B Street Theatre

Set in upstate New York in the mid-1970s, The Cocktail Hour centers on John, a playwright who returns home seeking his family's permission to produce a new play he has written about them.  His upper crust parents have their reservations, as does his self-centered sister who is mostly concerned with being relegated to a minor role.  Their confrontation takes place during the ritual of the cocktail hour, when revelations and recriminations flow as readily as the martinis.