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Live Oakes Educational Theatre 369 Catalina Way Vallejo, CA 94589
Phone: (707) 643-7819
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Show Descriptions |
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"Very well
researched and
executed. I have
never heard the
students so
enthralled and
quiet!
Skillfully
stellar
integration
dovetailing into
the curriculum
areas of drugs
and alcohol,
history, and
literature." -Ms. Dietz, Teacher, Holy Family Education Center, San Jose |
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In this dynamic portrayal, actor/scholar From the age of nine, London toiled as a "wage-slave" factory worker, oyster pirate, sailor, writer, and rancher. In his 40 short years, London roamed the globe from the Klondike to the South Seas, and Asia. He twice ran for mayor of Oakland, and was recruited as a presidential candidate. Jack London wrote 52 books and over 1000 articles and essays. He gained fame for such enduring classics as The Call of the Wild, To Build a Fire, and The Sea Wolf. His social writings, such as The War of the Classes, The People of the Abyss, and John Barleycorn, provide passionate insights into the great labor, suffrage, and temperance movements of his day. Renee Oakes portrays Jack’s “mate-women” Charmian London. Her letters, journals, and writings cast a more intimate light on this larger than life literary legend. An informative Study Guide is included for schools. |