Steinbeck, John

Terrible events follow the discovery of a magnificent pearl by a poor Mexican fisherman.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain but now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son only with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain but now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with only meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain but now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with only meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.

Two drifters, George and Lennie, see their dreams of buying their own farm come to a tragic end when Lennie, a simple-minded man, accidentally commits a crime.

When Lenny, a mentally retarded migrant worker, accidentally commits a murder, his friend George must decide what is the right thing to do. There must be justice, but Lenny will not understand what is going on, and must be protected.

Presents stage adaptations of two works by John Steinbeck, featuring "Of Mice and Men," and a lesser known work, "The Moon Is Down," in which a peaceable town is taken over by enemy troops during World War II.