Lectures & Events

The Big Read:  The Grapes of Wrath:  For Voices
A Celebration of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath

The Readers’ Theatre Project of American Literature is fortunate to have received a generous grant from The National Endowment for the Arts/The Big Read, to adapt John Steinbeck’s classic American novel for readers’ theatre and to make it available to

1. Schools
2.  Libraries
3.  Public and private social clubs
4.  Senior centers
5.  Church groups
6.  The general public

FREE OF CHARGE

The original adaptation of the novel is written by Allison Green, the Artistic Director of The Readers’ Theatre Project and is presented in a three-part format that includes a preamble about Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath, a performance of the seven-character adaptation of the novel and a discussion with audience members after the performance about their reactions and the relevance of the material to their life experience. 

All venues will be provided, in advance, with Study Guides prepared by The Big Read.  Teachers in the High Schools will also receive Teachers’ Guides and Audio Guides prepared by The Big Read.

For more information and a list of public events visit www.camdencc.edu/bigread or e-mail Allison Green at thebigread@camdencc.edu.

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