Olympia Dukakis, Estelle Parsons and More Set for ASPHODEL Reading at 92Y Next Week

In advance of the inaugural Eudora Welty Biennial, which opens in Jackson, Mississippi, 92Y's Unterberg Poetry Center presents a dramatic reading of Asphodel, a story of three women visiting a country estate in memory of an eccentric friend who recently passed away. The production features actresses Olympia Dukakis, Estelle Parsons and Brenda Currin; David Kaplan is the director. The reading will take place on Wednesday, March 11 at 8 PM.

To travel with Eudora Welty "was to have the world narrated to you, recalibrated and transformed into language that was surprising, sometimes shocking, always sympathetic, frequently hilarious and full of perception, wonder and delight," wrote Richard Ford.

For tickets and more information, call 212.415.5500 or visit www.92y.org/Event/Eudora-Welty-s-Asphodel. 92Y is located at 1395 Lexington Ave., NYC.

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