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O'Neill in California

America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill, chose to live in Northern California at the climax of his writing career. Isolated from the world and within the walls of his home, O'Neill wrote his final and most memorable plays; The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten.

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Image of 8-ft bronze sculpture for Eugene O'Neill Commemorative in Danville, California

Eugene O'Neill Commemorative Sculpture

Visit the 8-ft bronze sculpture of Eugene O'Neill's words from his most memorable play Long Day's Journey Into Night. The commemorative is located in a park across from the Danville Library and Community Center.
 
Panel discussion of O'Neill and his plays

Seventh International Conference on Eugene O'Neill

June 11 -15, 2008

Scholars and devotees of Eugene O'Neill from throughout the world will converge on Tao House and other local venues in June 2008 for a five-day program focusing on "O'Neill's Global Legacy” the conference theme. For more information visit The Eugene O'Neill Society or The Eugene O'Neill Foundation.
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O'Neill inside Tao House

Eugene O'Neill and Theatre

Find out more about Eugene O'Neill's life and contributions to American Theatre
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Performance of O'Neill play in the Old Barn

Playwrights' Theatre 2008

May 4 and 18, 2008

In 1996, the Eugene O'Neill Foundation initiated Playwrights’ Theatre, a series of staged readings of plays in the Old Barn at Tao House. Prominent Bay Area directors and actors take part.  For program and ticket information, visit The Eugene O'Neill Foundation website.

 

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Danville, CA 94526

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From April to October it is mostly dry with mild to warm temperatures (65-95 F). From November to March it is mostly damp from rain with cool to mild temperatures (45-65 F).
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Did You Know?
Eugene O’Neill’s father was the famous late 19th Century actor James O’Neill who is best remembered for playing The Count of Monte Cristo over 6,000 times.

Last Updated: March 22, 2008 at 18:47 EST