‘Superior Donuts’ play dates, times and cast list
Play: Superior Donuts
Playwright: Tracy Letts
Genre: Dramedy
Synopsis: Set in modern-day Chicago, “Superior Donuts” depicts the unlikely friendship between a despondent down-and-out donut shop owner and his enthusiastic employee, who also happens to be an aspiring author with a serious gambling problem. Franco, the young writer, wants to update the old shop with healthy choices, music, and friendlier service. 
However, Arthur, the shop owner, wants to remain set in his ways.
What the Critics Say:
- “It is a meditation on Chicago’s old soul … a witty, seductive, live-wire and greatly entertaining dark comedy that you just don’t want to end” ~ Chicago Tribune
- “The sting, the speed and marksmanship of the gimcracks his
characters fire at each other … drips the kind of soulful, energized sarcasm that has long characterized [Letts’] work as an actor and playwright” ~ Time Out Chicago
Director: Bonnie Knapp
Director Notes: Arthur lives a life, he’s a broken-winged bird, frozen with snow, dreams a thing of his past. Franco, the dreamer, holds fast to his dreams, even in his darkest hour, 
and shows Arthur how wonderful life can be and that dreams can become a reality. It also takes a village, and Arthur is surrounded by a village of caring individuals, different as they each might be. The struggle is real, the past constantly with us, but with a little help from our friends we can be freed, we can enjoy life, we can make 
that future dreamscape our present.
Cast:
- Arthur Przysyszewski: Mike Dinko
- Franco Wicks: Fredley Sylvain
- Officer Randi: Alicia Schwartz
- Officer James: Todd Miller
- Max Tarasov: Tom Rex
- Lady Boyle: Marilyn Hilbert
- Luther: Will Conners
- Kevin: Anthony Pena
Kiril: Gregg Birr
Play Dates: October 27-November 12, as follows:
- October 27, 28 and November 2, 3, 4, 20 & 11 at 7:30 p.m.; and
- October 29 and November 5 & 12 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Joan Jenks Auditorium, Gateway Community Center
October 25, 2023.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.