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  • S.S. Glencairn Sea Plays – three nights only!

    BY EUGENE O’NEILL Irish actors from the O’Neill ancestral home of New Ross, Ireland, perform Bound East for Cardiff, In the Zone, and The Long Voyage Home aboard the 1886…

  • The Glass Menagerie opening night

    By Tennessee Williams      Directed by Chloe Broznan Presented by Role Players Ensemble Village Theatre, Danville The Wingfield family lives in the shadow of the husband and father who…

  • 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…

    $25
  • Hills of Solace: Annual Hike to Tao House

    Sun., Sept. 8, 9:00 am   FREE  A 3.1-mile hike from Front Street Park in Danville, along the Iron Horse Trail and into the Las Trampas Hills, led by National…

  • Long Day’s Journey Into Night opening night!

    By Eugene O’Neill       Directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes   Presented by the Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House Old Barn, Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, Danville      A…

  • Secrets of O’Neill’s Danville: History Walk

    Sat., Sept. 21, 2:00 pm    FREE Beverly Lane, former Mayor of Danville and local historian, leads a leisurely walking tour beginning at Front Street Park (also known as Eugene…

  • AIR Application Deadline

    Travis Bogard Artist in Residence Program at Tao House  Application Deadline: November 15, 2019  Developing or established playwrights, theatre directors, scholars, or critics of the performing arts are invited to apply for a…

  • The Lost Plays

      ANNOUNCING: lost plays now found Did you miss our live presentations of The Web, and Recklessness? Not to worry, you can watch them here: O'Neill's The Web O'Neill's Recklessness  …

    A donation is greatly appreciated to support our actors and technical crew!
  • The Lost Plays

      ANNOUNCING: lost plays now found Did you miss our live presentations of The Web, and Recklessness? Not to worry, you can watch them here: O'Neill's The Web O'Neill's Recklessness  …

    A donation is greatly appreciated to support our actors and technical crew!
  • The Lost Plays

      ANNOUNCING: lost plays now found Did you miss our live presentations of The Web, and Recklessness? Not to worry, you can watch them here: O'Neill's The Web O'Neill's Recklessness  …

    A donation is greatly appreciated to support our actors and technical crew!
  • 2021 Tao House Day-Use application deadline

    Bay Area Artists Bring your project–writing, painting, directing–to a serene and beautiful place, Tao House at the Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site in Danville. Apply by January 31 for the summer session of the Travis Bogard Day-Use Fellowship. Social distancing is required at the site until further notice. Guidelines and Application HERE   The Travis Bogard…

  • Virtual Student Day 2021!

    EXPRESS YOURSELF!   Saturday, March 27, 9:30 - 3pm Join us for a FREE virtual (Zoom) One-Day Master Class in acting and playwriting. Our online, creative workshop is led by professional artists through the Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House. Open to all high school students. 9:30 am to 3:00 pm, with a half hour lunch…

    FREE
  • A Conversation with Zander Brietzke

                        When Eugene O’Neill moved into Tao House, he had designs on a sprawling series of 11 plays capturing the spirit of the American story through the life of an Irish-American family.  Unfortunately, only two of the plays, A Touch of the Poet and More Stately Mansions survive. In his new…

    FREE