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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 Page 109 ART CENTER SARASOTA TO STAGE THE COCKTAIL HOUR Art Center Sarasota will present a staged reading of The Cocktail Hour, a comedy of manners by A.R. Gurney, on Jan. 5 at 4 p.m., the gallery has announced. Art Center Sarasota is located at 707 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. The event is free, but donations will be accepted. For more information, call 365-2032 or visit www.artsarasota.org. Winner of the Lucille Lortel Award as Best OffBroadway Play, The Cocktail Hour "blends mordant humor with moments of affecting poignancy," a news release says. Directed by Cinda Goeken, this production will star Tim Minar as Bradley and Emilie Robinson as his wife, Ann. They discover, over cocktails, that their son (Paul Hutchison) "has written a new play exposing the family foibles and secrets. Adding to the hilarity is Laura Smith as Nina, the sister, who is upset that her role in the play is so small. As the martinis flow, so do the revelations and recriminations, both funny and poignant, in this heartfelt comedy about the ties that bind," the release continues. Tim Minar, Laura Smith, and Emilie Robinson will star in Theater of the Mind's staged reading of A.R. Gurney's play, The Cocktail Hour. Contributed photo Theater of the Mind, established in 2010 by Emilie Robinson and Janet Davies, presents play readings and staged performances at Art Center Sarasota. All proceeds benefit the gallery. The season continues with Walter Cronkite Is Dead (Feb. 9, 4 p.m.); A Voice of My Own (March 2, 4 p.m.); and Coming to Life (March 23, 4 p.m.). VENICE THEATRE'S STAGE II TO PRESENT SUPERIOR DONUTS Venice Theatre's first production of 2014 on sale at the theatre's box office, online at will be Tracy Letts' Chicago-based comedy www.venicestage.com or by calling 488-1115. Superior Donuts, the theatre has announced. Superior Donuts introduces audiences to a The play will open Thursday, Jan. 9, in cast of neighborhood characters headed up by Arthur Przybyszewski, a news release the Pinkerton Theatre and run through says. "Arthur is the proprietor of Superior Sunday, Jan. 26. Performances will be at 8 Donuts, a decrepit shop located in the heart p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and at 2 of Chicago's equally decrepit Uptown neighp.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $25 to $28 for borhood. His new employee, Franco Wicks, is adults and $10 to $15 for students. They are an idealistic self-starter who wants to shake