Tobacco Road - Sept. 30 — Oct. 26, 2008

September 27, 2008

September 30 — October 26, 2008

Tobacco Road

Mandell Weiss Forum /
La Jolla Playhouse / 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tickets by phone at (858) 550-1010, online at lajollaplayhouse.org and in person at the Box Office, located at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Tuesdays @ 7:30 pm / Wednesdays @ 7:30 pm / Thursdays @ 8:00 pm / Fridays @ 8:00 pm / Saturdays @ 2:00 pm (no Saturday matinee during first preview week) & 8:00 pm / Sundays @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Tickets range from $29 - $62
Preview Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sun. matinee: $39(Area 1) / $29(Area 2)
Preview Sat.: $45(Area 1) / $35(Area 2)
Tues. & Wed.: $46(Area 1) / $36(Area 2)
Thurs., Sun. evenings & Sat. matinees: $52(Area 1) / $42(Area 2)
Fri. & Sun. matinees: $56(Area 1) / $46(Area 2)
Sat. evenings: $62(Area 1) / $52(Area 2)

First dramatized for the stage in 1933 by Jack Kirkland and rarely performed since, Erskine Caldwell’s Tobacco Road ran on Broadway for a remarkable seven and a half years. Its savage humor, religiosity and bold sexuality shocked Depression-era audiences and critics alike. This searing and modern production promises to astound a new generation with its emotionally gripping and glaringly truthful look at humanity.  In a ramshackle farm in Georgia during the Great Depression, the Lester family has become squatters on their own land. With no money, fuel or seed, their future on the farm seems hopeless. Unmoved by his wife’s pleas for a new life in the city, his daughter’s misery with her lecherous new husband, or his son’s questionable love affair with a traveling female preacher, stubborn patriarch Jeeter isn’t going anywhere. Their unbearable hunger and desperation cause a shattering endgame in which a final act of compassion outshines the meanness of the lives. 

This production contains adult content, nudity and graphic language.

Director David Schweizer makes his debut at the Playhouse, following his long and successful directing career with productions like Horizon, The Boys from Syracuse and Wintertime. With Tobacco Road, Schweizer will direct this portrait of the darker side of humanity and the perseverance of love, infusing it with resonance for modern audiences.

The Lead Sponsor of Tobacco Road is American Express.  The Co-Sponsor is Northern Trust.  Media sponsors include KPBS and Jazz 88.3 FM.  La Jolla Playhouse receives support from the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.    # # #

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