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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A pair of elderly nursing home residents strike up a conversation that devolves into a game of gin rummy.
A tour-de-force of life histories and button pushing emerges as the games grow increasingly personal.
The roles of Fonsia Dorsey and Weller Martin will be played by, respectably, Debi and Peter Kierst in “The Gin Game.” (Courtesy of The Albuquerque Little Theatre)
The Albuquerque Little Theatre will perform Donald L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Gin Game” online beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 12-13 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 14. Performances repeat on weekends through March 21. Ticket prices range from $12 to $30, plus fees. See albuquerquelittletheatre.org for tickets.