Awake and Sing!
by Clifford Odets
directed by Joy Carlin
August 21, 2009 - September 27, 2009
Added Matinee September 26th
show length: 2 hours, 15 minutes with one intermission
First produced in 1935 by the influential Group Theatre and written at the height of the Depression, Odets’ passionate, tumultuous, and ultimately hopeful Awake and Sing! tells the story of the exuberant Berger family as they struggle with the rampant poverty and hardships of the time. Brimming with life, this timely play paints a true-to-life portrait of dreams and disappointments, fears and follies in the face of the American dream, creating a rich and lasting tribute to America’s working class.
"The piece is beautifully created from top to bottom..." - Bay Area News Group (read the full review)
"Packed with good parts for actors, tense family dynamics and infectious gallows humor" - San Francisco Chronicle (read the full review)
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KQED's Cy Musiker and The San Francisco Chronicle's David Wiegand discuss upcoming events in the Bay Area, including Awake and Sing!.
KPFA Interview
Clifford Odets was called before HUAC in 1952; one of his first plays was about unionized workers choosing to strike. Walt Odets talks about his father's life and work.
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Related Events
Friday Forum: Old Dreams and Young Visions
Post-show September 11, 2009
Old Dreams and Young Visions is the springboard of our discussion about intergenerational wisdom and family dynamics -- what's truly respectful? 20 minutes, led by Education Director, Michael Mansfield
Script Club: Buried Child
FREE! Monday September 21, 2009 7:30pm
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair New York in the 1930's and in fair Illinois in the 1970's, are where we go this time to play our scenes.
Sam Shephard's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a midwestern family opens us to another view of the American family dream so ably captured earlier in Clifford Odets' famous New York family in Awake and Sing. 7:30 PM Free Led by Education Director, Michael Mansfield
Stimulus Recovery Night -- Making Sense of the Play and the Season!
Post-show Friday, September 25, 2009
Families and Fortunes is the theme of this evening and this season -- how do these concerns become forever intertwined in American dramatic history?
20 minutes, led by Education Director, Michael Mansfield
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