For the last 50 years, A.D. Players has been a mainstay in the world of Houston theater. Generations of actors have come through the Players, either as interns, members of the resident company or in other professional capacities, learning and training within its creative community. This season, the theatre will present Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner on Friday, January 31st.
It’s 1967 in San Francisco, California. After a period of vacation in Hawaii, Joey Drayton brings her fiancé, Dr. John Prentice, home to sunny San Francisco to meet her affluent parents. Their liberal persuasions are now put to the test, for although the young man is an ideal choice—he’s highly and internationally respected in the medical field, as well as impeccably mannered, handsome, well-dressed, and of a respectable California family—unbeknownst to her parents, he's African-American.
The film, which covers one busy day in the Drayton home, is essentially a drawing-room comedy, a series of cross-conversations between the young doctor and the girl's parents, and finally between all sets of parents and offspring. A simple dinner is extended to include the doctor's parents, who fly up from Los Angeles for the evening, and the crusty but benevolent old Irish priest, a friend of the family. Thus, the title of the film.
This new and timely adaptation of the classic movie, starring Sidney Potier, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy, still rings true today and allows us to hold a mirror up to ourselves with humor and insight. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner will run at A.D. Players through February 16th. Tickets are on sale now at www.adplayers.org.
Even though Westmount at London Park Apartments in Houston, Texas provides you with all of the comfort, convenience, and entertainment you could possibly desire, we encourage our residents to venture outside of our apartment community and explore all that the city has to offer!
Event Time/Date:
Friday, January 31, 2020—7:30 PM
Event Venue Location:
The George Theatre
5420 Westheimer Road
Houston, Texas 77056