Great Local Shows - Theatrical Reviews
Title |
The Gin Game |
Organization |
Sutter Street Theatre |
Date(s) of show |
June 21 - July 15, 2012 |
Reviewer |
Dick Frantzreb |
Review |
Surely this offering by Sutter Street Theatre
qualifies as a "great local show." It's serious drama, but still loaded
with humor. The concept is simple: two residents of a "home for the
aged" interact over games of Gin Rummy. But she always wins, and he
can't handle it. With two award-winning actors, Hazel Johnson and
Stephen Kauffman, and experienced director, Janelle Kauffman, behind
this production, the quality of acting is high as tension builds. This
Pulitzer Prize-winning play is substantial theater fare, with
significant character development and food for thought in its insights
into personal relations. |

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