New American Theatre Company to Host Winter Benefit, 12/14

The New American Theatre Company NY (The NATCNY) is pleased to announce its upcoming benefit performance of excerpts from An Urban Christmas Carol, directed by the company's founding artistic director and veteran Broadway actor DeMone. The event will be held on Monday, December 14, 2015, at Events at Stone Park, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Casting will be announced shortly.

As an actor, DeMone's Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Ragtime, Miss Saigon, Rent and Black Nativity Now. As a director, DeMone's credits include August Wilson's Jitney, Regina Taylor's Crowns and Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, to name a few. He has previously served as artistic director of The La Mont Zeno Theatre, UrbanTheatre Company and The All Stars Project in Chicago as well as The American Theatre of Harlem in New York.

In keeping with The NATCNY tradition, audience members will mingle with the cast and fellow theatergoers in a pre-show cocktail reception beginning at 7:00 pm with cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres. The performance will start at 8:30 pm, followed by a prize raffle and party.

Events at Stone Park is located at 357 3rd Street (near the intersection of 5th Avenue), Brooklyn, NY 11215 (www.stoneparkcafe.com). Admission donation ranges from $20-$100 and is tax deductible as allowed by law. Advance purchase is available at Brown Paper Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2469003 and via The NATCNY website at www.natcny.org. Contact info@natcny.org for additional information.

Founded in 2015, The New American Theatre Company NY is a collective of performing artists from around the world, coming together to create an artistic bridge that extends across and connects the city, the country and even the world in a unique and inclusive way. The 2015-2016 season "With liberty and justice for...?" includes performance installation piece Art To Action, a rolling world premiere of new play Upstate in collaboration with MPAACT Theater in Chicago and The Geffen Theater in Los Angeles, an evening with Tony Award-nominated Passing Strange composer Stew, a revival of Split Second by Dennis McIntyre and a TonyAward-winning musical to be announced. The New American Theatre Company NY is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.