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That's a wrap: The Grapes of Wrath at Chabot College School of the Arts Closes

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, adapted for the stage by Frank Galati, and directed by D … more →

Tags: Performance Notes, chabot college, Dov Hassan, Frank Galati, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Reviews, Stephanie Roach, Theater

Tech and dress rehearsals have past, the Grapes of Wrath at Chabot is open!

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Chabot College School of the Arts’ The Grapes of Wrath April 14-16, 20-23 7:30 PM in the Littl … more →

Tags: Blog Notes, Performance Notes, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Frank Galati, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, Dov Hassan

Boxcar Homes in The Grapes of Wrath

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Boxcar Homes: The Novel and the Play A Textual Comparison Near the climax of the the play, the Fourt … more →

Tags: California, Migrant Workers, 1930s, boxcar homes, boxcars, chabot college, Depression, Farm Security Administration, Frank Galati

The Grapes of Wrath: Dramaturgical Notes

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Program Notes by the Dramaturg, Stephanie M. Roach Adapted by Frank Galati from John Steinbeck’s 193 … more →

Tags: 1930s, chabot college, Depression, Dramaturgical Notes, dust bowl, dust storms, Frank Galati, Grapes of Wrath, Great Depression

Grapes of Wrath: Music Notes and News, Vol. 3

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Music Notes and News from Dennis Chowenhill Program Notes All of the music for this production of Th … more →

Tags: Music of the 1930's, 1930s, chabot college, Dennis Chowenhill, Depression, dust bowl, Frank Galati, Grapes of Wrath, Great Depression

Square Dancing, Chicken Reels, and Hug Dancing

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Chicken Reel and Square Dance Calls Here are a couple of recordings showing examples of square dance … more →

Tags: american traditional, Music of the 1930's, 1930s, chabot college, Chicken Reel, Dances, Depression, Dov Hassan, dust bowl

The Grapes of Wrath: Music News and Notes, Vol. 2 [Videos]

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Music Notes & News from Dennis… At the campfire scene at the beginning of the play, the singers … more →

Tags: american traditional, Music of the 1930's, 1930s, A.P. Carter, chabot college, Dennis Chowenhill, Frank Galati, Grapes of Wrath, Joan Baez

Grapes of Wrath Look Book

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Grapes of Wrath Look Book I’m attaching a link to an edited version of the Look Book. It is di … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, California, On the Road With the Joads, 1930s, chabot college, Depression, Dorothea Lange, Dov Hassan, dust bowl

Lyrics: Woody Guthrie's The Great Dust Storm 1 comment

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Black Sunday “Black Sunday” was April 14, 1935. It was the worst dust storm of the Dust … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, Dust Bowl, Music of the 1930's, american traditional, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Frank Galati, chabot college, Theater

West Coast Union Organizers - 1930s

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Filipino Union Pioneers The Filipino Labor Union, founded in 1933, organized the Salinas Lettuce Str … more →

Tags: California, The Labor Movement & Red Scare, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, Great Depression, 1930s

Message From Dov to the Cast Regarding Accents

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Via Facebook Hello everybody. One thing we have not talked about in rehearsal yet is accents. This i … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, Accents and Dialects, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Frank Galati, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, Dov Hassan

The Government Camp song, sung by Mary Campbell and Margaret Treat, both 12 years old. Shafter FSA Camp, 1941.

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Music of Government Camps Farm Security Administration (FSA) Camps, like Weedpatch Camp in John Stei … more →

Tags: Music of the 1930's, California, Migrant Workers, american traditional, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Frank Galati, chabot college, Theater

Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" or "Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two."

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother. Photo by Dorothea Lange. Library of Congress Reproduction Num … more →

Tags: California, Migrant Workers, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Frank Galati, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, dust bowl

On the Road With Joads: The Migration West [Slideshow] #ChabotTheater

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos by Dorothea Lange. Prints and Photographs Division, Libra … more →

Tags: On the Road With the Joads, Dust Bowl, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, Frank Galati, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, Exodus

Grapes of Wrath: Music Notes and News, Vol. 1 [Videos] #ChabotTheater

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Music Notes & News from Dennis… Stephanie has already posted some music of the 30s that yo … more →

Tags: Music of the 1930's, american traditional, Grapes of Wrath, john steinbeck, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, Great Depression, 1930s

Dust Bowl Images from Library of Congress [slideshow] - #ChabotTheater

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. Images from the Library of Congress’ American Memory colle … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, Dust Bowl, Grapes of Wrath, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, dust bowl, dust storms, 1930s

Woody Guthrie's "So long, it's been good to know yuh" sung by Rob Tepper [Video]

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Woody Guthrie’s “So long, it’s been good to know yuh” sung by Rob Tepper Fro … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, Dust Bowl, Music of the 1930's, Grapes of Wrath, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, dust bowl, dust storms

Dust storm. Baca County, Colorado. 1936. #ChabotTheater2 comments

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: Dust storm. Baca County, Colorado. 1936. D. L. Kernodle. Library of Congress Reproduction No. LC-USZ … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, Dust Bowl, Grapes of Wrath, chabot college, Theater, THTR 47, dust bowl, dust storms, 1930s

Surviving the Dust Bowl, American Experience, PBS Video2 comments

pdxroach wrote 2 years ago: American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl gives excellent background information and first hand a … more →

Tags: At Home With the Joads, Dust Bowl, 1930s, american experience, chabot college, dust bowl, dust storms, Grapes of Wrath, pbs


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