PERFORMANCES: July 25 - July 27, 2014
VENUE: The Cabrillo Playhouse (San Clemente)
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Pamela Peak
PERFORMERS: The On-ImpulseTM Acting Troupe
STORY: George and Lennie, two migrant laborers and unlikely friends, during the Great Depression. George is an intelligent and caring man, Lennie, large in stature and mentally handicapped. Their dreams of settling down on their own piece of land are dashed all in one fateful day. Don't miss this classic, poignant story that tugs at the human heart.
PERFORMANCES: August 1 - August 3, 2014
VENUE: The Cabrillo Playhouse (San Clemente)
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Pamela Peak
PERFORMERS: The On-ImpulseTM Acting Troupe
STORY: During the rainy season of a small, narrow-minded southern town in 1950 a handsome young drifter named Valentine Xavier arrives. . . and unexpectedly falls in love with a middle-aged Latin woman named "Lady" after accepting a job in her dry goods store. Val attempts to rescue Lady from her abusive racist husband. Experience the rich characters of this Alabama town in one of Tennessee Williams' most mysterious and chilling plays.
The Grass Harp
Plus moving scenes from other great plays!
PERFORMANCES: August 1 - August 18, 2014
VENUE: The Cabrillo Playhouse (San Clemente)
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Pamela Peak
PERFORMERS: The On-ImpulseTM Acting Troupe
STORY: Based on Truman Capote's bittersweet memoir, The Grass Harp is a treasure - a beautiful coming-of-age story told by Colin Fenwick, a young boy who is forced to live with his two aunts, Verena and Dolly Talbo, after the death of his parents. His aunt Verena (a cold aggressive businesswoman) causes a revolt in her household . . . that ends up dividing the entire town. Verena claims there is "money to be made" so she tries to force her sister Dolly (a sweet-natured spinster) and their gutsy black kitchen maid Catherine to give up Dolly's secret recipe that cures illness, so Verena can market that recipe.
The title refers to the rustling wind through tall blades of grass that surround the Talbo home. As Dolly puts it: "If you listen closely to the blades of grass in the wind, you will hear their voices - a grass harp of voices-- of those we've loved who've passed on."