“Happy Anniversary” - January 30, 2010. A staged reading of one of Gary Corbin’s original works as part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work.
When: January 30, 2010, 10:30 PM
Where: Gerding Theater at the Portland Armory, 128 NW Eleventh Avenue, Portland, OR.
Sometimes, the best thing about a marriage is the divorce.
Robert and Elizabeth were married for six years. One year after their divorce, they meet for dinner at their favorite New York restaurant, 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 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.
Cast and Crew:
Robert — Dave Roberts
Beth — Annaliese Gove
Anton — John Richards
Directed by Elisabeth Goebel
Lighting Engineer — Renee Faddis