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A Playwright’s Garden
Tao House was built to be Eugene and Carlotta’s Eden. “We have a beautiful site in the hills of the San Ramon Valley with one of the most beautiful views…
Read MoreEugene O’Neill Takes His Place in Poets’ Corner
What better company could a playwright ask for than the likes of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Tennessee Williams and James Baldwin! In November, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine…
Read MorePlease remember us in your End-of-Year Giving
2016 HAS BEEN A VERY PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR THE FOUNDATION! Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we’ve been able to produce many successful events as we celebrated both…
Read MoreOn Being a Tao House Fellow
On Being a Tao House Fellow David Palmer, Massachusetts Maritime Academy June 4, 2015 My Tao House Fellowship in the Travis Bogard Artist-in-Residence Program at the Eugene O’Neill National Historic…
Read MoreThe Emperor Jones and N huge successes
With several sold-out shows of The Emperor Jones and a great reception of the new play N, the 17th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival “Revolution” came to a close on October…
Read MoreFrom Stage to Live Broadcasts and Streaming
At the inception of the sound era Eugene O’Neill wrote George Jean Nathan expressing the hope that “the day may come when there will develop a sort of Theatre Guild…
Read MoreThe Emperor Jones
On November 1, 1920, the Provincetown Players and Eugene O’Neill became overnight sensations with the premiere of O’Neill’s play The Emperor Jones. The play’s premiere was significant in two ways.…
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A Short History of Tao House
and East Bay Regional Park
Eugene and Carlotta O’Neill purchased 158 acres of land, built their home, Tao House, and lived in Danville’s western hills from 1937-1944. In this isolated rural sanctuary with its views…
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