Plymouth Community Theatre Presents: 'The Dining Room'

The Dining Room, directed by Geronimo Sands, opened Friday night and runs through this weekend before its final performance Sunday.

Starring Theresa Chiasson, Bill Driscoll and Bob Hollis, the play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the place where the family assembled daily for breakfast and dinner and for any and all special occasions.

The action is a mosaic of interrelated scenes—some funny, some touching, some rueful—which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. The actors change roles, personalities and ages with virtuoso skill as they portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to stern grandfathers, and from giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids. Each vignette introduces a new set of people and events; a father lectures his son on grammar and politics; a boy returns from boarding school to discover his mother's infidelity; a senile grandmother doesn't recognize her own sons at Christmas dinner; a daughter, her marriage a shambles, pleads futilely to return home. Dovetailing swiftly and smoothly, the varied scenes coalesce, ultimately, into a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and abundant humanity.

Showtimes:
Friday June 8 at 8pm
Saturday June 9 at 8pm
Sunday June 10 at 7pm*
*Please note this is an evening performance.

Friday June 15 at 8pm
Saturday June 16 at 8pm
Sunday June 17 at 7pm*
*Please note this is an evening performance.

All shows at Plymouth Center For The Arts
11 North Street, Plymouth, MA

Tickets ($18-$20) are available at the Front Desk and at the Hollis Ins. Agency (508-209-0400).