2011.3.22. Of Mice and Men - a play

Seattle Repertory Theatre adapts John Steinbeck's book Of Mice and Men. Directed by Jerry Manning. Wonderfully staged and acted. Maybe a little too dry for the set. The longing of owning a piece of land and live off the it is clearly rendered. However, I don't quite understand what Steinbeck tried to say, other than depicting the period, and the relations between the characters. In the handout, it postulated that Lennie the giant but mentally challenged reflects USA, which is most powerful but unable control its power.