Archive: "The Dining Room"
The play is a dramatic comedy set in the dining room of an elegant home of the early 1900s, and deals with the declining importance of a typical dining room over the years from the 1930s to the 1950s. The stories are portrayed in a mosaic of interrelated scenes with members of different families that own the home over the years.
Days and Dates — All shows at 7:30 PM
Tuesday, November 11, Thursday November 13,
Sunday, November 16, Tuesday, November 18, Thursday, November 20
Location & Map
Freight House Nightclub, 305 Water Street S., Stillwater, MN 55082, Map of this location. The performance space can be entered through the Freight House Restaurant, which is accessible to patrons with mobility limitations via a ramp at the south end. For dinner reservations, please call the Freight House at 651-439-5718, and allow enough dining time to be at the play by 7:15 PM.
Tickets
$15 for adults, and $10 for students. Please make advance reservations at 651-439-0993 and pay for tickets in advance to assure seating and avoid delays of the performances. Tickets will also be available at River Market Coop and the Daily Grind on Main Street in Stillwater, and at the Marine General Store in Marine on Saint Croix. Tickets can be paid for in advance for pick up at Will Call.
Tickets reserved but not paid in advance must be picked up at To Be Paid before 7:00 PM. Checks for tickets should be made out to "Bridge Theatre". Charges cannot be accepted. All three of the ticket sales locations are open during usual business hours, but tickets will be picked up at 5:00 PM on show days. The box office at the show will open at 6:30 PM.
Tickets reserved but not paid in advance must be picked up at To Be Paid Personnel of "The Dining Room"
Director:
Cynthia C. Elmquist (Marine on Saint Croix, MN)
Performers:
Anubhav Bansal (Stillwater)
James Blaha (Stillwater)
Dale Ebben (Hammond, WI)
Kirsten Hambleton (Saint Paul)
Heather Hanily (Saint Paul)
Amber Lee Olivier (Marine on Saint Croix)
Lynn Steiner (Stillwater)
Quotes from Reviews of New York Presentation
"…hilarious and touching…as comic sketch crazily succeeds comic sketch a whole pattern of American life emerges…" - The New York Post
"The Dining Room serves a banquet of theatrical riches" - The New York Daily News
"…a thoughtful and superbly written comedy…" - Variety
"…often funny and rueful and, by the end, very moving…" - The New York Times