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 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…
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 O’Neill Commemorative Park, featuring the plays written at Tao House) in downtown Danville.
One Festival, Two Countries: Eugene O’Neill Festival of Theatre
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…
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 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…
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 …
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 …
O’Neill Pop-Up Outdoor Birthday Party, Cottage Jewel, Danville
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Studio Retreat 2021
We are very excited to host Studio Retreat on site again! Join us for this FREE, TEN-DAY creative workshop led by Bay Area professionals at Tao House, Danville, home of Nobel Prize-winning playwright EUGENE…
“Beyond the Horizon” Virtual Sneak Peek
Join us for a special virtual conversation with production dramaturg Beth Wynstra and director Eric Fraisher Hayes as they discuss the history and issues at work in Eugene O’Neill’s first…
“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…
“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…