Fisher, Joosten, et al. Join Cast of Geffen Playhouse's SUPERIOR DONUTS

Gary Cole and Edi Gathegi lead the cast of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts at the Geffen Playhouse. Cole and Gathegi are joined by a formidable ensemble cast who take on the eclectic personalities of the Chicago neighborhood in which the play is set. The full cast includes Mary Beth Fisher, whose stage credits include Extremities and Boy Gets Girl, Kathryn Joosten, best known for her characters on television's Desperate Housewives and The West Wing as well as Brian Abraham, Ron Bottitta, Paul Dillon, Damon Gupton and Matt McTighe. 

Cole, a Steppenwolf ensemble member who is well-recognized from cult comedy classics such as Office Space as well as his recurring role on HBO's Entourage, plays Arthur Przybyszewski, the proprietor of Superior Donuts, a sweets shop that has been a community hub for decades - and both the neglected storefront and its rundown owner are evidence to that. But things change when Franco, a young fast-talking dreamer played by Edi Gathegi - widely recognized by "TwiHards" around the globe as ‘Vampire Laurent' in the Twilight saga - bounds into the shop, and
the writing is on the wall that things are going to change, maybe even for the better. Helmed by Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney, Letts' provocative new comedy weaves a heart-warming and humorous tale of unlikely friendships in one of Chicago's most diverse neighborhoods.
Superior Donuts had its world premiere in 2008 at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre before moving to New York, and the Geffen Playhouse production marks the play's Los Angeles premiere. While Arney and Letts are both ensemble members of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, this is the first time a work by Letts, most well-known for his lauded drama August: Osage County, has been performed at the Geffen Playhouse.

Special events during the run of Superior Donuts include the theater's special Signature Series options for no additional cost. These evenings include an intellectual, thought-provoking post show Q&A at Talk Back Tuesdays; a scintillating, one-of-a kind after-party at Girls Night Out; a cultural happy hour with Lounge Fridays and complimentary wine tastings during Wine Down Sundays. For more information, please view www.geffenplayhouse.com/sigseriesdonuts.

Ticket prices range from $37 - $57 for preview performances and from $47 - $77 for the regular run. Tickets are on sale now in-person at the Geffen Playhouse box office, via phone at 310-208-5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.com.

The Geffen Playhouse has been a hub of the Los Angeles theater scene since opening its doors in 1995. Noted for its intimacy and celebrated for its world-renowned mix of classic and contemporary plays, provocative new works and musicals, the Geffen Playhouse continues to present a body of work that has garnered national recognition.

Named in honor of entertainment mogul and philanthropist David Geffen, who made the initial donation to the theater, the company is helmed by Producing Director and President of the Board Gilbert Cates, Artistic Director Randall Arney, Managing Director Ken Novice and Chairman of the Board Frank Mancuso. Proudly associated with UCLA, the Geffen Playhouse welcomes an audience of more than 130,000 each year, and maintains an extensive education and outreach program, designed to engage young people and the community at large in the arts. For more information, please visit geffenplayhouse.com.

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