Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
by Todd Kreidler

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120 mins 1960s Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

A progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensibilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiancé home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the iconic film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner .

Blindsided by their daughter’s whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, Matt and Christina Drayton quickly come to realize the difference between supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper and welcoming one into your family – especially in 1967.

But they’re surprised to find they aren’t the only ones with concerns about the match, and it’s not long before a multi-family clash of racial and generational difference sweeps across the Draytons’ idyllic San Francisco terrace.

At the end of the day, will the love between young Joanna and John prevail?

With humor and insight, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner begins a conversation sure to continue at dinner tables long after the curtain comes down.

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Press Reviews

"At its core, a story of two world views at odds: those who see the world as it is, and those who see it as it could be."
— Third Coast

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Hilary St. George 43, White. Associate Director of the Drayton Gallery.	—	—	43, White. Associate Director of the Drayton Gallery.
Christina Drayton 64, White. Runs the Drayton Gallery.	—	—	64, White. Runs the Drayton Gallery.
Matt Drayton 67, White. Publisher of San Francisco newspaper, The Guardian	—	—	67, White. Publisher of San Francisco newspaper, The Guardian
Joanna Drayton 23, White. “Joey” recently interned for a medical research hospital in Hawaii.	—	—	23, White. “Joey” recently interned for a medical research hospital in Hawaii.
Doctor John Prentice 37, Black. A medical research doctor.	—	—	37, Black. A medical research doctor.
Monsignor Ryan 75, White. Longtime family friend of the Draytons.	—	—	75, White. Longtime family friend of the Draytons.
John Prentice Sr. 63, Black. Schoolteacher.	—	—	63, Black. Schoolteacher.
Mary Prentice 59, Black. Department store clerk.	—	—	59, Black. Department store clerk.
Matilda Binks 55, Black. “Tillie” has worked twenty-seven years as a domestic for the Draytons.	—	—	55, Black. “Tillie” has worked twenty-seven years as a domestic for the Draytons.