Événement

The Gin Game at Selah Restaurant

Synopsis

Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, two elderly residents at a nursing home for senior citizens, strike up an acquaintance. Neither seems to have any other friends, and they start to enjoy each other's company. Weller offers to teach Fonsia how to play gin rummy, and they begin playing a series of games that Fonsia always wins. Weller's inability to win a single hand becomes increasingly frustrating to him, while Fonsia becomes increasingly confident.

While playing their games of gin, they engage in lengthy conversations about their families and their lives in the outside world. Gradually, each conversation becomes a battle, much like the ongoing gin games, as each player tries to expose the other's weaknesses, to belittle the other's life, and to humiliate the other thoroughly.

Pulitzer Prize winner, three Tony Award nominations.

additional information:

* tickets are general admission and no advanced reserved seating. The seating area is small and intimate.

* the venue is the 2nd floor cabaret at Selah Restaurant, accessible by stairs

* your ticket includes a scrumptious dessert and coffee

* if you'd like to make pre-show dinner reservations, be sure to set your reservation time prior to 6:00 pm to allow yourself enough time. Dining reservations can be made by calling the restaurant at 330 755 2759.