CHAGRIN VALLEY LITTLE THEATRE www.CVLT.org <https://vse9jd8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001K9eEPUwT5fzIL2P8c9_DDOP2qpS4ekiWKyQ_kuSXfrstBJ2jGGbofpD9AvG70-FNax9CNqDTMIu3OhKrNtUePpBhsXGaPsgGFb12aOUwnXhDDSgvoiW1DUcp4J9-_xTWp4gL9hJ9DAg=&c=mH1vMx4NoZg2FPBU3XyZG72qXyOZZj4G9X6tVOo7OewumTgyBh0vzQ==&ch=MbB2uwRh3iH6SFvFCkrfx_RlpR6F032PNyVjLjgF7_mTQG0SWIEWWw==> (440) 247-8955 40 River Street | Chagrin Falls OH <https://www.google.com/maps/search/40+River+Street+%7C+Chagrin+Falls+OH?entry=gmail&source=g>   "The Gin Game" — One Weekend Only! Get Tickets <https://vse9jd8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001K9eEPUwT5fzIL2P8c9_DDOP2qpS4ekiWKyQ_kuSXfrstBJ2jGGboft7GkAUPUGYmher1_QXVOXVPm6wsRrpgC0eIoVYWVRmQFWkJLzE9aZwbsF5gGD6vqvog-3wVx9_RsJQDfVriSBdyy7hYHIFKgU_Y2A2gFFVcTO5VcrvN6gM=&c=mH1vMx4NoZg2FPBU3XyZG72qXyOZZj4G9X6tVOo7OewumTgyBh0vzQ==&ch=MbB2uwRh3iH6SFvFCkrfx_RlpR6F032PNyVjLjgF7_mTQG0SWIEWWw==> THE GIN GAME <https://vse9jd8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001K9eEPUwT5fzIL2P8c9_DDOP2qpS4ekiWKyQ_kuSXfrstBJ2jGGbofqMAK0Xh7gozrcMrgS3MZvpREeeoxnlhfJMlmoEf7HUYhGflhuqyF3A_zb2pOqgKJRT0Fm8mGz3FaBY1qC8-73DldfxLPdcTC3kpuZZmdLA83u-dLywBfNM=&c=mH1vMx4NoZg2FPBU3XyZG72qXyOZZj4G9X6tVOo7OewumTgyBh0vzQ==&ch=MbB2uwRh3iH6SFvFCkrfx_RlpR6F032PNyVjLjgF7_mTQG0SWIEWWw==> by D.L. COBURN October 18, 19, 20 Fri. & Sat. @ 7:30 PM Sunday @ 2:00 PM at CVLT's River Street Playhouse 56 River Street, Chagrin Falls <https://www.google.com/maps/search/56+River+Street,+Chagrin+Falls?entry=gmail&source=g> $15 General Admission Note: Contains strong language. Starring Stephen Morse & Kate Williams-Bernardo Directed by MICHAEL J. ROGAN The Gin Game uses gin rummy as a metaphor for life's struggles. Weller Martin (Morse), a nursing home resident, is playing solitaire on a shabby nursing home porch when he's joined by the prim Fonsia Dorsey (Williams-Bernardo). United by their dislike of the home and love for cards, they begin playing gin. As Fonsia wins every game and personal details are revealed, their shared confidences become weapons in an escalating conflict. Weller, desperate to overcome a lifetime of defeats, seeks a victory that remains elusive. Will he leave a broken man? Will her rigidity lead to bitter and lonely twilight years? Through their interactions, the work explores themes of aging, competition, and the search for connection. Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, THE GIN GAME debuted with Jessica Tandy (winning her a Tony) and husband Hume Cronyn. It was revived on stage with Julie Harris and Charles Durning as well as James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, and for television with Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke. Actors Stephen Morse and Kate Williams-Bernardo performed it together at the Willoughby Summer Theater under the direction of Michael J. Rogan this summer, and are pleased to reprise their performance for this special event. CVLT’s River Street Playhouse, housed in a former industrial space across the parking lot from the main CVLT building, was founded in 1978 through the vision of Don Edelman and the building's owner, Steve Shields. Throughout the early 2000s it focused on smaller, newer, or more unusual material, as well as serving as CVLT's primary storage space for costumes, props, and scenery. CVLT took ownership of the building when Mr. Shields passed away in 2011 and has been working to revive it. THE GIN GAME marks the first time audiences will be invited into our 65-seat proscenium space post-COVID, following improvements including updated lighting and sound. The proceeds from this volunteer performance will help to continue much needed repair and maintenance work.