Theatre East Presents A Holiday Reading Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Theatre East presents the beloved and timely tale A CHRISTMAS CAROL just in time for the holidays. This special installment of the Neighborhood Reading Series will definitely put you in the spirit of the season.

Several roles will be raffled to be a part of the reading, take advantage of the holiday photo booth, sing some carols, and warm your cockles with some drink specials.

Raise a glass at the 6pm cocktail hour followed by the reading at 7pm.

Featuring Beau Allen, Raissa Katona Bennett, Kevin Bickwermert, Shaun Bennet Fauntleroy, Cara Feuer, Tom Green, Lizzy Jarrett, Julia Rae Maldonado, Mike McNulty, Oliver Palmer, Nick Piacente, Kelsey Sheppard, Ella Taylor, Emily Verla, and Corey Whelihan.

The event is Pay-What-You-Can and reservations are highly recommended. For reservations visit www.theatreeast.org.

The reading will take place in the private upstairs bar at O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, 145 W 45th St, between 6th and 7th Ave.

Theatre East, celebrating its 10th season, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit theatre company whose mission is to provide the community with a platform to deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world we share through works of theatre that utilize simple storytelling. The New York-based company believes that theatre is not a luxury, but should be accessible to all, regardless of economic or social status.

The company was founded by husband-and-wife producing partners Judson Jones (Artistic Director) and Christa Kimlicko Jones (Associate Artistic Director), along with Joseph Mitchell Parks, after producing such hits as the premiere of Christopher Durang's THE VIETNAMIZATION OF NEW JERSEY (NY Times Critic's Pick), and the premiere of Texas playwright David W. Crawford's HARVEST (BackStage Critic's Pick, Smith & Kraus Best New Plays of 2008), as well as earning a spot as producers to watch in 2008 on PBS's Theater Talk. Since its founding, Theatre East has mounted such critically acclaimed New York and World Premieres as Tim Blake Nelson's EYE OF GOD, Daniel MacIvor's THE SOLDIER DREAMS, Bennett Windheim's NORMALCY, Megan O'Brien's THE JUNGLE BOOK, DEVIL AND THE DEEP with original music and lyrics by Air Supply's Graham Russell, Cyndi Williams' A NAME FOR A GHOST TO MUTTER, the World Premiere of PETIE by Lori Fischer, and most recently the critically acclaimed revival of Romulus Linney's HOLY GHOSTS.

For more information visit www.theatreeast.org.