Muskies Shine Bright during Opening Performance of The Dining Room

Muskingum University students performed during opening night of A.R. Gurney Jr.’s The Dining Room Feb. 16.

The play is directed by Professor of Theatre Diane Rao, while the set and costumes were designed by Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre and Design Director, Ron Lauck.

Remaining show times are Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17-18 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in Thompson Theatre in Caldwell Hall.

: From left to right: Juan Dunlap, Jakob Goins, Ceylan Mercimek, and Erin King in a time of crisis in a scene during The Dining Room on Feb. 16.

: From left to right: Lane Tokie, Ceylan Mercimek, Elizabeth Files, Juan Dunlap, and Olivia Brown perform a children’s birthday party scene during the opening night production of The Dining Room on Feb. 16.

: Muskingum Sophomore, Ariana Del Signore, performs her monologue at the end of the opening night production of The Dining Room. Opening night was Feb. 16 in the Sandra Wolfe Thompson Theatre in Phillip and Betsey Caldwell Hall.

: Muskingum Senior Juan Dunlap (left) and Sophomore Ariana Del Signore (right) perform a scene from A.R. Gurney Jr.’s The Dining Room on Feb. 16.

: Muskingum Senior Juan Dunlap (left) and Sophomore Maria Thurston (right) sit at the dining room table during the play. The performance on Feb. 16 was the opening night of the production.

: Muskingum Junior Elizabeth Files (left) and Senior Adam Livingston (right) discuss the condition of the table during a scene of the opening night performance of The Dining Room on Feb. 16.

: Muskingum First-Year Student Jakob Goins (left) and Junior Elizabeth Files (right) confront a problem during a scene of The Dining Room on Feb. 16. The Dining Room is the second play that Goins has participated in as a Muskingum student.

: Clockwise: Olivia Brown (top right), Juan Dunlap (bottom right), Ariana Del Signore (bottom), Jakob Goins (bottom left), Elizabeth Files (top right), and Adam Livingston (top) all sitting at the dining room table on Feb. 16. The set and costumes were designed by Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre and Design Director, Ron Lauck.

: Muskingum First-Year Student Lane Tokie (left) and Senior Adam Livingston (right) act out a scene during the opening night performance of A.R. Gurney Jr.’s The Dining Room on Feb. 16.

: Muskingum Sophomore Maria Thurston (left) and Senior Juan Dunlap (right) perform a scene set in the early 20th century on Feb. 16.

: Muskingum Senior Olivia Brown performs during The Dining Room on Feb. 16 in the Sandra Wolfe Thompson Theatre in Phillip and Betsey Caldwell Hall.

: Muskingum Senior Olivia Brown performs during the opening night production of The Dining Room on Feb. 16. Brown previously performed in The Shape of Things, Ah, Wilderness!, Bye Bye Birdie, and Oedipus Rex as a Muskingum student.

: Muskingum Senior Adam Livingston (left) and First-Year Student Jakob Goins (right) read newspapers during a scene of The Dining Room on Feb. 16.

: Muskingum Junior Elizabeth Files acts out a scene of The Dining Room on opening night Feb. 16. The Dining Room was Files’ seventh play as a Muskingum student.