Anthony Rapp to Star in Reading of Bingo With the Indians March 6

THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES is pleased to present a reading of BINGO WITH THE INDIANS, a new black comedy by ADAM RAPP, at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Tickets are $15 and can be ordered online under "Theatre" at www.makor.org or by calling (212) 601-1000. The Artists Showcase Series' portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to the ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION (www.pedaids.org).

Directed by CAROLYN CANTOR, the reading will star Anthony Rapp ("A Beautiful Mind," Rent), John Gallagher Jr. (Kimberly Akimbo at MTC), Mandy Siegfried (Noises Off) and Adam Stein (The Iceman Commeth), among others.

Set in a tiny motel room in New Hampshire, BINGO WITH THE INDIANS is a pitch-black comedy about a small, frustrated theatre troupe from Manhattan who plans to rob a famous local Bingo game in rural New Hampshire so they can afford to produce their play in the East Village. (Please note: Due to mature and graphic subject matter and themes, discretion is advised.)

Playwright ADAM RAPP has penned Finer Noble Gases, Blackbird, Gompers, Stone Cold Dead Serious (2002-2003 "Best Plays" yearbook), Trueblinka and Nocturne – many of which cast his brother, Anthony Rapp.

THE ARTISTS SHOWCASE SERIES was created by producer Geoffrey Soffer to present readings of plays and musicals, as well as concerts featuring stars of Broadway, cabaret, TV and film. Proceeds from all events are donated to a charity chosen by the artists involved. Last year's Artists Showcase Series events included a reading of Suicide Weather, a new play by Tony Award winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q), starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Debra Monk; a reading of Easter Rising, a new musical by Michael Arden; an evening with Grammy Award-winning songwriter Julie Gold ("From A Distance"); a screening of "Broadway: The Golden Age" followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Rick McKay, Anita Gillette, Don Pippin and Michael Mastro; and two standing-room-only Broadway Kitchen Sink concerts, featuring performers like Victoria Clark, Anthony Rapp, Shoshana Bean, Matthew Morrison, Julia Murney, Emily Loesser, and many others. For more information, please visit www.showcaseseries.org.