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Black Blizzards Blow through San Jose Theater

Nick Mundy
Nick Mundy

San Jose State University Theater will present "The Grapes of Wrath" on April 11-12 and 15-19. The play is based on John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Joad family fleeing the Dust Bowl for California during the Great Depression. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for students. After select performances, there will be a Q&A session led by Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw. On April 16, there will also be a pre-show gala at the Steinbeck Center with refreshments for $35 per ticket, limited to 100 people.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts Barnaby Dallas SJSU Coordinator of Production for Film and Theatre University Theater San Jos辿 State University One Washington Square San Jos辿, CA 95192-0098 Barnaby.dallas@sjsu.edu Nick Mundy Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications Mundy.nick@gmail.com Black Blizzards Blow through San Jose Theater SAN JOSE, Calif. March. 23, 2014 San Jose State University Theater presents The Grapes of Wrath on April 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 and 19. At 7:00 p.m., join the Joad family and watch their devastating flight from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California in hopes of finding work and a better life, but instead are struck by the gut-wrenching realities of the Great Depression. To witness the era of the Dirty Thirties, performance tickets cost $20 for general admission and $10 for student admission. After the performance there will be a Q&A session by Steinbeck scholar and author Susan Shillinglaw. Coinciding with Frank Galati's Tony award-winning theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the Steinbeck center on the fifth floor of the MLK library will hold a pre-show gala on April 16. Refreshments are included. Tickets to the pre-show gala are limited to 100 people and cost $35. The distinguished faculty and alumni of SJSU Theatre Arts play significant roles in the cultural life of the Bay Area, as well as the broader entertainment industry, as performers, designers, directors, writers and administrators. In this way, SJSU Theatre's network connects our students directly to the professional world and to a wide range of career opportunities. ###

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Black Blizzards Blow through San Jose Theater

  • 1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts Barnaby Dallas SJSU Coordinator of Production for Film and Theatre University Theater San Jos辿 State University One Washington Square San Jos辿, CA 95192-0098 Barnaby.dallas@sjsu.edu Nick Mundy Dwight Bentel & Hall Communications Mundy.nick@gmail.com Black Blizzards Blow through San Jose Theater SAN JOSE, Calif. March. 23, 2014 San Jose State University Theater presents The Grapes of Wrath on April 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 and 19. At 7:00 p.m., join the Joad family and watch their devastating flight from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California in hopes of finding work and a better life, but instead are struck by the gut-wrenching realities of the Great Depression. To witness the era of the Dirty Thirties, performance tickets cost $20 for general admission and $10 for student admission. After the performance there will be a Q&A session by Steinbeck scholar and author Susan Shillinglaw. Coinciding with Frank Galati's Tony award-winning theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the Steinbeck center on the fifth floor of the MLK library will hold a pre-show gala on April 16. Refreshments are included. Tickets to the pre-show gala are limited to 100 people and cost $35. The distinguished faculty and alumni of SJSU Theatre Arts play significant roles in the cultural life of the Bay Area, as well as the broader entertainment industry, as performers, designers, directors, writers and administrators. In this way, SJSU Theatre's network connects our students directly to the professional world and to a wide range of career opportunities. ###