Public Theater to Honor Nicky Martin with THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Later this Month

The Public Theater announced today that it will present The 24 Hour Plays: A Bennington Alumni Tribute to Nicky Martin on Monday, January 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Anspacher Theater. This one-night-only benefit will bring together Bennington College alumni - including Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe winners and nominees - to write, cast, rehearse, and present six one-act plays within a 24 hour period. The event kicks off The 24 Hour Plays 20th Anniversary Season.

Participating alumni include actors Brooks Ashmanskas '91, Tim Daly '79, Peter Dinklage '91, Joel Marsh Garland '97, and Holland Taylor '64, and writers Sofia Alvarez '07, Mitchell Lichtenstein '78, and Jonathan Marc Sherman '91. The full list of participants is available on the Bennington College website.

Proceeds will help establish an endowed scholarship at Bennington College in tribute to Tony-nominated and Obie Award-winning director and beloved former faculty member Nicky (Joel) Martin. Martin taught at Bennington College from 1984 through 1991; he worked at The Public most recently as the director of Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them.

"The Public Theater is honored to welcome Bennington alumni and the 24 Hour Play festival to pay tribute to the incomparable Nicky Martin," said Public Theater Associate Artistic Director Mandy Hackett. "Nicky graced our theater with his incandescence, his gifts for his storytelling, his integrity, and indomitable spirit. Establishing a scholarship in his name will be sure to inspire generations of future theater-makers as Nicky did for so many of his students throughout the years. During my time at Bennington Nicky was my teacher and inspired me with his love of craft, vitality, and spark."

"Honor Nicky (Joel) Martin with a bunch of old pals from Bennington in an evening that follows the brilliant and exciting 24-Hour Plays' format? Sounds like Heaven. I'm In!" said Bennington Alumnus and Tony nominee Brooks Ashmanskas.

Tickets are $150, with limited discount tickets available for young alumni. Sponsorship opportunities available.

For ticket and more information please visit publictheater.org or (bennington.edu/24hourplays).

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