John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” presented by New York City’s The Acting Company will be live on the Main Stage at the Dogwood!
The best laid plans of mice and men…
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner John Steinbeck’s tale of two drifters is one of the most widely read stories in America. Written as both a novella and a script for a play, Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story to two California migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression. George and Lennie have delusions of making enough money to buy their own place. Lennie, a man-child, is a little boy in the body of a man. George is ever cautious of his gentle giant friend, dangerously powerful yet in need of constant reassurance.
Although Steinbeck emphasizes dreams throughout his work, his characters are often powerless, due to intellectual, economic and social realities. Fate is felt most heavily as George is left to face the question of how to deal with Lennie who, although in great danger, dreams only of their future, of their farm – as the sound of destiny bounces off mountains.
Since its founding by the legendary John Houseman and Margot Harley in 1972, The Acting Company has launched the careers of some of today’s finest actors – Kevin Kline, Rainn Wilson, Patti LuPone, Jeffery Wright, Frances Conroy, and Jesse L. Martin to name a few – while performing 137 productions all across the country. See for yourself what makes The Acting Company the most praised touring repertory theater in America!
Click here to buy tickets now! $22.50 Adults, $10 Children 18 and Under. Main Stage. Reserved Seating. 7:30 p.m.
Dogwood Box Office Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event. For more information please contact Dogwood Box Office at 231.924.8885.
Tickets may also be purchased at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. Hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. For more information please contact the Artsplace at 231.924.4022.