The Dining Room
By A.R. Gurney
THE STORY: The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the place where the family assembled daily for breakfast and dinner and for any and all special occasions. The action is comprised of a mosaic of interrelated scenes - some funny, some touching, some rueful - which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: The upper-middle-class WASP.
The actors change roles, personalities and ages with virtuoso skill as they portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to stern grandfathers, and from giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids.
Each vignette introduces a new set of people and events; a father lectures his son on grammar and politics; a boy returns from boarding school to discover his mother’s infidelity; a senile grandmother doesn’t recognize her own sons at Christmas dinner; a daughter, her marriage in shambles, pleads futilely to return home, etc.
Dovetailing swiftly and smoothly, the varied scenes coalesce, ultimately, into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and abundant humanity.
Mainstage Play
Comedy/Drama
Admission: $28.50
Group (10+) Tickets: $25.00
Performances:
Friday, January 24, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 2:00pm
Friday, January 31, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 2, 2025, 2:00pm
Friday, February 7, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 9, 2025, 2:00pm
Cast:
ACTOR 1 - Amy Wickland
ACTOR 2 - Mikael Hagerstrand
ACTOR 3 - Noah Maguire
ACTOR 4 - Lindsay Strean Hagood
ACTOR 5 - Hannah Craig
ACTOR 6 - Paula Nordwig
Production Team:
Director - Nancy Hurd
Stage Manager - Max Levine
Lighting/Sound Design and Ops - Max Levine
Scenic Artist - Joseph Rayman
Producer - Danny Polaski
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