of mice and men an adaptation john steinbeck

Tayler’s George is the latest in a series of impressive performances this year, including the title role in Moonbox’s earlier production of “Floyd Collins,” and the Lyric Stage’s record-breaking production of “Avenue Q,” where he also proved to be a skilled puppeteer.

George never fails to remind Lenny how easy life would be without him, and how lucky Lenny is to have George watch over him, but George is the first to admit he “ain’t got no people” either and his shepherding of Lenny gives him a sense of purpose. It’s an incredibly difficult role that requires great focus and concentration, and McEnerney is up to the task. McEnerney is a large man with a bit of a baby face, perfect for playing the role, which requires an actor to adopt the mannerisms and speech patterns of a mentally challenged person and keep them consistent throughout the 150-minute length of the production. He also becomes tongue-tied and flustered around women. Lenny is a simple-minded man-child who doesn‘t know his own strength, and whose love of small animals invariably ends badly for the animal.

George has made a vow to watch after Lenny after the death of Lenny’s aunt. George (Phil Tayler) and Lenny (Harry McEnerney) are migrant farm hands in the Salinas Valley California in the 1930‘s, pursuing job after job until either the work runs out or circumstances force them to leave - or run for their lives 22 at the Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts, and it’s a well-acted, engaging production featuring a strong ensemble of local actors. Moonbox Productions is now staging Steinbeck’s stage adaptation of “Of Mice and Men” through Dec. He wrote of desperate men and women in desperate times, of their yearning for a job and a place to call their own, of trying to find an American Dream that seemed to have vanished during the Great Depression. Phil Tayler and Harry McInerney in Moonbox Productions’ “Of Mice and Men.” Craig Bailey/Perspective PhotoīOSTON - John Steinbeck proved that he had a real feel for the plight of the working man in his masterworks “The Grapes of Wrath” and “Of Mice and Men.”

Of mice and men an adaptation john steinbeck