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  …

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…

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…

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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…

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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…

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“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 Pulitzer Prize-winning play as well as the process of putting together our Tao House production.   Wed., Aug. 18, 7pm Pacific, 2021 REGISTER HERE A…

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“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…

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