South Bend Civic Theatre presents a staged reading of The Man Who Came to Dinner, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
Performed in 1986 at the South Bend Civic Theatre Firehouse, The Man Who Came to Dinner is a classic comedy about the world’s worst house guest. Sheridan Whiteside, a legendary and mean-spirited theater critic, slips on the ice while visiting the Midwestern Stanley family—and then, to everyone’s dismay, refuses to leave, inflicting himself on the Stanleys for six weeks over Christmas while entertaining a parade of snarky celebrity guests.
Playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman based the comedy’s characters on real-life friends of theirs, including theatre critic Alexander Woollcott, playwright Noël Coward, comedian Harpo Marx, and infamous axe murderer Lizzie Borden. In 1942, The Man Who Came to Dinner was adapted as a feature film starring Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, and Jimmy Durante.
CIVIC’s staged reading of The Man Who Came to Dinner features 20 of CIVIC’s “Legends,” including several from the 1986 production.
Staged Readings will take place in the Warner Studio located at the South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N Main Street, downtown South Bend. Performance dates and times are November 30 and December 7 at 2:00PM. Tickets are $10 General Admission and can be purchased at sbct.org or by calling the box office at 574-234-1112.
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