Princess Grace Foundation Hosts Benefit For Steppenwolf's UP Held 6/26

On June 26, 2009, The Princess Grace Foundation-USA will host a special benefit performance of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Up, written by Princess Grace Awards winner Bridget Carpenter (Playwriting, 1997) and directed by Princess Grace Awards winner Anna D. Shapiro (Directing, 1996). Anna won the 2008 Tony® Award for Best Direction for Steppenwolf's hit Broadway play August: Osage County. Bridget Carpenter is a renowned award-winning playwright and many pieces of her work have been produced at theaters across the country including Arena Stage, Lincoln Center, and Humana Festival at Actors Theater of Louisville.

The performance of Up - described as a quirky, bittersweet tale about escaping the boundaries of everyday life and how we dream ourselves into a future - will be preceded by a dinner and followed by a lively post-performance discussion with the actors.

PGF-USA, in partnership with Steppenwolf Theatre, has identified a past Princess Grace Awards winner, Alex Torra (Directing, 2007) and has given him the opportunity to travel to Chicago and be the Assistant Director on the production, a unique opportunity for any aspiring director.

Guests who purchase Dinner and Performance tickets for this special evening will enjoy a pre-performance dinner, see Up and have a post-performance discussion with the actors. Guests who purchase Perfomance-only tickets for this showing will see UP and have a post-performance discussion with the actors.

Event: Pre-performance dinner and performance of Up, honoring Princess Grace Award winners Bridget Carpenter (Up writer) and Anna D. Shapiro (Up director) followed by a post-performance discussion with the actors

Date: Friday June 26, 2009

Location: Steppenwolf Theatre

1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL

Time: 5:30 pm - Reception and Dinner at Vinci (1732 N. Halsted Street)

7:30 pm - Performance with post-performance discussion to follow

Beneficiary: Princess Grace Foundation - USA

Tickets: $125.00 - Dinner + Performance

$ 50.00 - Performance Only

To purchase tickets, contact Yolanda F. Johnson at yjohnson@pgfusa.org or 212-317-1470

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