THE
GIN GAME

By D.L. Coburn

Winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Debra Winger and Arliss Howard star in D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Gin Game, one of the great acting duels in American theater.

By turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and unexpectedly suspenseful, the play follows retirement-home residents Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey as a series of seemingly harmless gin rummy games becomes a battle of pride, loneliness, resentment, and survival. As the cards are played, old wounds reopen and long-buried disappointments rise to the surface, transforming companionship into something far more volatile. Winger and Howard bring extraordinary depth, wit, and emotional precision to two of the richest roles ever written for the stage. Directed by David Blum, this rare New York revival transforms Housing Works Bookstore into an intimate theater where audiences sit just feet from the actors, experiencing every triumph, setback, and betrayal up close.