Psychiatrist, Dr. Heather Lewerenz M.D. and Playwright Kenny Finkle will participate in a panel discussion on Art, Comedy and the Denial of Death, for members of the Death Care industry after a special performance of Finkle's comedy play Transatlantica.
The performance and discussion are open to the public. General Admission is $18. Members of the Death-Care industry receive discounted admission by contacting producer Dori Ann Scagnelli.WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 2:30 PMWHERE: Fourth Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street, East Village
MORE: Dr Heather Lewerenz M.D. is a licensed psychiatrist with a private practice in New York City; formerly an attending physician and associate director of the psychiatric emergency room at Bellevue Hospital; as well as former chief resident at Beth Israel Medical Center. She holds a degree from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Kenny Finkle (playwright) is the author of Alive and Well, which had its world premiere this year at The Old Globe in San Diego. His play Indoor/Outdoor was produced off-Broadway by Daryl Roth. Penelope, of Ithaca, produced by the Hangar Theatre in July, was recipient of a New York State Council on the Arts grant. His work has been seen at Playwrights Horizons, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Portland Stage and the Atlantic Theatre Company, among others. He has received commissions from Ford's Theatre, Virginia Stage Company and Theatreworks USA. He is the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship and the University of Illinois' Inner Voices prize. He is a graduate of Columbia University's MFA Playwriting program and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.Videos