Emily Bergl, Sheila Bandyopadhyay & More Set for Red Bull's Staged Reading of THE ROARING GIRL, 3/24

Today, Red Bull Theater announced the cast for their Staged Reading of The Roaring Girl, by Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton: Emily Bergl (of Showtime's "Shameless"), Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Michael Braun, Clifton Duncan, Miriam Hyman, Whit Leyenberger, David Manis, Alex Morf, Tom O'Keefe, Bhavesh Patel, Pearl Rhein, Rocco Sisto, Raphael Nash Thompson, Sam Tsoutsouvas, and Lisa Wolpe. The Roaring Girl will be directed by Ben Prusiner and will take place Monday March 24th at 7:30pm at the Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets.

When Sebastian's father refuses to allow his marriage to his love, Mary, he turns to the most unlikely person for help, the feisty and independent "roaring girl" Moll. With her fearless forays into the scheming London underworld, Moll turns out to be just the right "man" for the job. Her defiant mischief exposes the hypocrisy of a city gone mad with greed and charts a new and unexpected course to true love.

Red Bull Theater, hailed as "the most exciting classical theater in New York" by Time Out New York, is the not-profit Off-Broadway theater company specializing in plays of heightened language. With the Jacobean plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries as its unique cornerstone, the company embraces great classic stories from all eras and cultures, including critically-acclaimed productions of Shakespeare's Pericles, Revenger's Tragedy, Edward the Second, Women Beware Women, Duchess of Malfi, The Witch of Edmonton, The Maids, The Dance of Death, Loot and Volpone.

Red Bull Theater's 30th Anniversary revival of Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep directed by Everett Quinton begins performance April 10th. Charles Isherwood in The New York Times called Red Bull Theater "a troupe that lovers of classic theater should put on the must-watch list." The company's OBIE Award-Winning Revelation Reading series continues with The Roaring Girl on March 24th.

Tickets now on sale at www.redbulltheater.com or call 212/352-3101. Tickets are $40 for Adults, $20 for Students/Industry and $60 for Premium Seating. All Readings are on Mondays at 7:30pm at Lucille Lortel Theater, 121 Christopher Street.

Photo by Walter McBride