Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe

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One-Act: (2020) The usual crowd gathers for coffee at their favorite diner in a small western town until a mysterious stranger enters and engages them in conversation. But who's telling the truth and who's not? And what's the lunch special?

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One-Act: (2020) The usual crowd gathers for coffee at their favorite diner in a small western town until a mysterious stranger enters and engages them in conversation. But who's telling the truth and who's not? And what's the lunch special?

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  • Jack Levine: Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe

    PHILIP MIDDLETON WILLIAMS is a fantastic playwright. His full-length play, “Home-Style Cooking At The Gateway Cafe”, is a play of prejudice. The Governor of the State visits Gateway Cafe, only to be challenged for what he says are his beliefs. From the small town patrons of this local establishment, the Governor speaks his mind, only it happens to be changing directions as fast as the wind. I enjoyed this play and recommend it be read and produced.

    PHILIP MIDDLETON WILLIAMS is a fantastic playwright. His full-length play, “Home-Style Cooking At The Gateway Cafe”, is a play of prejudice. The Governor of the State visits Gateway Cafe, only to be challenged for what he says are his beliefs. From the small town patrons of this local establishment, the Governor speaks his mind, only it happens to be changing directions as fast as the wind. I enjoyed this play and recommend it be read and produced.

  • Katherine H. Vellis: Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe

    In Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe, the audience is served numerous believable plot twists. Philip Middleton Williams crafts eight diverse characters and delivers a "vintage" blue plate special that subtly elucidates the divide in America today. Better than Spago! Impressive work.

    In Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe, the audience is served numerous believable plot twists. Philip Middleton Williams crafts eight diverse characters and delivers a "vintage" blue plate special that subtly elucidates the divide in America today. Better than Spago! Impressive work.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Home-Style Cooking at the Gateway Cafe

    "Just another day at the Gateway Cafe." Unlike our mysterious stranger, Philip Middleton Williams really has the "common touch" -- we're drawn in immediately into this world, wandering among "the people" and leaving with a clearer perspective on this nation's divided politics. Bravo!

    "Just another day at the Gateway Cafe." Unlike our mysterious stranger, Philip Middleton Williams really has the "common touch" -- we're drawn in immediately into this world, wandering among "the people" and leaving with a clearer perspective on this nation's divided politics. Bravo!

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Character Information

  • Celeste
    Owner of the Gateway Cafe
    Character Age
    Mid-fifties
  • Eva
    Celeste's daughter.
    Character Age
    Mid-thirties
  • J.R.
    Celeste's son.
    Character Age
    Mid-twenties
  • Larry
    Local guy.
    Character Age
    Mid-thirties
  • Gina
    Local
    Character Age
    Mid-thirties
  • Robby
    Local kid.
    Character Age
    Mid-twenties
  • Tim
    Former local, visiting.
    Character Age
    Mid-thirties
  • Ray
    Out-of-towner.
    Character Age
    Middle-age.

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Valdez Theatre Conferene, Valdez, Alaska, Year 2021