Web in july of 1977, the play opened at the long wharf theatre in new haven, followed by an engagement at the wilbur theatre in boston. The gin game (revival, play, broadway) opened in new york city oct 14, 2015 and played through jan 10, 2016. Web the gin game. Web the official youtube page for the gin game written by d.l. Weller martin and fonsia dorsey, residents of a modest retirement home and the sole characters in d.
Now playing at the john golden theatre. New york times | by: The play, the author, production notes, new works, and more. The gin game centres on the lives of two lonely residents of a retirement home. But is suddenly in for more than he wagers.
Coburn and starring james earl jones and cicely tyson. The official the gin game homepage. Now playing at the john golden theatre. After its successful broadway run, the play enjoyed an eight month cross country tour, then traveled abroad to london and. The play won the 1978 pulitzer prize for drama.
An elderly man and woman play repeated games of gin in their retirement home, slowly. They discover they both dislike the home and enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and to reveal intimate details of their lives. He felt that the simplicity of two people and a card game could have more impact because of its concentrated format. Coburn conceived of the play first as a conflict between a man and a woman and strictly as a tragedy. Coburn's the gin game homepage. The play, directed by mike nichols, is about a frustrated couple— hume cronyn and jessica tandy —in a nursing. Coburn's pulitzer prize winning comedy drama was a critical success from the moment it opened on broadway. Weller martin challenges his new friend fonsia dorsey to a game of gin. The play, the author, production notes, new works, and more. Weller martin and fonsia dorsey, two elderly residents at a seedy nursing home, strike up an acquaintance. Coburn’s 1976 play, “the gin game,” have withdrawn from the world,. Web the gin game. Web in july of 1977, the play opened at the long wharf theatre in new haven, followed by an engagement at the wilbur theatre in boston. On october 6, 1977, less than 13 months after the first performance before perhaps 50 people,. Weller offers to teach fonsia how to play gin rummy, and they begin playing a series of games that fonsia always wins.