Martin Short, Katie Finneran & More Set for Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2015 Gala

Williamstown Theatre Festival (Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director) has announced that the annual WTF Gala will be held at City Winery in New York City (155 Varick Street) on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM. The evening will feature appearances and performances by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Martin Short, two-time Tony Award-winner and Williamstown veteran Katie Finneran, the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co., up-and-coming singer/songwriter Benjamin Scheuer (The Lion), and New York favorite Rebecca Naomi Jones, with more performers and participants to be announced.

This year's 2015 Benefit Artist Committee includes many passionate advocates for the Williamstown Theatre Festival such as Becky Ann & Dylan Baker, Lewis Black, Daniel Breaker & Kate Whoriskey, Ty Burrell, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Chlumsky, Patricia Clarkson, Trip Cullman, Tyne Daly, Michael Friedman, Victor Garber, Jessica Hecht, John Benjamin Hickey, Sam Hunter, John Lithgow, Justin Long, Pam MacKinnon & John Procaccino, Terrance McNally & Tom Kirdahy, Debra Monk, David Hyde Pierce, Sam Rockwell, and Bess Wohl.

Williamstown Theatre Festival's Gala Committee includes Stacy & Eric Cochran, Tracy & Joe Finnegan, Jessica & Matt Harris, Kristen Johanson & Tom Green, Anne & Josh Morris, KK & Bo Peabody, Annie & Nick Pell, Olivia & Ernest Sabine, Caren Pasquale Seckler & Mike Seckler, Courtney Smith & Graham Duncan, and Carolyn Zakrevsky & Jeffrey Altman.

To support the Williamstown Theatre Festival and purchase tickets to the visit www.wtfestival.org.

Additional information about the 2015 Benefit Gala will be announced at a later date.

Every summer since 1955, the Festival has brought America's finest actors, directors, designers, and playwrights to the Berkshires to produce unique experiences for artists and audiences alike. The Festival creates bold, innovative theatre, hosts dynamic development opportunities for new plays and musicals, and offers a rich array of accompanying cultural events such as Free Theatre, Late-Night Cabarets, Comedy, and One-Night Concerts. With offices in both Williamstown and New York City, WTF creates vibrant work that feeds the wider theatrical landscape. The artists and productions shaped at the Festival each summer often go on to reach diverse audiences nationally and internationally. The Festival is currently represented by The Elephant Man on Broadway this season, as well as Here Lies Love in London and Off-Broadway. WTF is also home to one of the nation's top training and professional development programs for new generations of aspiring theatre artists and administrators. The Festival is a recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and the Massachusetts Commonwealth Award for Achievement.

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