Photo Flash: Meet the Stars of SUPERIOR DONUTS at Omaha Community Playhouse
Superior Donuts, running at the Omaha Community Playhouse May 5 - June 6, 2017 in the Howard Drew Theatre, takes place in the historic Uptown neighborhood of Chicago, where Arthur Przybyszewski runs the donut shop that has been in his family for 60 years. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in character below!
Franco Wicks, a young black man and Arthur's only employee, wants to update the shop with healthy choices and music, but Arthur remains set in his ways and reminisces about his Polish immigrant father. This provocative comedy, set in the heart of one of Chicago's most diverse communities, explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Superior Donuts is by Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Tracy Letts (Bug, August: Osage County),
Superior Donuts tells the tale of an unlikely friendship spanning two generations and examines the true meaning of friendship and family in a widely diverse community. The play was recently adapted for television and is currently a sitcom on CBS starring Judd Hirsch, as Arthur, and Jermaine Fowler, as Franco.
This production is directed by former longtime Omaha Community Playhouse associate artistic director Susan Baer Collins, who retired in 2014, but recently returned to help direct the 41st annual production of A Christmas Carol.
Get tickets at the OCP Box Office, by calling (402) 553-0800 or online at www.OmahaPlayhouse.com or www.TicketOmaha.com. Single tickets are $36 for adults and $22 for students.
Photo Credit: Colin Conces
Aaron Winston as Franco Wicks and Kevin Barratt as donut shop owner Arthur Przybyszewski
Aaron Winston as Franco
Kevin Barratt as Arthur
Aaron Winston as Franco Wicks and Kevin Barratt as donut shop owner Arthur Przybyszewski
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