Ivey and Bogue Lead SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER for Provincetown Williams Theatre Fest., 9/26

Dana Ivey and Robert Bogue will be in Provincetown, MA on September 26 for a staged reading of Tennessee Williams Suddenly Last Summer at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival. Ivey will play Mrs. Venable, and Bogue will play Dr. Cukrowicz - both roles made famous in the Katharine Hepburn and Montgomery Clift, respectively, in the film. Jodie Markell (Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond) will direct.

Suddenly Last Summer is a one-act play about a traumatized young girl's portrayal of a crime.Though tempted by a woman who could fund his reseach (Ivey), a doctor (Bogue) must decide if he supports the witness, or her hostile listeners. The reading of the text will be staged by Jodie Markell.

Tickets cost $32.50 for general seating, and $47.50 for premium seating. Tickets and more information can be found online at www.twptown.org.

Dana Ivey made her Broadway debut in the 1981 production of MACBETH. The following year she was cast in a revival of Noel Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER, for which she received the Clarence Derwent Award as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. She was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1984 - as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and Best Featured Actress in a Play for a revival of HEARTBREAK HOUSE.

Robert Bogue has appeared on Broadway in Three Sisters and in the Olivier Award-winning production of Burning Blue in London's West End. Fans will recognize Bogue as A. C. Mallet from "Guiding Light" -- a role he played from 2007 until the soap ended in 2009. Bogue has made several television appearances on hit series including the recurring role of prisoner Jason Cramer on "Oz."