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.

By John Steinbeck

Cast List

George – Tom Hofbauer
Lennie – Glenn Ackerman
Candy – Bill Perry
Curley – Joshua Siebenaler
Boss – Reed Reemsnyder
Slim – Jeff Smith
Carlson – Reed K. Steele
Whit – Daniel Sifuentes
Crooks – Kimm Williams
Curley’s Wife – Rebecca Miller

Production Team

Stage Manager – Max Cuprys
Costumes – Diane Hess
Lighting – Bobbi Gargac
Sound – Keith Klewer
Set Design – Devin Bader
Set Construction – Glen Ackerman, Max Cuprys, Michael Reyher, Kimm Williams
Set Painting – Cast
Stage Crew – Max Cuprys, Earl Price, Michael Reyher
Make Up – Marlene Guy
Tickets – Roxie Mlynek
House Managers – Patti Kasper
Concessions – Dawn Yard
Program Editor – Krystle King
Publicity – Marla Wietrzykowski
First Night Appreciation – Dianne Davis
Photographer – Tonia Gaborik

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