The Grapes of Wrath and the American Dream

The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most iconic novels about the American Dream and the promise of the open road. Over the decades, this story has been transformed for film and stage. In conjunction with the Missouri History Museum’s Route 66 exhibit, discover the novel’s rich history of adaptation in a panel event featuring composer Ricky Ian Gordon, Missouri History Museum Curator Sharon Smith, and Cinema St. Louis Executive Director Cliff Froehlich, moderated by OTSL General Director Timothy O’Leary.