Donald Margulies' Dinner with Friends will be produced as part of Florida Studio Theatre's Mainstage 2002 season. This Pulitzer Prize winning play involves the separation of a married couple, Tom and Beth, and its effects on their close friends, Gabe and Karen. Tom and Beth must deal with their separate lives while their friends inevitably experience turmoil and are forced to examine their own marriage. Based on this simple plot, Dinner with Friends asks audiences to question the true meaning of friendship, honesty and relationships in their lives. The cast of Dinner with Friends includes: George Crowley as Gabe, Kathy Danzer as Beth, Susan Greenhill as Karen, and J.R. Robinson as Tom.
Dinner with Friends will run Dec. 18 through February 9, 2002 at Florida Studio Theatre. For tickets ($18-$28) and information, please visit the FST Box Office or call (941) 366-9000.
— by Zoe Andrada