The Grapes of Wrath
2011-2012 SEASON
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“THE GRAPES OF WRATH,” a story about the devastating impact of the Great Depression, is striking similar notes and themes to today’s economic climate. Surviving the drought of the 1930s Dust Bowl only to see their home repossessed by the bank, the Joad family embark on a agonizing & heartbreaking trek from Oklahoma to California, intending to restart their lives as migrant farm workers. Their arrival in this “promised land,” however, brings its own test of the human spirit. "This is, overall, a thrilling theatrical achievement that gets its power from the still sharp relevance of its human message..." - New York Post.
Director Frank Licato added "We have a tendency to think of the story as a historical document, but nothing could be further from the truth. It remains at the heart of who we are as society, and questions what our priorities are. Some of these questions are just as pragmatic today as they were then; certainly for migrant workers, but Steinbeck, like any great artist, uses the specific to depict the universal. This is no museum piece and I hope that we can surround the Joads’ story with elements which challenge the audience to see beyond the familiar trappings of the period and to look at the images that reflect back at us today."
Show Program
The Cast
Role | Actor |
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Tom | Dale Monroe |
Ma | Debbie Bernstein |
Pa | Tom Hodge |
Grandpa | Arnold Buchiane |
Grandma | Jeslyn Wheeless |
Rose of Sharon | Amanda Prieto |
Al | Thom Wolfe |
Noah | Ian McGonigle |
Ruthie | Jacqueline Pothier |
Ruthie | Bridget McGarry |
Winfield | Jaron Cole |
Uncle John | Steve Gabe |
Rev Jim Casy | Jeff Maschi |
Connie | Scott Tyler |
Aggie Wainwright | Anna McCabe |
Ensemble | Frank Bläeuer |
Ensemble | Victor Gallo |
Ensemble | Rory Hoban |
Ensemble | Charlotte Jusinski |
Ensemble | Shanna Levine Phelps |
Ensemble | Diane Lotti |
Ensemble | Chip Prestera |
Ensemble | Theo Errig |
Ensemble | Liz Royce |
Production Team
Production Role | |
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Producer | Mara Lundstrom Ebert |
Director | Frank Licato |
Choreographer | Jeslyn Wheeless |
Production Coordinator | Norleen Gelfond |
Stage Manager | Andrea Sickler |
Asst. Stage Manager | Bob Pierce |
Set Design | Robert Lukasik |
Lighting Design | Richard Hennessy |
Sound Design | Joe DeVico |
Costume Design | Beverly Wand |
Props and Set Decoration | Letitia Lum |
Props and Set Decoration | Joëlle Bochner |
Scenic Artist | Andrea Sickler |
Scenic Artist | Dean Sickler |
Fight Coordinator | Steve Ruskin |
Makeup/Wigs | Ben Riesebeck |