Jan. 6 - Jan. 22, 2005
Directed by Barbara & Charles Hicks

Witty and perceptive, this deliciously funny and delightfully touching play was hailed by the New Yorker as "the best play Gurney has done so far." Winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Off-Broadway play.

The running time for The Cocktail Hour is approximately 2 hours, including a 15 minute intermission.

For retired couple Bradley and Ann, the nightly ritual of the cocktail hour is a touchstone for the comfortable, genteel, old-fashioned life that they cherish. When their two oldest children join them one night, the absent youngest son becomes one of the topics of converation. As the evening wears on, old pent-up feelings emerge -- along with a few skeletons from the family closet.