Center Stage at Southampton Arts Center presents The Dining Room by A R Gurney on Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28th at Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton.
Performances will be held on Friday, April 26th at 7:00 PM, Saturday, April 27th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM and Sunday, April 28th at 2:00 PM at Southampton Arts Center.
Once upon a time, before open concepts and eat-in kitchens became the must-have element of a home, the dining room was second only to the kitchen as the heart and hearth of any dwelling. In 1982, A R Gurney examined the worth, value, and purpose of the center of most family holidays, declamations, disagreements, and life-altering events.
18 vignettes examine this room and its versatility and variety of functions - humorously, pointedly, poignantly and with great reverence and reflection.
Directed by Michael Disher, A R Gurney’s The Dining Room features Daniel Becker, Susan Cincotta, Susan Conklin, Bethany Dellapolla, Richard Gardini, Tom Gregory, Barbara Jo Howard, Jenifer Maxson, Franco Pistritto, Jack Seabury, Michaal Lyn Schepps, Christopher Tyrrko and Gerri Wilson.
Stage Management and Design by Joseph Giovingo and Lighting and Sound by Kenneth Blessing.
“…hilarious and touching…as comic sketch crazily succeeds comic sketch a whole pattern of American life emerges…” —New York Post.” THE DINING ROOM serves a banquet of theatrical riches.” —New York Daily News.
“…a thoughtful and superbly written comedy…” —Variety.
“…often funny and rueful and, by the end, very moving.” —The New York Times.
Tickets are available at www.southamptonartscenter.org/live or by calling 631 283-0967. For discounted group ticket sales, contact Mikela Ryan at mryan@southamptoncenter.org
For further information, contact Michael Disher at mbentondisher@gmail.com or Christina Strassfield at cstrassfield@southamptoncenter.org or Mikela Ryan at mryan@southamptoncenter.org
General Operating Support is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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