Produced by special permission
of Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Directed by Robert J. Yoman
THE STORY
Two drifters, George and his friend Lennie, with delusions of living off the "fat of the land," have just arrived at a ranch to work for enough money to buy their own place.
Lennie is a man-child, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man. It's Lennie's obsessions with things soft and cuddly, that have made George cautious about who the gentle giant, with his brute strength, associates with. His promise to allow Lennie to "tend to the rabbits" on their future land keeps Lennie calm, amidst distractions, as the overgrown child needs constant reassurance.
But when a ranch boss' promiscuous wife is found dead in the barn with a broken neck, it's obvious that Lennie, albeit accidentally, killed her. George, now worried about his own safety, knows exactly where Lennie has gone to hide, and he meets him there.
Realizing they can't run away anymore, George is faced with a moral question: how should he deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands.
Please note that this show deals with adult themes and has adult language that may be inappropriate for younger or sensitive audience members.
Cast of Characters
| George | a ‘everyman” type, world weary but not bitter |
| Lennie | a big man, must be significantly larger than Curley and George |
| Candy | caretaker, lost his hand in accident, a old dog his only friend-family |
| Boss | owner of ranch, father-authority figure |
| Curley | shorter man, napoleon complex, aggressive |
| Curley's Wife | promiscuous, dangerous young woman unsatisfied with her life |
| Slim | a confident man, in control. A true leader |
| Carlson | a big man, selfish, but not overtly so |
| Crooks | the black stable master, defensive but compassionate. |
| Whit | a hand on ranch, the observer, goes with the flow. |