Production History

Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts opened Season 28 (2011–2012) on September 9, 2011, inaugurating CST’s new theatre at 800 W. Main Street, at Main and Shartel. The company had spent the preceding season at the Bricktown Hotel following the June 2010 flood at Stage Center.

CST Connections

Terry Veal previously played George Pigden in Out of Order (1998) and later played Maestro Von Meyerhoff in Something Intangible (2013) and Lyman Wyeth in Other Desert Cities (2014).
Rhonda Clark had directed numerous earlier CST season openers, including Steel Magnolias (1991), Rumors (1992), Prelude to a Kiss (1993), and Proposals (1999).

Press and Photography

“Theater review: Carpenter Square Theatre’s ‘Superior Donuts’” — The Oklahoman, September 13, 2011, attributed to John Brandenburg in the supplied research.
“Time to make the ‘Donuts’” — Oklahoma Gazette, September 13, 2011, by Larry Laneer. This is a production review, rather than a preview. It confirms Clark’s direction, Hicks and Hill’s leading roles, and Tomlin’s performance as Luther. okgazette.com
“Carpenter Square Theatre Hosts Auditions for SUPERIOR DONUTS” — BroadwayWorld, July 14, 2011, preserves CST’s character descriptions and audition-location details.

Licensing

Current performance licensing is available through Concord Theatricals, which identifies Superior Donuts as a Dramatists Play Service title by Tracy Letts.

THEATRE UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Shawn Hicks