Writers Announced for EXPECTING (THE WORST) at Rattlestick

The lineup of writers has been announced for "Expecting (The Worst)", a night of new plays at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater on February 27th at 7pm. The night will feature new works written by Kara Lee Corthron ( AliceGraceAnon at New George's), Jessica Dickey (Steppenwolf's The Rembrandt ) , Brett C. Leonard ( The Long Red Road at The Goodman Theater) , Ren Santiago ( The Siblings Play at Cherry Lane) and Daniel Talbott ( Slipping at Rattlestick). Casting will be announced at a later date. The event is a benefit to support the production of "Raising Jo" , a new play by Charlotte Miller . "Raising Jo" will open in June at Theater Row, directed by Julie Kline and featuring Chris Bellant and Sarah Jes Austell.

Charlotte Miller's play Ugly Little Sister was recently produced at the Strasberg Institute as part of the Clifford Odets new play commission. Her plays include " Thieves" (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Rising Phoenix Rep, and Weathervane Productions), " Barn" , " Favorites" , " Rosie-Herman-Petunia" (Rising Phoenix Rep), and " Rocks" (Essential Theater Group). " Raising Jo " has been workshopped at PLAYPENN, Rattlestick, IAMA Theater, and Hudson Stages.

"Raising Jo" explores the lives of Calvin and Molly, a young couple whose unplanned pregnancy complicates their lives after breaking up. Together, they must face the prospect of raising a child apart and building a family from a severed connection.

Tickets for "Expecting (The Worst)" are $30, available at raisingjo.brownpapertickets.com. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is located at 224 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10014.