Location: Sea Island
Phone: 912-262-6934
Tours of Casa Genotta, home to Eugene & Carlotta O’Neill, 1931-1936
9:30 am & 11:00 am. Except for July 4th.
In 1931, America’s foremost playwright, Eugene O’Neill, and his wife Carlotta built a house on Sea Island (off the coast near Brunswick) as a secluded spot where the author could write. They lived there until 1936, and in the course of one month in 1932, O’Neill wrote his only comedy, the warm coming-of-age tale Ah, Wilderness! at this enchanting oceanside “cottage.”
In 2006, GIAHA was thrilled to initiate a relationship with the new owners of Casa Genotta that we expect to lead to a number of opportunities relating to its official status (since 2004) as a literary landmark. We’re excited to announce the first of these, the special 75th anniversary “Homecoming” production of Ah, Wilderness!, which will be presented in partnership with Casa Genotta. In addition to our original production (made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts), special events will include tours of the historic O’Neill residence.
The play was produced on Broadway in 1933, starring the legendary George M. Cohan, and was made into a film two years later and into the musical Summer Holiday (1948) with Mickey Rooney as the boy who learns to be a man on an eventful July 4, 1906.
Call for tour tickets or visit the website www.goldenislesarts.org/specialevents.html