Dec 22, 2009

Dinner with Friends | Dinner with Friends

At a glance:

Author: Donald Margulies
First Published: 2000
Type of Plot: Domestic realism
Time of Work: The 1990’s, with a flashback to twelve years earlier
Setting: Connecticut and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Principal Characters: Gabe, Karen, Tom, Beth
Genres: Domestic realism, Drama, Tragedy
Subjects: Twentieth century, Marriage, Friendship, Adultery, Divorce, Separation
Locales: Connecticut, Massachusetts

The Play

A two-act play, Dinner with Friends intertwines the lives of Gabe and Karen, food writers, and their close friends Tom and his wife Beth. Act 1 opens over dinner in Gabe and Karen’s kitchen on a snowy evening in Connecticut. Tom is away on business, and Beth sits quietly as Gabe and Karen animatedly describe their recent excursion to Italy. In between descriptions of the old Italian cook and her pasta pomodoro, and shouts from the children upstairs, the scene is one of warm, if somewhat fussy, banter about food and travel. Beth soon dissolves into tears...

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Dinner with Friends | Dinner with Friends

At a glance:

The Play

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