FRANCO: What do you do?
ARTHUR: I run a donut shop.
FRANCO: I can do that. Is it hard?
ARTHUR: No harder than anything else.
FRANCO: How hard is anything else?

Arthur is depressed, his store has been vandalized, his neighbor is pressuring him to sell the business, and his only consistent customer is a homeless woman who gets her donuts for free. Things look bleak, until Franco Wicks knocks on the door. Franco is a young African American man with a silver tongue and a bundle of mismatched notebooks that he claims contain the next Great American Novel. He wants a job and he won’t take no for an answer. As Franco and Arthur set about restoring Superior Donuts, the older man’s past and the young man’s future are called into question in this articulate, moving, and seriously funny new play.

Max Tarasov - Sean McCord
Randy Osteen - Geri Schirmer
James Bailey - Jason Jones
Arthur Przybyszewski - Tim McNamara
Lady Boyle - Diane Key
Franco Wicks - Isaih Anderson
Kevin Magee - Preston Carey
Luther Flynn - Chris Baumer/Robert Wray
Kiril Ivakin - Shawn Hirabayashi

Directors - Chris Baumer & Mendy St. Ours
Production Stage Manager - Alexandra Waldron
Scenic Design - Kathryn Springmann
Sound Design - John Holdren
Costume Design - Nikita Pushkareva
Lighting Design - Joe Monaghan
Props Design - Edwina Herring

Props Assistance - Molly Joyce, Alexandra Waldron
Fight Coordinator - Ben Curns
Movement Coach - Marianne Kubik
Dialect Coach - Carol Pedersen
Light & Sound Board Operator - Kelly Finn
Hair & Makeup Design - Daphne Latham
Costume Design Mentor - Karen Mason

There are always opportunities to help build sets, work on costumes, locate and fabricate props, and all the other sundry things that go into making each show spectacular. Drop by Tuesdays from 6pm – 10pm or Saturday from 10am – 2pm and we’ll put you to work! Can’t make it those days? Contact Scott at 434-977-4177x107 or email scottdunn@livearts.org for specific volunteer opportunities.