Nunes, Sullivan, Feiffer & More Set For MTC's AFTER WORDS Series Beginning 4/18

Manhattan Theatre Club is pleased to announce guests and dates for After Words, the popular discussion series at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street), which will feature friends, colleagues and scholars of the work of Samson Raphaelson. The series will kick off this Saturday, April 18 following the matinee performance of ACCENT ON YOUTH with Grafton Nunes, Founding Dean of the Emerson College School of the Arts, and Daniel Sullivan, the Tony Award winning director of ACCENT ON YOUTH. The discussion will be moderated by Lisa McNulty, MTC's Artistic Associate.

After Words is part of MTC's continuing effort to deepen and enrich the play-going experience for its audiences. Held after selected Saturday matinees, this exciting series of talks with writers, cultural critics, journalists, and members of the ACCENT ON YOUTH cast and creative team provides provocative and illuminating insights into the political, cultural, and artistic contexts of the work MTC produces.

Future editions of After Words will include:

On Saturday, April 25, After Words will feature cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and children's book author & illustrator Jules Feiffer and Joel Raphaelson, the son of ACCENT ON YOUTH playwright Samson Raphaelson, and David Shookhoff, MTC's Director of Education.

On Saturday, May 2, After Words will welcome playwright, essayist, and critic James Harvey, Joel Raphaelson, ACCENT ON YOUTH cast member Mary Catherine Garrison, and Lisa McNulty, MTC's Artistic Associate.

For more information on After Words, or to download a podcast of past After Words, please visit: www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.