Franz, Ambrose, Williams Set For Berkshire Playwrights Lab Gala Today, May 21

Tony Award-winner Elizabeth Franz, Lauren Ambrose and Treat Williams are all set for the Berkshire Playwrights Lab Gala May 21. The gala will be presented at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center at 8pm.

The gala will present plays by Anna Zeigler (DOV AND ALI, PHOTOGRAPH 51), Gina Barnett (AFTER ALL), Carol Schneider (ROCKS UNDER THE HOUSE), Jow Cacaci (SELF DEFENSE, OLD BUSINESS), Tom Minter (THE ORION), Dean Imperial, and Kelly Masterson (BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD). Joe Cacaci, Mathew Penn, Jim Frangione and Bob Jafe are set to direct.

Also featured in the cast will be Kristen Johnston, Dan Lauria, Peper Binkley, Vasili Bogazianos, Jessica Dickey, Elizabeth Franz, James Demarse, Joe Paulik, Charles Socarides, Ted Sod, Chris Stack, and Jay Thomas.

The evening will benefit the Berkshire Playwrights Lab reading series which is set to run June 16 through August 25.

Tickets are $35 and $50 for the show, $100 for the show and post-show recepton. Tickets are available online at http://www.mahaiwe.org/ or by phone, (413) 528-0100.

The Berkshire Playwrights Lab is the artistic collaboration of founders Joe Cacaci, Jim Frangione, Bob Jaffe, and Matthew Penn, all established theater professionals. Lori Bashour, General Manager. Audiences will see and hear exciting new plays performed and staged, script in hand, by a talented cast of New York professionals. The actors, author, and director will rehearse in the beautiful Berkshires for three days, culminating in a full exploration of the text that will bring the writer's words to life onstage.

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