Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Written by Todd Kriedler
Based on the screenplay by William Rose
February 9-11, 16-18, & 23-25, 2024
Friday & Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm
Directed by Pam Barrans
A progressive white couple's proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiancé home to meet them. Blindsided by their daughter's whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, Matt and Christina Drayton quickly come to realize the difference between supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family, especially in 1967. But they're surprised to find they aren't the only ones with concerns about the match, and it's not long before a multi-family clash of racial and generational difference sweeps across the Draytons' idyllic San Francisco terrace.
"Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. www.playscripts.com
GET TICKETS
$20 for adults,
$17 for seniors (60+),
$15 for students and teachers,
$10 for children (12-).
All prices include sales tax.
Tickets go on sale Monday, November 20.
(Flex Ticket holders can call 336-499-1010 to reserve seats starting Monday, November 13.)
AUDITIONS:
Monday and Tuesday, November 27 & 28, from 7:00 - 9:30 pm each night
Please visit our Auditions page for more information!
ROLES/CHARACTERS:
Matt Drayton (male, white): Publisher of the San Francisco newspaper, The Guardian.
Christina Drayton (female, white): Matt’s wife. Runs the Drayton Gallery.
Joanna “Joey” Drayton (female, white): Matt and Christina’s daughter. Recently interned for a medical research hospital in Hawaii.
Dr. John Prentice (male, black): Joanna’s fiancé. A medical research doctor.
Matilda “Tilley” Binks (female, black): Has worked for years as a domestic for the Draytons.
John Prentice, Sr. (male, black): Dr. Prentice’s father. A schoolteacher.
Mary Prentice (female, black): Dr. Prentice’s father. A department store clerk.
Monsignor Ryan (male, white): Longtime family friend of the Draytons.
Hilary St. George (female, white): Associate Director of the Drayton Gallery.