New Play LUNCH AT AUDREY's Gets NYC Industry Reading Today

An industry reading of the new play Lunch at Audrey's, will take place today, September 29th, at 3pm at the Linney Theatre at Signature Theatre Company (480 W. 42nd Street). Lunch at Audrey's is written by Jarlath Barsanti-Jacobs and directed by Kristen Coury. The play had a reading previously at the Gulfshore Playhouse (Naples, FL).

Lunch at Audrey's reading will feature Claire Brownell (The 39 Steps), Vanessa Morosco (Around the World in 80 Daysat The New Theater) and Stephen Stocking (The Bully at Bleecker Street Theater).

Step back into 1960 and join Audrey Hepburn in her famed Switzerland chalet. The anticipated lunch guests are Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti, but with the snow storm raging outside, will it be possible? Amid fears about her pregnancy, her husband's fidelity and her reservations about playing a call girl in Breakfast At Tiffany's, 30-year-old Audrey shares her thoughts on her career, her life, and her hopes for her future. Gathered from true events, this imagined afternoon allows us a glimpse into the private life of one of history's most iconic stars in a mesmerizing and intimate piece.

Theatre professionals who wish to attend and for more information contact: LunchAtAudreys@gmail.com.

Jarlath Barsanti-Jacobs (Writer) was a copywriter for major NYC agencies, specializing in jingle lyrics, who then joined the BMI, ASCAP and New School Musical Theater Workshops and studied under master poets, Elizabeth Ayres and Naomi Lazard. Musicals: original book and lyrics for Fire Island, a flashback to 1988 when Gabe and Anne, recklessly back out of a summer wedding on the beach, but true love gets a second chance 25 years later. Also, original books and lyrics for Miracolo, a love story in 1895 Italy, about rivalry in the healing arts and believing in miracles - a jazz tango musical written with Grammy nominated composer, Emilio Solla. Lunch at Audrey's is her first play.

Kristen Coury (Director) is the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse. She has directed many of The Playhouse productions to date, of which her favorites include: Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, All My Sons, Tartuffe, A Streetcar Named Desire, Art, A View from the Bridge, Blithe Spirit and The Glass Menagerie. Kristen made her feature film directorial debut with Friends and Family, which was released around the US and Europe. Kristen has directed several new works, including Steel Pieron Broadway, a Broadway workshop of The Jazz Singer and Houdini at the Goodspeed Opera House.