When Gabe and Karen were young newlyweds, they introduced Tom and Beth, resulting in two happy marriages lasting dozens of years. The foursome has been a rock of friendship. But will it all crumble when one couple is on the verge of a breakup? Friendships, marriages, confidences, and intimacies are stressed and tested in this funny, bittersweet drama. Written by the same author as Olney’s 2007 hit Brooklyn Boy, Dinner with Friends is Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork.
Olney Theatre Center has been the producer or co-producer of all of Margulies’ professional area premieres (Collected Stories, Sight Unseen, Brooklyn Boy). We are thrilled to bring this piece, one of his best, to the Olney stage.
AREA PREMIERE!
National Players present
Directed by David Gram
September 15 and 16 at 8 PM
Historic Stage
During the chilly winter of 1666 we find Hester Prynne living in the Massachusetts Bay Colony with her only child. Scorned by her adulterous history, Hester bears the punishment of a scarlet red "A" emblazoned on her chest. Just beyond Hester's daily cloud creeps her husband, long believed dead, waiting to seek his revenge on Hester as well as the father of her child. Will his murderous plot succeed? A kiss, evil, nature, the scarlet letter, and the punishing scaffold bring Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece to life with vibrancy. Come experience the conflict between human emotion and human intellect. It will not be forgotten.
Rated "PG"
Performances are Pay What You Can Tickets will be given out starting at 6:30 before the performances. Please call 301.924.3400 for more information.
Olney Theatre Center is a non-profit 501 (c )(3) organization. All programs are made possible by support from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County; the Maryland State Department of Education; and the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland and the National Endowment for the Arts.
