Most of "Tribes," produced in 2010 at the Royal Court Theater in London, takes place in the main gathering room of that imperiled home.
The house has a large gathering room with a fireplace and mountain views, two and a half bathrooms and buried utility lines.
As the women wait for manicures, pedicures, massages and facials in a "gathering room," she said, Reader's Digest executives talk business with them.
The crystal-lit Dining Room can take all 150 at a pinch, while the Magnolia Lounge is the main gathering room (and bar), alternately a plush cocktail lounge, lecture theatre or entertainment centre, as required.
Soon I was sitting on rugs in the family's gathering room as a parade of children and grandchildren came in to gawk at (and videotape) their visitor, and practice their English.
There are also a great room with a fireplace, a gathering room with a built-in media center and a family room with a wet bar, an ice machine and a refrigerator.
Over the course of just three presidential campaigns, what was once a reporters' nickname for this post-debate gathering room has been shorn of its irony and turned into a commonplace name, a cliché of presidential politics.
Expect the sheik to show off the three pictures that are prominently displayed in his spacious marble-floored gathering room: one taken with George W. Bush; a second with Mr. Obama, then a senator; and, my favorite, a large glossy photo of the elaborately robed sheik in white tribal dress with gold trim standing alongside Katie Couric clad in full body armor.
a A guesthouse or gathering room for male guests.
Afterwards, make a beeline to the main building and stunning "gathering room" where guests are free to read, enjoy a glass of wine (honor bar) or play board games in front of a huge fireplace.
