OF MICE AND MEN
Once in a great while a dramatic theatrical
event takes place that demands national attention. Such is
the case with Pasadena Playhouse's groundbreaking
revisionist production of John Steinbeck's beloved tale Of
Mice and Men. Steinbeck's powerful portrait of two men's
quest for the American dream is given an astounding and
provocative make-over by acclaimed director Paul Lazarus.
In 1942, several years after Steinbeck's original setting
for Of Mice and Men, a government sponsored program was
put into place that would forever change the face of
immigration in this country. It was called the Bracero
Program and opened the door to thousands of Mexican
immigrants who crossed the border in pursuit of dreams for
a better life for their families. Not only did this
program quite literally fuel the expanding American
economy but it also created a wave of immigration that
continues to this day. This daring and profound setting
for Of Mice and Men amplifies Steinbeck's themes of
loneliness and longing and provides a fresh experience for
Playhouse audiences.
OF MICE, MEN AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
A week-long celebration of culture and community
Click here for details!
SATURDAY
NIGHT AT THE PALACE
By Paul Slabolepszy
Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez
April 26 - May 31, 2008
(previews April 23-25)
The Show that Started it all!
With the Original Award-Winning Cast and Director!
Furious Theatre presents the revival of its 2002 inaugural production,
Saturday Night at the Palace, opening April 26, 2008 -- six years to the day
that it originally premiered.
2 a.m. The outskirts of Johannesburg. A broken-down motorcycle strands two
white men at a lonely roadhouse with a Zulu waiter who only wants to close
for the night... Saturday Night at the Palace examines the events leading up
to a racially motivated crime in the volatile Gauteng Region of South Africa
seven years before the official end of apartheid.
Click here or call 1-800-595-4TIX for tickets.
Please visit
www.furioustheatre.org for more info.
Hothouse at the Playhouse
VISITORS'
GUIDE TO ARIVACA
By Evangeline Ordaz
Directed by Armando Molina
TuesdaY May 13
Wedneday May 14
8:00 p.m. - Carrie Hamilton
Theatre
VISITORS' GUIDE TO ARIVACA was
commissioned by Borderlands Theatre in Arizona to contemplate what it means
to be an American and how the border and immigration play a part in that
dream. ARIVACA is beautifully balanced in representing all sides of the
debate. ARIVACA will be directed by Armando Molina, Artistic Director of
Company of Angels Theatre here in LA.
OF MICE, MEN AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
A week-long celebration of culture and community
Click here for details!
Admission for all readings is free but reservations are required. Please
RSVP to the Box Office at (626) 356-PLAY For more details about this reading
and the Hothouse at the Playhouse New Play Development Program, click here.
