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The Dining RoomWritten by A.R. Gurney
Directed by Doreen Lundberg PERFORMANCE DATES February 27th - March 14th, 2015 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm Sundays at 2pm SYNOPSIS 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 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 Thanksgiving dinner; a daughter, her marriage a shambles, pleads futliely 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. CAST LIST (Actors play an assortment of 57 roles) Teresa Chrisinger Amanda Clark Aaron Morrow Susan Page-Giberson Kraig Williams Stan Yeend PRESS One set, 18 scenes: 'The Dining Room' to open at Beaverton Civic Theatre The Oregonian February 17th, 2015 Your're Welcome in BCT's Dining Room Westside Theatre Reviews March 4th, 2015 BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK |
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The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.