LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), Off-Broadway's home of exhilarating and incendiary theater, presents its annual signature benefit Celebrity Charades 2010: Fight Night on Monday December 6th at St. Paul's Hall. Celebrity Charades, LAByrinth Theater Company's annual star-studded event, remains one of the most popular 'happenings' of the year in New York City.
Celebrity Charades 2010: Fight Night players will include: (all subject to continuing availability)
Leslie Bibb,
Bobby Cannavale,
Josh Charles,
Erika Christensen,
Billy Crudup,
Rachel Dratch,
Oskar Eustis,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Juliette Lewis,
Jesse L. Martin,
Chris Meloni,
Sam Rockwell,
Cynthia Rowley,
Daphne Rubin-Vega,
Julia Stiles,
Justin Theroux,
Yul Vazquez,
Kristen Wiig, and
David Zayas
The Dave Hoghe Award will be presented to
The Public Theater in recognition of their outstanding dedication to LAByrinth. The award is presented annually to a supporter of the Company in honor of their inspiring commitment to and leadership support of LAByrinth. Prior recipients of the Award include Time Warner,
Daryl Roth,
George C. Wolfe,
Carole Shorenstein Hays and Madonna.
Participants in Celebrity Charades over the last six years have included:
Bob Balaban,
Bobby Cannavale,
Billy Crudup,
Edie Falco,
Mariska Hargitay,
Woody Harrelson,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Andie MacDowell,
Julianna Margulies,
Jesse L. Martin,
Christopher Meloni,
Edward Norton,
Julia Roberts,
Sam Rockwell,
Cynthia Rowley,
David Schwimmer,
Daphne Rubin-Vega,
John Patrick Shanley,
Jimmy Smits,
Julia Stiles and
Robin Williams.
The audience of Celebrity Charades is an eclectic mix of artists, old-school New Yorkers, urban professionals and media and entertainment tastemakers. Memorable themes in recent years have included a pep rally; a knockout in a boxing ring; a Battle of Good and Evil; a rock Charades cranked up all the way; and 2009's no-limit Charades jackpot.
LAB offers extensive recognition, placement and visibility opportunities to corporate partners for Celebrity Charades. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, email charades@labtheater.org, or call (212) 513-1080.
LAByrinth Theater Company was founded in 1992 by a group of actors who wanted to push their artistic limits, hone their craft, and create new plays that truly reflected their experience. Today, LAByrinth is comprised of more than 110 established and emerging theater artists from a wide array of cultural perspectives. The inclusive, multicultural ensemble encourages all members to write, act, direct, and design, and supports multidisciplinary growth and exploration in the creation of daring new work that celebrates the diversity of its New York City home.
Now in its nineteenth season, LAByrinth has developed more than 300 new plays and staged 51 productions, including The Little Flower of East Orange and UNCONDITIONAL (2008), A View from 151st Street and Jack Goes Boating (2007), A Small, Melodramatic Story and School of The Americas (2006), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005), Sailor's Song and Guinea Pig Solo (2004), Dutch Heart of Man and Dirty Story (2003), Our Lady of 121st Street (2002), Where's My Money? (2001), Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (2000), and In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings (1999). LAByrinth will be represented on Broadway in the Spring with The Motherf**ker With The Hat opening on April 11, 2011.
