O'Neill Festival
20th Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival Opens!
Haunted Poets Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams The 20th Annual Eugene O'Neill Festival in Danville, CA will feature three plays – Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Glass Menagerie and The…
Soprano Clodagh Kinsella concert
Join us in Danville for an evening with Soprano Clodagh Kinsella and Pianist Keith Stears Concert: Irish Airs and Arias Irish soprano Clodagh Kinsella and pianist Keith Stears bring their unique interpretations…
“Beyond the Horizon” Live at Tao House
The play Beyond the Horizon calls for a combination of outdoor and indoor scenes, which have traditionally been difficult to represent. Our production will be filmed to highlight the natural beauty and farm-like qualities of the Tao House property. Additionally, two live performances of the play will take place with seating at reduced capacity. These…
Eugene O’Neill: 51 Plays in 51 Minutes
Eugene O’Neill is known for writing important plays, long plays, but what many do not know is he also wrote a lot of plays. 51 to be exact. Eugene O’Neill: 51 Plays in 51 Minutes is a playful overview of the entire O’Neill canon from the perspective of a director who has staged 27 of…
Self-Guided “Ghost Stroll” in downtown Danville
Downtown Danville, CA Danville, CA, United StatesEugene O'Neill left Tao House in 1944... but did his characters leave with him? From Sept 10 through O'Neill's birthday on Oct 16, discover our very own Ghosts of Tao House haunting businesses around Danville. You will need a phone or smart device to scan QR codes to make these ghosts come alive! Each…
Irish Music Concert, a Eugene O’Neill Festival Event
Veterans Memorial Building, Danville 400 Hartz Ave., Danville, CA, United StatesIrish Music Concert at the Veterans Memorial Building in Danville Friday Evening, September 16 A concert of traditional and contemporary Irish music at the Veterans Memorial Building in Danville will be the kickoff event of the 23rd Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival. Eugene O’Neill, America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, lived in Danville when he wrote his…
“Whiskey and Words” at Auburn Lounge
Auburn Lounge 321 Hartz Avenue, Danville, CA, United States“Whiskey & Words” an O’Neill Festival fundraiser with a curated WHISKEY tasting, RAFFLE opportunities, spontaneous LIMERICK exchange LIVE moonshine music, and a no-host bar - indoor/outside mixed venue 9/22 Thursday 6:30pm $20 donation to EONF (includes 3 tastings)
Vows, Veils, and Masks; meet the Author, Beth Wynstra
Auburn Lounge 321 Hartz Avenue, Danville, CA, United StatesBeth Wynstra, Associate Professor of English at Babson College, author, and dramaturg, will be hosting a book launch for her new book; Vows, Veils, and Masks: The Performance of Marriage in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill (University of Iowa Press, 2023) Babson College's Beth Wynstra has been an invaluable resource as dramaturg for our recent…
Staged Reading: “Yellow Wallpaper 2.0 2020”
Veterans Memorial Building, Danville 400 Hartz Ave., Danville, CA, United StatesWe are proud to present the premiere of the play Yellow Wallpaper 2.0 2020, which was developed at Tao House by LA Playwright Jennifer Maisel, EONF artist-in-residence fellow. Performances will be held at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Danville. Yellow Wallpaper 2.0 2020 by Jennifer Maisel Directed by Chloe Bronzan Sat Aug 19 7:30…
Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie” (8 live performances)
Tao HouseEugene O'Neill Festival 2023: Having Her Say Featuring “Anna Christie” by Eugene O’Neill Directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes Live Performances at Tao House: Sept. 9, 10* SOLD OUT! Sept. 15-17* SOLD OUT! Sept. 22-24*SOLD OUT Performances are at 7:30 pm, 2:00 pm *Sunday matinées Read the accompanying "Anna Christie" ENGAGEMENT GUIDE in preparation of…
“Ghosts of Tao House” Self-Guided Stroll in Danville
Cottage Jewel 391 Hartz Ave., Danville, United StatesExplore greater downtown Danville, visiting a dozen plus dining and shop locations on the Ghosts of Tao House stroll. This self-guided "ghost tour" happens downtown throughout the Festival. Start at Cottage Jewel, find (and print/download) the participating locations HERE, and discover O'Neill's ghostly characters come to life! Sep 6 - Oct 16 Start at Cottage Jewel Antiques at 391 Hartz…