Chernus, Berger, Thurber et al. Celebrate Berman's 'Seventh Heaven' 6/17

In celebration of the publishing of Brooke Berman's memoir 'No Place Like Home' The New Dramatists is hosting 'Seventh Heaven is for Lovers' on June 17. Joining Berman will be GLen berger, Lucy Thurber, Karen Hartman, Liz Duffy Adams, Michael Hollinger, Sherry Kramer, Marcus Gradley, Caridad Svich, Kelly Stuart, Rinne Groff, Michael John Harces, Carson Kreitzer, Ruth Margrass and Carlos Murrillo.

'Seventh Heaven' is a dorm room which all the patricipants have lived at various times. The event includes a book signing and cocktails. The event will take place upstairs at New Dramatists beginning at 7pm.

For more information visit www.newdramatists.org and http://www.brookeberman.net/

New Dramatists is the country's premier center for the support and development of playwrights. Founded in 1949 by Michaela O'Harra in association with Howard Lindsay, Richard Rodgers, Russel Crouse, Oscar Hammerstein II, John Golden, Moss Hart, Maxwell Anderson, John Wharton, John E. Sherwood and Elmer Rice, New Dramatists gives talented writers time and space to experiment and grow, sustained by an inspiring community of peers.

New Dramatists is dedicated to the playwright, and pursues a singular mission: to find gifted playwrights and give them the time, space, and tools to develop their craft, so that they may fulfill their potential and make lasting contributions to the theatre. Regarded as a national leader in playwright support and advocacy, New Dramatists has remained a pioneer in the field of new play development since our inception in 1949. We offer our company of 50 playwrights a home base and self-guided laboratory for seven years, free of charge, in the company of a gifted community of peers. Writers pay nothing to join and participate in New Dramatists. The program is made possible largely through contributions from the theatre and entertainment community. In return for this gift of time and resources, resident playwrights write and create new works for the theatre. The company organizes an average of 90 readings and workshops of new plays and musicals by its playwrights each season.