The Grapes of Wrath
Winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Novel
A New York Public Library Staff Pick of Favorite Books of the Last 125 Years
A London Guardian Pick of the Top 10 Best Books of Eco-Fiction
A heart-wrenching full-cast adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by John Steinbeck, starring Jeffrey Donovan and Shirley Knight
Set during the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath tells the powerful story of the Joad family’s trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the promise of a new life in California. But what they find threatens to rip apart their lives, and sever the ties that bind them together. Frank Galati’s play finds its timeless heart in the generous spirit of the common man.
This is an LA Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Shirley Knight, Jeffrey Donovan, Emily Bergl, Michael Buie, Daniel Chac├│n, Maurice Chasse, Shannon Cochran, Trista Delamere, Francis Guinan, Charlie Matthes, Rod McLachlan, Robert Pescovitz, Joel Rafael, Stephen Ramsey, Nick Sadler, Andy Taylor, Floyd Knowles, Todd Waring, Fredd Wayne, Michael Weston, and Kate Williamson, with live music performed by the Joel Rafael Band. Adapted by Frank Galati. Directed by Richard Masur and recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
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