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Happy Anniversary

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 8:18pm — portermaker
Serendipity Players presents "Happy Anniversary"

Robert and Beth meet for dinner on the first, fifth, and tenth anniversaries - of their divorce. The couple is trying to salvage a friendship from the ashes of their ruined marriage.

Arguments over the choice of wine, whether to share their food and Robert’s playboy past turn the first dinner into disaster. Nevertheless, Robert persists and the couple repeats the experiment on the fifth and tenth anniversaries of their divorce as well.

Nosy waiter Anton, who serves them all three meals, punctuates their conversation with well-timed interventions guaranteed to elicit the most information he can gather – and outbursts from the frustrated couple.

Script-type: 
Full-length play
Comedy
All audiences
script length: 
approx. 75 pages
Cast size: 
3
completed: 
2009
Production History: 

Serendipity Players, Vancouver, WA, March 2-25, 2012. Grand opening of their new location at 500 Washington St, Vancouver, WA. Directed by Tony Broom. Buy tickets here!

See the Columbian Daily Insider preview of "Happy Anniversary."

January 30, 2010, Staged Reading, Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, the Gerding Theater at the Portland Armory.

Reviews: 

"Happy Anniversary" called "Hilarious!" by AmericanTowns.com.

"Well done. ... Happy Anniversary plays for two more weekends and I recommend it." - Bonnie Sabel, Vancouver, WA

"A delight and a treat, an experience to savor...well-written and acted." Portland Stage Reviews

Reviews: 

People who saw the staged reading of "Happy Anniversary" had this to say:

"Don’t miss ‘Happy Anniversary’! It is humorous and also insightful. One of Corbin’s best."
Bonnie Littleton - Vancouver director, actress
[T]he play touched me with its humor and honesty about the way relationships change over the years. Gary Corbin is an astute observer of human nature with a unique talent for showing us who we are in his writing.
Dr. Claire Wheeler

"Corbin really knows how to tell a story. I saw this read at PCS – funny." - Sandra, Vancouver, WA

Reviews: 
Witty, clever, funny and engaging – just a few words to describe this play. Gary Corbin is a masterful playwright who offers great insight into human relationships.
Shirlene Warnock, Oregon City
Reviews: 

Reviews from the Serendipity Players production, March, 2012:

"The play was wonderfully and relatably written. It had a great blend of comedy and drama, and as a viewer I was truly drawn in to see where it was going to go! Overall we had a great time and were really impressed with the actors portrayal of the characters, they were so convincing and I became quite attached to them! We will definitely come to see another show!"
Brad & Cyndi Ridenhour
"Great play, great venue, great actors! Thanks for the nice afternoon at your theater!"
"We liked how the seating was set up, there wasn't a bad seat in the house. I liked the different levels of the seats as you weren't having to peek in between people's heads to see the show. The play was well done and had a good mix of drama and comic relief. The script was thought provoking and written in a nice, natural style. The costumes were well done, I liked watching the characters age. Overall a great debut for your company."
"We enjoyed the play very much and are looking forward to perhaps seeing more by this writer. The acting was wonderful."
Sample: 
application/pdf iconExcerpt from "Happy Anniversary"