Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. It tells the tragic story of two Great Depression era farm laborers, George and Lennie, and the simple bond of a common dream that holds them together.Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindle stiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath), the title is taken from Robert Burns' poem, To a Mouse, which is often quoted as: "The best-laid plans of mice and men/ often go awry,"
This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).
