, SeaGlass Theatre's 6-week engagement of this award-winning comedy, marks the show's 20th anniversary.

Manifesto, the debut recording by Dan Berg and the Gestalt, introduces a major new voice to the world of contemporary music, one consciously changing the manner in which modern sounds are created and heard. A native of Philadelphia, the young keyboardist/composer graduated from Hampshire College where he studied under multi-instrumentalist Marty Erhlich. He is now a current resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where he has continued to develop his own unique brand of music. Although his compositions are, at heart, informed by his knowledge and experience as a jazz pianist, they draw from many different sources and styles -- from jazz to rock to classical and world musics. The overall product strikes a smooth balance between groove and art, visceral and cerebral, the popular and the esoteric.

Manifesto, the debut recording by Dan Berg and the Gestalt, introduces a major new voice to the world of contemporary music, one consciously changing the manner in which modern sounds are created and heard. A native of Philadelphia, the young keyboardist/composer graduated from Hampshire College where he studied under multi-instrumentalist Marty Erhlich. He is now a current resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where he has continued to develop his own unique brand of music. Although his compositions are, at heart, informed by his knowledge and experience as a jazz pianist, they draw from many different sources and styles -- from jazz to rock to classical and world musics. The overall product strikes a smooth balance between groove and art, visceral and cerebral, the popular and the esoteric.

Closing the season, from October 1 - 24, Chenango River Theatre will mount the classic beauty from the heart of American literature, Of Mice and Men. Co-Produced by IBM and Naima & Ara Kradjian and written by John Steinbeck, one of America's most celebrated authors, the play won the 1938 NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Until you've seen it on stage, you haven't really experienced it.

Fans of John Steinbeck will not want to miss this delightful parody of Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men. Lenny becomes an unwanted member of the Joad family, boss Curly is a lady and the Joads are as determined a family as ever to beat poverty in Oklahoma and find their little patch of green earth in sunny California. SeaGlass proves once again that they are a top-notch theatre company to be reckoned with, making the West coast premiere of Of Grapes and Nuts a wicked classic all by itself.

OF GRAPES AND NUTS, written by Doug Armstrong, Keith Cooper and Tom Willmorth, formerly of Chicago's highly celebrated Illegitimate Players, will have its west coast premiere by SeaGlass Theatre September 18 - October 24, 2010 at the Victory Theatre Center's Little Vic Theatre in Burbank, CA. The 6-week engagement marks the 20th anniversary of this award-winning comedy.

Closing the season, from October 1 - 24, Chenango River Theatre will mount the classic beauty from the heart of American literature, Of Mice and Men. Co-Produced by IBM and Naima & Ara Kradjian and written by John Steinbeck, one of America's most celebrated authors, the play won the 1938 NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Until you've seen it on stage, you haven't really experienced it.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce the first two weekends for The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre.

OF GRAPES AND NUTS, written by Doug Armstrong, Keith Cooper and Tom Willmorth, formerly of Chicago's highly celebrated Illegitimate Players, will have its west coast premiere by SeaGlass Theatre September 18 - October 24, 2010 at the Victory Theatre Center's Little Vic Theatre in Burbank, CA. The 6-week engagement marks the 20th anniversary of this award-winning comedy.

Actor James Denton from Desperate Housewives is immensely popular and every woman's dream man. When I met him at a charity event for SeaGlass Theatre recently, he struck me as a really nice guy, warm, friendly and very easy going. We talked about SeaGlass, their fall project,opening at the Victory Theatre on September 18, his music - and of course, Desperate Housewives.

Circle Players opens its 2010-2011 season at The Keeton Theatre with Frank Galati's adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, running August 13-29.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce the first two weekends for The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre.

Performed by Hillwig's large cast against the backdrop of Jim Manning's beautifully conceived and exquisitely realized set that magically transforms the Keeton's intimate stage into a panoramic view of dustbowl Oklahoma, the fiery Southwest and the lush, verdant fields and orchards of California, The Grapes of Wrath is a visual tour de force that other community theater companies - frankly, any theater company of whatever ilk - should aspire to achieve.

Circle Players opens its 2010-2011 season at The Keeton Theatre with Frank Galati's adaptation of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, running August 13-29.