Together, the stars of The Gin Game, James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, are 175 years old. They draw from massive piles of skill and goodwill, and watching these masters play the audience is a ...

“The Gin Game” is a nasty piece of business. The Pulitzer Prize-winning 1976 play by Donald L. Coburn seems at first like a charming little comedy about two lonely residents at a nursing home ...

Although the play's been around over thirty years, I'd never seen D.L. Coburn's The Gin Game, and at the beginning, I expected it to be a heartwarmer. Two old people connect on the seldom-used ...

Paula Scrofano and John Reeger co-star in D.L. Coburn’s play, “The Gin Game,” at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. (Photo: Brett Beiner) Share It is worth heading to the Drury Lane ...

She achieves this marvel twice in the new Broadway revival of “The Gin Game,” which opened Wednesday ... is Coburn’s play, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978. Since Tyson’s continual ...

The pair are friendless and find themselves drawn together over their love of gin rummy. As they play, they discuss their lives. But as the games become more competitive, they begin probing each ...

Photo courtesy of Hendersonville Community Theatre The Gin Game is not a friendly card game but a sardonic comedy. It is the kind of play that is perfect for intimate theaters such as ...

“The Gin Game” is a nasty piece of business. The Pulitzer Prize-winning 1976 play by Donald L. Coburn seems at first like a charming little comedy about two lonely residents at a nursing home ...

As they play, they share stories about the lives they led in the outside world. But when Fonsia wins every hand, Weller becomes increasingly frustrated, until their gin games and conversations ...