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 son’s looming health diagnosis and a mother’s drug addiction hang over the Tyrone family. The four wounded Tyrones confront the powerful and contradictory feelings they have…

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 O’Neill Commemorative Park, featuring the plays written at Tao House) in downtown Danville.     

Festival Tour Packages 2019 The 2nd Annual Eugene O’Neill Festival of Theatre, a partnership of the O’Neill Ancestral Trust of Ireland and the Eugene O’Neill Foundation, Tao House, is Oct. 9–13, again celebrating the Friendship Cities of Danville and New Ross. The Tao House production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes…

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 2020 fellowship of up to one month at the Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, Danville, California  As a Tao House Fellow you will:  Work in…

  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       DISCUSSIONS WITH SCHOLARS CHECK OUT OUR VIRTUAL GENE PAGE HERE   Students from Miami University of Ohio have created an incredible resource packet…

  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       DISCUSSIONS WITH SCHOLARS CHECK OUT OUR VIRTUAL GENE PAGE HERE   Students from Miami University of Ohio have created an incredible resource packet…

Friends and Members of the Eugene O’Neill Foundation Join a birthday party for Eugene O’Neill Friday, October 16, 5:00-7:00 pm   A Covid-safe pop-up event in front of Cottage Jewel Antiques 391 Hartz Ave., Danville Remarks by Mayor Karen Stepper   Cupcakes and a chance to win amazing gifts, including a handmade  acorn cottage by folk artist…

  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       DISCUSSIONS WITH SCHOLARS CHECK OUT OUR VIRTUAL GENE PAGE HERE   Students from Miami University of Ohio have created an incredible resource packet…

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…

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…

                    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…