Take a Seat at The Dinner Party: Selah Theatre Brings Neil Simon’s Comedy to Front Royal with Humor, Heart, and a Side of Community Giving

This November, Selah Theatre Project sets the table for something more than a play. With Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party, local audiences are invited not only to witness a sharply funny and unexpectedly heartfelt comedy, but also to help fight food insecurity in their own backyard.

Presented at the Stone Branch Center for the Arts as part of Selah’s bold “Roaming Mainstage Season,” The Dinner Party explores what happens when six unsuspecting guests, three divorced couples, are brought together for a mysterious meal in an upscale Parisian dining room. What starts as an elegant evening quickly shifts into something much more vulnerable, emotional, and real.

“This play feels like sitting inside someone’s heart,” said director Bleu Do’zia. “It’s funny, it’s messy, and it’s deeply human, exactly the kind of theatre that belongs close enough for the audience to feel it. This production places the audience right in the heart of the conversation, intimate, honest, and a little delightfully chaotic.”

With Simon’s signature wit and warmth, The Dinner Party serves up laughter, self-reflection, and, just maybe, a second chance at connection.

🎟️ Show Schedule & Ticket Info

Performances:

• Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 PM – Pay What You Can Preview
• Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 PM
• Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7:00 PM
• Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2:00 PM

Location:
Stone Branch Center for the Arts – Front Royal

Tickets:
$20 General Admission
Thursday preview is “Pay What You Can”
Get tickets at selahtheatreproject.org/mainstage

Feed the Valley Theatre Challenge

This production isn’t just about a dinner party; it’s about making sure everyone has food on their table. Selah Theatre is participating in the Feed the Valley Theatre Challenge, a regional effort among community theaters to combat hunger in the Shenandoah Valley.

Attendees are encouraged to bring:

• Non-perishable food
• Shelf-stable items
• Holiday staples
• Grocery gift cards
• Or make a cash donation at the show

All donations will go to local food support organizations. The goal? Fill the donation box at every performance, and then overflow it.

“Theatre builds community,” Selah’s mission declares, “and community takes care of its own.”

Cast & Creative Team

Cast:

• Ryan Greene
• Martin Huhn
• Jacob Reed
• Marina Levi
• Doa’a Salah
• Desirae Zentz

Director:
Bleu Do’zia

About the Roaming Season

This performance is part of Selah Theatre Project’s Season 14: “Roaming Season of Unapologetic Art,” which brings intimate theatrical storytelling to unconventional venues across the Shenandoah Valley—from libraries to coffee houses and community hubs. The mission? Make great art more accessible and more connected to the people and places it serves.

“We’re here to tell stories that matter—boldly, truthfully, and in the heart of our communities.”

About Selah Theatre Project

The Selah Theatre Project is a Winchester-based nonprofit that produces courageous, community-rooted storytelling. Through mainstage performances, youth education, new work development, and social engagement, Selah creates space for voices to be heard, stories to be shared, and hearts to be moved.

Learn more at SelahTheatreProject.org