You have to hand it to a playwright who can compose a beautifully written, hilariously funny and deeply meaningful play surrounding dinners with friends. Donald Margulies manages just this in his Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends.

If all of this isn't enough, Eye of the Storm Theatre's production of the play brings together four actors who fit their respective roles and a production where even the scene changes are significant and enthralling.

The play centers on two married couples who have been friends for years. The opening scene begins after a dinner that Karen (played by Charity Jones) and Gabe (Terry Hempleman) have hosted for Beth (Kirsten Frantzich), whose husband is out of town.

Karen and Gabe go on and on about their trip to Italy—well, actually, they only describe the food. One wouldn't think that a ten-minute dialogue describing food and cooking could be uproariously funny—but it is. Beth, distracted, rolls her eyes at her friends whenever they aren't looking.

In the middle of this entertaining scene, as the three partake of Karen's lemon almond polenta cake, Beth breaks down into tears and confesses that Tom, her husband (played by J.C. Cutler), has left her and their two children for a 'stewardess.'

Beth recounts how Tom said that she had never listened to her and had made him lonely—making Beth realize that she had never really known her husband. After sharing a 12-year bond of marriage, kids, vacations on Martha's Vineyard and food, Gabe and Karen also start to wonder how well they really know their friends—and each other.

This revelation causes both couples to reevaluate their lives and their relationships. They become aware of their mortality and the fragility of their worlds. As Karen says, "you think you're safe, on solid ground, and then the world cracks open."

The play provides an interesting perspective on relationships and married life. After the excitement of dating and the honeymoon bliss, what happens?

Karen and Gabe have been so enveloped in their world of food critiquing, family and friends that they had become unaware of this reality.

After years of constructing their 'perfect' lives, they realize how fast all of their work can be destroyed.

Inevitably, all relationships change over time. Somewhere in the middle of raising children and spending years together, life can become habitual and nagging, commonplace. Every couple deals with the realization of these changes differently, as evidenced through this play.

The play's message seems to be that we are always, in many respects, alone—even when involved in a serious relationship like marriage. Despite our desires, it is impossible to ever truly know another human being. Nevertheless, we continue to try to develop relationships with others.

However, our lives and relationships can change radically in the blink of an eye. It is a constant challenge to connect, while also dealing with the possibility of these changes.

Every individual reacts to such circumstances differently, but sometimes you just have to realize that relationships change and continue to love your partner and friends.

Karen, Gabe, Beth and Tom share a story of love, life and friendship with which every person can identify in some way. Everyone has to face these issues at some point during their life.

Eye of the Storm Theatre presents this story in a way that brings out its most important aspects and interests the audience.

While Dinner with Friends is both hilarious and entertaining, the play's messages are deep and significant. It is not a production to be missed.