A Gambler's Guide To Dying at Ruskin Group Theatre

A Gambler's Guide To Dying

Ruskin Group Theatre
3000 Airport Ave. Santa Monica

What are the odds of living an extraordinary life? This is the story of one boy's granddad who won a fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup and, when diagnosed with cancer, gambled it all on living to see the year 2000. An inter-generational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind.

Thru - Apr 29, 2016

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $25

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 310-397-3244

www.ruskingrouptheatre.org

A Gambler's Guide To Dying Reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...To reveal whether Archie wins his wager would be a spoiler. Suffice to say that McNair's tale is a charmer, as is performer Maury Sterling, a compact and dynamic American actor with a thick Scottish brogue you would swear is genuine. In concert with director Paul Linke, Sterling brings McNair's family yarn to vivid life."

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- F. KATHLEEN FOLEY

LA Weekly - Somewhat Recommended

"...But while technically proficient, the production rarely moved me beyond a surface appreciation of its merits. More than once, I found my mind wandering. Perhaps it was the wealth of allusions to Scottish geography and cultural ephemera, catalogued in a two-page program glossary, that challenged my American ear and attention span, and made it more difficult to slip into the play's emotional current."

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- JENNY LOWER

Broadway World - Recommended

"...Ruskin Group Theatre's Los Angeles premiere of Gary McNair's A GAMBLER'S GUIDE TO DYING winningly delivers a mesmerizing, quick-paced 65-minutes of vividly descriptive storytelling. The combination of McNair's extremely illustrative narrative, directed quite proficiently by Paul Linke, and totally embodied by the charismatic Maury Sterling make for a stellar jackpot of entertainment."

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- GIL KAAN

Total Theater - Recommended

"...Sterling brings him to life in flawless, spellbinding fashion, aided no doubt by his director, Paul Linke, who is no stranger himself to solo shows about life and death, having written and performed Time Flies When You're Alive, an L.A. stage classic, thirty years ago at the Powerhouse Theater."

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- WILLARD MANUS

Theatre Spoken Here - Recommended

"...You will be enchanted by this tale of one man's battle against the futility of an ordinary life. In Gary McNair's poignant story the marvelous Maury Sterling creates a number of finely delineated characters."

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- MORNA MURPHY MARTELL

A Gambler's Guide To Dying at Ruskin Group Theatre