THE COCKTAIL HOUR by A. R. Gurney

A young playwright returns home to get permission from his mother and father to produce a play he has written about them. His well-to-do (and rather stuffy) parents are horrified at the idea of their private life being exposed on stage, while his sister is furious that she is only a secondary figure in the play. The cocktail hour soon turns into a shouting match, and, as more drinks are poured, family skeletons come out of the closet. This gripping play, dealing with the age-old conflict between children and parents over values, won numerous awards after a long run on Broadway in 1989. The author, one of America's premier playwrights, also wrote the very popular LOVE LETTERS and SYLVIA. “A deliciously funny and touching evening…” (New Yorker)