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X-WR-CALNAME:SSP Presents: The Gin Game
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LOCATION:2 South Walnut Street\nMilford DE 19963
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SUMMARY:SSP Presents: The Gin Game
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DESCRIPTION:THE GIN GAME by D.L. Coburn This winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Pr
 ize for\nDrama\, which originally starred Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn an
 d was\nlater revived with Julie Harris and Charles Durning\, uses a card g
 ame\nas a metaphor for life. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the\npo
 rch of a seedy nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey\, a prim\,\nself-righteou
 s lady. They discover they both dislike the home and\nenjoy gin rummy\, so
  they begin to play and to reveal intimate details\nof their lives. Fonsia
  wins every time\, and their secrets become\nweapons used against one anot
 her. Weller longs for a victory to\ncounter a lifetime of defeats\, but it
  doesn’t happen. He leaves the\nstage a broken man\, and Fonsia realizes
  her self-righteous rigidity\nhas led to an embittered\, lonely\, old age.
  Venue: Riverfront Theater.\nPresenter: Second Street Players.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:THE GIN GAME by D.L. Coburn This winner of the
  1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama\, which originally starred Jessica Tandy an
 d Hume Cronyn and was later revived with Julie Harris and Charles Durning\
 , uses a card game as a metaphor for life. Weller Martin is playing solita
 ire on the porch of a seedy nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey\, a prim\, s
 elf-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 liv
 es. Fonsia wins every time\, and their secrets become weapons used against
  one another. Weller longs for a victory to counter a lifetime of defeats\
 , but it doesn’t happen. He leaves the stage a broken man\, and Fonsia r
 ealizes her self-righteous rigidity has led to an embittered\, lonely\, ol
 d age. Venue: Riverfront Theater. Presenter: Second Street Players.
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