Jan. 23, 2026 (La Mesa) -- In a time when the world sometimes feels harsh, Lamplighters Community Theatre is taking us back to the Great Depression to tell us of an enduring truth: “I got you, and we got each other.”
Running through Feb. 1, Lamplighters' production of John Steinbeck’s classic tome “Of Mice and Men” is under the direction of Teri Brown, breathing fresh life into the harrowing journey of George and Lennie -- two displaced migrant workers chasing a “stake” and a dream of a place to call their own.
Though the novella was penned over 85 years ago, the themes feel strikingly contemporary.
Producers Cydney King and Nancy Roger bring to the stage a story that explores the harsh realities of economic migration, the sting of prejudice and the isolation of those living on the margins of society.
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February 11, 2010 (Spring Valley) -- From his quiet beginnings in the small farming town of Salinas, California, John Steinbeck went on to live a larger-than-life existence. Steinbeck achieved worldwide recognition for his keen observations and powerful descriptions of the human condition. He championed the forgotten and disenfranchised while affirming the strength of the human spirit. Steinbeck drew inspiration from the Salinas Valley, which he immortalized in The Grapes of Wrath and other works, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.
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February 11, 2010 (Spring Valley) -- From his quiet beginnings in the small farming town of Salinas, California, John Steinbeck went on to live a larger-than-life existence. Steinbeck achieved worldwide recognition for his keen observations and powerful descriptions of the human condition. He championed the forgotten and disenfranchised while affirming the strength of the human spirit. Steinbeck drew inspiration from the Salinas Valley, which he immortalized in The Grapes of Wrath and other works, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.
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