the dining room

Who exactly are the upper middle class WASPs? And if you had to pick one thing to symbolize them, what would it be? A.R. Gurney sets out to answer both of these questions with a play he penned in 1981 called The Dining Room. It's an interesting script to read and an even more fascinating play to watch. Make no mistake though. This isn't a play that is written for the audience. Not really. It's a play written for the playwright. For the critics. And above all, it's a play written for the actors. The Dining Room is a play [...]