[NEohioPAL]Grapes of Wrath Student performances

Mon Jan 31 06:58:02 PST 2005

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Weekday matinees for students at
Weathervane Playhouse
For THE GRAPES OF WRATH
through Project STAGE program

Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to present Frank Galati's Tony =
Award-winning play THE GRAPES OF=20

Weathervane Playhouse is pleased to present Frank Galati's Tony =
Award-winning play THE=20
WRATH based on the novel by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck's themes of =
survival, perseverance and dignity are brought to life through this =
adaptation directed by Penelope A. Frese. The production is part of =
Weathervane's Project STAGE program (Students Through Acting Gain =
Education) and is open to middle and high school students and their =
teachers.
Project STAGE performances of THE GRAPES OF WRATH will be presented at =
Weathervane Playhouse (1301 Weathervane Lane at Liberty Commons, Akron) =
on Tuesdays, February 22 and March 10 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are =
available for the performance on February 22. Teacher and student study =
guides are available for classroom use. Weathervane staff is available =
for pre-performance discussions at your school as well as post =
performance talk backs at the Playhouse. To reserve seats for the =
performance on February 22, please call Keith Campbell at 330-836-2626 =
Tuesday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Project STAGE =
tickets are $8.

History

Thousands of settlers came to the Southern Plains having been lured by =
the promise of rich, plentiful soil. They brought with them farming =
techniques that worked well in the North and East. They plowed millions =
of acres of grassland, only to have the rains stop in the summer of =
1931. The catastrophic eight-year drought that followed led to the =
naming of the region the "Dust Bowl." When the drought and dust storms =
showed no signs of letting up, many people abandoned their land. Others =
were forced out when they lost their land in bank foreclosures. In all, =
one-quarter of the population left, packing everything they owned into =
their cars and trucks, and headed west toward California.

These migrants did not receive a warm welcome in California and were =
faced with a life almost as difficult as the one they had left. Many =
farms were corporate-owned. The rolling fields of wheat were replaced by =
crops of fruit, nuts and vegetables. Some 40 percent of migrant farmers =
wound up in the San Joaquin Valley picking grapes and cotton and were =
paid by quantity picked, with earnings from seventy-five cents to $1.25 =
a day.

Weathervane's Production

Weathervane's production is set against original live music which is =
performed on stage by members of the Fraleigh family as we follow the =
luckless Joads on their journey from their Oklahoma Dust Bowl farm to =
what they hope will be a better life in the rich fields of California. =
Revisit this time in American history as a cast of 27 actors illuminates =
the tireless themes of survival, perseverance and dignity.

Find out where true strength lies to endure adversity and to lay the =
foundations of a new human community based on universal love in THE =
GRAPES OF WRATH, at Weathervane February 16 - March 6. Low-cost preview =
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 16 & 17 at 7:30 p.m. =
with official opening on Friday, February 18 at 8:00 p.m. Other =
performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. =
and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office =
at 330-836-2626. Call between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through =
Friday. Tickets: $20 (Other Tickets: Wed. & Thurs previews $14, Students =
17 or younger $16, College Students and Senior Citizens $18 on Thursdays =
and Sundays. Half-price student rush tickets may be purchased at the =
door with ID). The Grapes of Wrath is a Project STAGE production. =
Teacher and student study guides are available. Project STAGE =
performances are Tuesdays, February 22 and March 1 at 10 a.m. Special =
ticket prices apply for those performances. Project STAGE is supported =
by The Sisler McFawn Foundation, OMNOVA Solutions Foundation and Target =
Stores.

The play is recommended for general audiences.
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to =
encourage economic growth,
education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
Additional Season Sponsors: WKSU, Goodyear Tire & Rubber =
Companywww.weathervaneplayhouse.com
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><FONT face=3DArial>Weekday matinees for students =
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>Weathervane=20
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<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>For THE GRAPES OF=20
WRATH</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>through Project STAGE=20
program</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<P><STRONG>Weathervane Playhouse</STRONG> is pleased to present <B>Frank =

Galati=92s Tony Award-winning play THE GRAPES OF=20
</DIV>
<DIV>Weathervane Playhouse is =
pleased to=20
present Frank Galati=92s Tony Award-winning play=20
THE </DIV>
<DIV>WRATH based on =
the novel=20
by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck=92s themes of survival, perseverance and =
dignity are=20
brought to life through this adaptation directed by Penelope A. =
Frese.=20
The production is part of Weathervane=92s Project STAGE program =
(Students Through=20
Acting Gain Education) and is open to middle and high school students =
and their=20
teachers.</DIV>
<DIV>
Project STAGE performances of THE GRAPES OF WRATH will be presented =
at=20
Weathervane Playhouse (1301 Weathervane Lane at Liberty Commons, Akron) =
on=20
Tuesdays, February 22 and March 10 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are =
available for=20
the performance on February 22. Teacher and student study guides are =

available for classroom use. Weathervane staff is available for =
pre-performance=20
discussions at your school as well as post performance talk backs at the =

Playhouse. To reserve seats for the performance on February 22, please =
call=20
Keith Campbell at 330-836-2626 Tuesday through Friday between 10 a.m. =
and 5:30=20
p.m. Project STAGE tickets are $8.
History
Thousands of settlers came to the Southern Plains having been lured =
by the=20
promise of rich, plentiful soil. They brought with them farming =
techniques that=20
worked well in the North and East. They plowed millions of acres of =
grassland,=20
only to have the rains stop in the summer of 1931. The catastrophic =
eight-year=20
drought that followed led to the naming of the region the "Dust Bowl." =
When the=20
drought and dust storms showed no signs of letting up, many people =
abandoned=20
their land. Others were forced out when they lost their land in bank=20
foreclosures. In all, one-quarter of the population left, packing =
everything=20
they owned into their cars and trucks, and headed west toward =
California.
These migrants did not receive a warm welcome in California and were =
faced=20
with a life almost as difficult as the one they had left. Many farms =
were=20
corporate-owned. The rolling fields of wheat were replaced by crops of =
fruit,=20
nuts and vegetables. Some 40 percent of migrant farmers wound up in the =
San=20
Joaquin Valley picking grapes and cotton and were paid by quantity =
picked, with=20
earnings from seventy-five cents to $1.25 a day.
Weathervane=92s Production
Weathervane=92s production is set against original live music which =
is=20
performed on stage by members of the Fraleigh family as we follow the =
luckless=20
Joads on their journey from their Oklahoma Dust Bowl farm to what they =
hope will=20
be a better life in the rich fields of California. Revisit this time in =
American=20
history as a cast of 27 actors illuminates the tireless themes of =
survival,=20
perseverance and dignity.
Find out where true strength lies to endure adversity and to lay the=20
foundations of a new human community based on universal love in =
THE GRAPES=20
OF WRATH, at Weathervane February 16 =96 March 6. =
Low-cost preview=20
performances on Wednesday and Thursday, February 16 & 17 at =
7:30=20
p.m. with official opening on Friday, February 18 at 8:00 =
p.m.=20
Other performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and =
Saturdays at 8=20
p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Charge by phone at Weathervane=92s Ticket =
Office at=20
330-836-2626. Call between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday =
through=20
Friday. Tickets: $20 (Other Tickets: Wed. & Thurs previews =
$14,=20
Students 17 or younger $16, College Students and Senior Citizens $18 on=20
Thursdays and Sundays. Half-price student rush tickets may be purchased =
at the=20
door with ID). The Grapes of Wrath is a Project STAGE =
production.=20
Teacher and student study guides are available. Project STAGE =
performances are=20
Tuesdays, February 22 and March 1 at 10 a.m. Special ticket prices apply =
for=20
those performances. Project STAGE is supported by The Sisler McFawn =
Foundation,=20
OMNOVA Solutions Foundation and Target Stores.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>The play is recommended for =
general=20
audiences.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>The Ohio Arts Council =
helped fund this=20
program with state tax dollars to encourage economic =
growth,</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>education excellence =
and cultural=20
enrichment for all Ohioans.</DIV>
<DIV>Additional Season Sponsors: =
WKSU,=20
Goodyear Tire & Rubber=20
Companywww.weathervaneplayhouse.com</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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