A playwright returns to the home of his wealthy and very proper parents to get their permission to produce a play he has written about them. Their confrontation takes place during the ritual of the cocktail hour, and as the martinis flow, so do the recriminations and revelations. A funny, poignant play about the ties that bind a family.
Directed by Cindy Alexander production will run Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm with matinee performances on Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $18.00 for all peformances with Senior Citizen and Student Discount tickets at $16.00 For reservations call (908-879-7304).
THE COCKTAIL HOUR won the Lucille Lortel Award as Best Off-Broadway Play. A long-run New York success, this witty, perceptive play blends mordant humor with moments of affecting poignancy. "THE COCKTAIL HOUR is as funny and moving as The Dining Room…it could be the best play he has done so far." —The New Yorker. "It makes for a deliciously funny and also occasionally touching evening, as Gurney's family sit around raking over old coals and settling old scores with a quite new and beguiling freshness." —NY Post. "The lines in the play crackle and pop with an electricity all their own." —Drama-Logue. "…when I watch Gurney at his best, as he is here, I laugh through the tears." —NY Daily News.