The Gin Game
Life is like a game of cards.
Written by D. L. Coburn
Set against the backdrop of a dusty, run-down, Midwestern nursing home, the story unfolds over a game of gin. As the games intensify, the characters come to grips with what is left of their lives, reveal secrets, regrets, and hopes—and sometimes those revelations become weapons. Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize.
2026 production
January 9 - 11, 2026
Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College · 376 Hale St. Beverly, MA
Directed by Tim Diering
Fight Choreography by Leslie Pasternack
Set & Lighting Design by Len Schnabel
Assistant Production & Lighting by Ian Flemming
Soundscape by Michael Kimball
Press, Marketing & Box Office by Linda Menzies
Poster Design by Sandy Farrier
Produced by Basingstoke Productions and Punctuate4 Productions
CAST
Fonsia Dorsey: Pamela Battin-Sacks
Weller Martin: Steven Sacks
