The Williamstown Theatre Festival Honors Tom Fontana, Gala Held 11/16

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The Williamstown Theatre Festival (Nicholas Martin Artistic Director) will honor Emmy Award-winning writer/producer and WTF Board member Tom Fontana at its 2009 Gala. The annual gala will take place on Monday, November 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City.

Williamstown Theatre Festival artists participating in the evening's events include: Kate Burton, Victor Garber, Harriet Harris, Steve Lawson and members of the WTF Non-Equity Company.

Co-chairs Scott Delman, Shana Fisher, and Katherine Kollath Peabody head up a Benefit Committee which includes: Maria Aitken & Patrick McGrath, Becky Ann & Dylan Baker, Margo & William Bowden, Connie Cincotta, Bradley Cooper, Nate Corddry, Blythe Danner, Peter Dinklage, Cindy & Chip Elitzer, Gintare & William Everett, Tracey & Joe Finnegan, Fredda Harris, Jessica & Matthew Harris, Jessica Hecht & Adam Bernstein, Zeljko Ivanek, Jane Kaczmarek, Fran & Ira Lapidus, Gary Levine, Judith Light, Susan Lyons & Jefferson Mays, Wendie Malick, AndRea Martin, Jesse L. Martin, Debra Monk, Margaux & Mark Peabody, Bo Peabody, Austin Pendleton, Pamela & Robert Rosenberg, Alexandra Shiva & Jonathan Marc Sherman, and Lea Thompson.

Past honorees at the Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala include Lewis Black, Kate Burton, Blythe Danner, A.R. Gurney and Tom Stoppard. To request an invitation or to purchase tickets, contact Eric Kerns, Director of Development, at (413) 597-4630.