Sweet Thursday at Pacific Resident Theatre

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This World Premiere stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday, transports you to Cannery Row, Monterey, CA circa 1947 for a surprising and timeless romantic comedy. This comic allegory, featuring live music, explores one of Steinbeck’s greatest themes – that humanity and love make goodness and happiness possible. Adapted from the novel by Robb Derringer and Matt McKenzie, directed by Matt McKenzie, Sweet Thursday is the first show of Pacific Resident Theatre’s 26th season.

Doc, a marine biologist, returns from the war to his lab in the heart of Cannery Row. To the chagrin of the boys at the Palace Flophouse and the girls at the Bear Flag Bordello, he’s a changed man. As a community they take up the cause of helping Doc get back to his old self. Maybe the answer lies in Suzy, the newest girl at the bordello, who just doesn’t seem to be much of a hustler. This comic fairytale is an ode to a place that Steinbeck loved and to a community that inspired him.