York Theatre Company Continues Reading Series With Bruce Hornsby's STRANGER, Featuring Lisa Brescia, Lance Guest and More

Beginning today, York Theatre Company will present the next three offerings in its Developmental Reading Series:  Stranger, Guess Who's Coming to Seder? and Dirty Little Secret.   

All readings  are free  to the public and will take place at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's on 54^th St, just east of Lexington Avenue with the exception of Stranger that will be presented at The Griffin Theatre (480 West 42^nd Street).  For additional information on the Series and to make reservations for any of the upcoming free presentations, visit the readings page at www.yorktheatre.org.

Stranger is set for today at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. at The Griffin Theatre (480 West 42^nd street, The Pershing Square Signature Center). 

The cast features Terence Archie (Ragtime), EuGene Barry-Hill (The Magdalene), Lisa Brescia (The Times They Are-a-Changin'),Ken Cavett (Taking Pictures), John Ellison Conlee (The Constant Wife), Riley Costello (Everyday Rapture), Rosa Curry (The Rocky Horror Show), Charles A. Franklin, Lance Guest (Million Dollar Quartet), Ron Holgate (Kiss Me, Kate), Rachel Bay Jones (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), Garrett Long (Bonnie and Clyde) and Karl Warden (La Cage aux Follies). 

The reading, featuring music and lyrics by three-time Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby, is directed by Tony winner John Rando (Urinetown) with musical staging by Tony winner Scott Wise (Movin' Out) and music direction by Kimberly Grigsby (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark). 

Stranger takes place at one of those intersections.  It features a family in turmoil that reaches a tipping point when their small town is shaken by the presence of a stranger cruising the streets in an old car.

The series will then continue with:

Wednesday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m.

at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's on 54^th St, just east of Lexington Avenue

Guess Who's Coming to Seder?

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