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The Gin Game Opening Delayed  Memphis, TN – The opening of The Gin Game at Theatre Memphis in the Next Stage will be postponed until Thursday, September 24, 2015, at 7:30pm, due to a minor but incapacitating injury incurred by one of the two actors, Jim Palmer. Therefore, there will be no shows this week on September 18, 19 and 20, 2015.    Executive Producer at Theatre Memphis, Debbie Litch, says, “It is so unfortunate for this to happen to Jim after all the hard work he... Read More

The Gin Game Deals with Issues of the Aged  Memphis, TN – The Next Stage at Theatre Memphis presents Donald L. Coburn’s The Gin Game, opening September 18 and running until October 4, 2015. Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize and a Tony nominee for Best Play, The Gin Game tells the story of Fonsia Dorsey, a woman in her twilight years and now residing in a “home for the aged.” Her loneliness is interrupted by the crusty charm of fellow resident Weller Marin who teaches her how to play... Read More