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Eugene O'neill Foundation Thanks City National Bank for Supporting the Festival Newsletter Eugene O’Neill SUmmer 2016 issue Foundation, Tao House (R)EVOLUTION Jones presented for six performances The Festival will also feature a beginning September 23 in the Old staged reading of a new play, The 17th Eugene O’Neill Barn at Tao House, and in Edward "N," by former Tao House Travis Festival Albee’s Seascape, directed by George Bogard Artist in Residence Maguire, opening for nine Adrienne Pender. "N " explores The Emperor Jones & Seascape performances on September 2 in the relationship between "Seascape and The Emperor Jones Danville’s Village Theater. playwright Eugene O’Neill and represent both an evolution in actor Charles Gilpin who American drama as well as a originated the title role on revolution,” says the Eugene O’Neill Broadway in O’Neill’s The Foundation’s Artistic Director Eric Emperor Jones. Fraisher Hayes. “In both plays, the (L to R) Samantha The full Festival program central characters find themselves in Behr, Kyle unexpected situations that challenge Goldman includes a park hike to celebrate and the National Park Service’s their senses and their view of the Dorian world around them. ” Lockett 100th anniversary, a special exhibit on The Emperor Jones at When Eugene O’Neill wrote The Tao House and a special Emperor Jones in 1920, he broke Centennial exhibit celebrating new ground for what was possible in the first production of an O’Neill American drama. His use of Eric Fraisher Hayes, who will direct play, Bound East for Cardiff as expressionism added a psychological The Emperor Jones explains: “O’Neill well as the founding of NPS at depth to the naturalism in American moved the American theatre beyond the Museum of San Ramon Theatre that would be felt for years the literal world and into the magical Valley. Rounding out the to come. The upcoming 17th Annual and surreal world of psychological Festival will be a screening of Eugene O’Neill Festival intends to perception in order to explore deeper Rick Burns’ PBS American show the power and influence of truths about what it is to be human... Experience documentary about inner psychological realities on the What O’Neill started in The Emperor Eugene O’Neill done to honor outer world. This world of perception Jones, Edward Albee continues in his the 50th anniversary of Long will be on display in The Emperor Pulitzer prize-winning play, Seascape.” Day’s Journey into Night. Inside This issue pg5 Afterwords, O'Neill and Music, Death Be Not Loud! pg1 (R)EVOUTION, 17th EONF Festival pg6 Artist in Residence, The French Touch pg2 Festival Schedule, Twin Centennials pg3 "N", Charles Gilpin pg7 NPS News, In Memoriam pg4 Studio Retreat pg8 Donors, Board of Directors Seascape: Kyle Goldman and Aaron Murphy. Photo credit J. Carter Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House Newsletter SUMMER 2016 issue 17th Eugene O’Neill Festival — 2016 Festival Previews Schedule of Events Eric Fraisher Hayes will present three Festival previews at 7 pm: SEASCAPE by Edward Albee Village Theatre, Danville September 16 at Rossmoor September 2, 3 (8 p.m.), September 4 (2 p.m.), September 18 at Danville Library September 9, 10 (8 p.m.), September 11 (2 p.m.), September 25 at Lafayette Library September 16, 17 (8 p.m.) September 18 (2p.m.) Presented in cooperation with Role Players Ensemble where the 100th birthday of the National Park Service will be THE EMPEROR JONES by Eugene O’Neill celebrated with cake. Old Barn, Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site September 23, 24 (8 p.m.), September 25 (2 p.m.), September 30 & October 1 (8 p.m.), October 2 (2 p.m.) Twin Centennials Curtain Talks by Director Eric Fraisher Hayes and Picnic Suppers available on 9/23 and 10/1 performances. The National Park Service & Eugene O’Neill N by Adrienne Pender Old Barn, Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site A special exhibit at the Museum of September 29 (8 p.m.) Staged Reading the San Ramon Valley features centennials of the National Park DOCUMENTARY: Screening of Rick Burns PBS American Experience Service and Eugene O’Neill’s first documentary about Eugene O’Neill produced play, Bound East for September 8, 7p.m.Veterans' Hall Cardiff. The exhibit runs from July FIND YOUR PARK HIKE: 15 to November 15 and will Join NPS Rangers at O’Neill Town Park (across from include several Saturday Danville Library), and hike up to Tao House to celebrate programs. the National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary. Sunday, September 11, 9 a.m. Museum of the San Ramon Valley, EXHIBITS: “Twin Centennials” exhibit at Museum of the San Ramon 205 Railroad Ave., Danville Valley, 205 Railroad Avenue, Danville, celebrating NPS’s 100th 925-837-3750 Anniversary & O’Neill's first production. www. museumsrv.org Special exhibits on O’Neill’s career and The Emperor Jones at Summer Hours: the Visitors Center at Tao House. Tues.-Sat. 10 – 1, Sun. 1-3 pm Tickets online at www.villagetheatreshows.com For details and updated information go to www.eugeneoneill.org The Eugene O'Neill Foundation thanks City National Bank for supporting the Festival. Pg 2 Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House Newsletter SUMMER 2016 issue “N”: Charles Gilpin and The relationship by marriage of a Pender explains that Gilpin and Emperor Jones relative to Gilpin, her research gave O’Neill had a falling out over rise to her new play “N.” interpretation and language in A former EONF board president, Gary Contextualized in the politically the play, which is the focus of Schaub says that if you ask most correct language of the 21st her play, “N.” Gilpin, according people who created the role of century, Adrienne critically revisits to O'Neill biographer Robert “Brutus Jones” in Eugene O’Neill’s the stage with Gilpin in another era, Dowling, also suffered from The Emperor Jones back in 1921, the the 1920’s. chronic alcoholism which answer is likely to be “Well, Paul affected his ability to perform. Robeson, of course.” This audience Adrienne Pender’s “N ” According to Pender, Eugene would be recalling the American staged reading O’Neill “thought Gilpin a great movie version (1933) in which Paul actor.” Robeson stars. With a revival of the play in London in Robert Dowling points out that 1924, Eugene O’Neill chose Paul O’Neill lobbied so Gilpin would Robeson for The Emperor Jones. In receive his award for acting the Harlem Renaissance, Robeson from the Drama League, acted in All God's Chillun' Got Wings. Adrienne Pender, recognizing Gilpin for his Travis Bogard performance as one of the Alumnus decade's important actors. In As part of the programming for the fact, O’Neill refused to accept 17th Eugene O’Neill Festival, "N " his own award, from the will receive a staged reading on Drama League, unless Gilpin Thursday, September 29 at 8:00 was so honored. President p.m. at the Eugene O'Neill National Harding further distinguished Historic Site. Ticket reservations for Gilpin by inviting him to the "N " for its single staged reading are White House for his role in The available online at Emperor Jones. www.villagetheatershows.com Paul Robeson as Emperor Jones, in the film, “We’re very excited to have photo by Edward Steichen, for Vanity Fair, 1934 Adrienne return to Danville for this Robeson gained further acclaim as an public performance,” said Florence actor in Othello and baritone in McAuley who oversees the Travis Showboat in London. He was Bogard Artist in Residence program awarded the Tao House Award for the Foundation. “It’s great to posthumously in 2008. see how far her residency has been able to bring this project forward.” Charles Gilpin on Broadway In the fall of 2015, Adrienne, as the Although Robeson was best known for third Travis Bogard Fellow, spent the role of Brutus Jones, the actor that three weeks at Tao House writing O’Neill originally chose for the part was "N." She will spend a week in Charles Gilpin. When Adrienne Pender, Danville in September to a former Travis Bogard Artist in “workshop” the play, prior to its Residence (2015), discovered a public reading. Charles Gilpin on Broadway, 1920 Pg 3 Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House Newsletter SUMMER 2016 issue 7th Studio Retreat Acting Instructors supporting and offering constructive feedback on each "Out of the ordinary” describes the Joining Patricia Cotter were Chad writer's play, to heighten the opportunity young aspirant Deverman and John Litten as the writer's standards of good work.” playwrights from the Contra Costa Acting Instructors. Chad Deverman This year, a field trip was taken high schools experienced for the earned his BFA in Theater (NYU) and again to the Aurora Theatre in seventh year at the 2016 Eugene a Certificate from the Royal Academy Berkeley to see a live production, O’Neill Foundation’s Studio Retreat of Dramatic Art in London, England. Master Harold and the Boys by generously sponsored by the Lesher Over a twelve year period, he has Athol Fugard, a well known and Wood Foundations. acted professionally with A.C.T., San South African writer. Francisco; the San Jose Repertory; Emmy Award-Winning California Shakespeare Theatre; The Playwright Patricia Cotter San Francisco Playhouse; “Out of the ordinary” because Playwright’s Horizons and more. Patricia Cotter, playwriting Chad also served the Foundation's instructor, is an Emmy Award Studio Retreat Coordinator, winning playwright and recruiting students, hiring staff, Groundling Theater Alum. She has scheduling and organizing every The students of the 2016 O'Neill Studio Retreat also received the American detail. with the cast of Master Harold...and the Boys at the Aurora Theater.
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