Brooks Ashmanskas, Andréa Burns, et al. Set for THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT Reading, 1/30

The Hangar Theatre's Pilot Reading Series in NYC continues into 2012 with a reading of The Drama Department, a new play by James Hindman. The reading is Monday, January 30th at 7.30pm at The Black Box Theatre on Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenue). The reading will be directed by Peter Flynn, the Hangar's Artistic Director.

In The Drama Department, a mid-west high school takes great pride in its Debate & Dramatics teacher until the son of the school board president isn't cast as the lead in the school musical. Slowly and insidiously, rumors are spread to create dissent and scandal as we watch loyal friends, students, and teachers turn against him in this sharp and gripping comedy of suspicion and personal integrity.

The cast of The Drama Department includes Tony Nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (The Ritz, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Promises, Promises) Andréa Burns (In The Heights, The Full Monty, Songs For A New World) and Jessica Molaskey (Sunday in the Park with George, Parade, The Who's Tommy, Les Misérables). Also featured in the cast are Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Don Burroughs, Clare Mahoney and Nick Piacente. Admission to The Drama Department is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP to: hangarpilotreadingsnyc@gmail.com.

The Hangar Pilot Reading Series, held every month in Manhattan, offers new and established playwrights a chance to work on their new plays with Hangar alumni, directors, and actors. Notable artists who have participated in the Reading Series include Kristoffer Diaz (Pulitzer finalist, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity), director & Hangar alum Lisa Peterson, & Rebecca Naomi Jones (Passing Strange & American Idiot).

The Hangar Theatre is committed to providing exceptional theatre experiences of high professional quality to enrich, enlighten, educate, and entertain the diverse audience in the Finger Lakes region and beyond. Strong education and training programs are central parts of our commitment to the local and national artistic communities. Visit our website at www.hangartheatre.org