The winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize, which originally starred Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn and later revived with Julie Harris and Charles Durning, uses a game as a metaphor for life. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a seedy nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self righteous lady. They discover they both dislike the home and enjoy gin rummy so they begin to play and to reveal intimate details of their lives.
“A thoroughly entertaining lesson in the fine art of theatrical finesse. The closest thing the theatre offers to a duel at 10 paces.”–The New York Times
“Extremely intelligent..fine bittersweet comedy…Funny, sad, profane, eloquent, touching, beautiful.”-WABC-TV
“Perfect…A vibrant study on loneliness, disillusion, old age and death yet fiercely funny.”-The Boston Globe
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Performance Dates and Times
Preview Performances
Tuesday March 15
Wednesday March 16
Show Time: 8:00pm
Ticket Price: $20.00
Matinee Performances
Sunday March 20
Wednesday March 23 (1:00 pm)
Saturday March 26
Sunday March 27
Show Time: 2:00pm
Ticket Price: $32.00/$37.00
Weekday Evening Performances
Thursday March 17
Tuesday March 22
Wednesday March 23
Thursday March 24
Show Time: 8:00pm
Ticket Price: $32.00/$37.00
Friday/Saturday Evening Performances
Friday March 18
Saturday March 19
Friday March 25
Saturday March 26
Show Time: 8:00pm
Ticket Price: $37.00/$42.00
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