'Dedication Or The Stuff Of Dreams' Begins Taking Donations For Victims Of Hurricane Katrina

The cast & crew of Terrence McNally's "Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams" at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theatres will be taking donations to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort beginning with tonight's performance (September 2) through next weekend.  All proceeds will be forwarded to the American Red Cross Disaster Fund.  Marian Seldes will give the curtain speech to help raise the funds.

Directed by Michael Morris (Slag Heap), "Dedication or The Stuff Of Dreams' currently stars Michael Countryman (Night Must Fall), Alison Fraser (March of the Falsettos, The Secret Garden), Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane (The Lisbon Traviata, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Producers), Darren Pettie (Unwrap Your Candy, Measure for Measure), R.E. Rodgers, Marian Seldes (The Play About the Baby, Three Tall Women) and Miriam Shor (Hedwig & the Angry Inch).

The newest play from the Tony Award-winning author of The Stendhal Syndrome (which received its world premiere at Primary Stages), Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Master Class, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Lips Together, Teeth Apart and The Lisbon Traviata concerns a life-changing encounter between Lou and Jessie Nuncle (Lane and Fraser), the producers of a struggling children's theatre, and Annabelle Willard, the owner of an abandoned grand theatre the Nuncle's covet. Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams boasts scenic design by Narelle Sissons, costume design by Laura Crow, lighting design by Jeff Croiter and sound by Lindsay Jones.

Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams plays the following schedule through September 3: Tuesdays at 7PM, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2PM. Beginning September 6 the performance schedule will change to: Tuesdays at 7PM, Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM, Saturday matinees at 2PM and Sunday matinees at 3PM. There is a special added matinee performance Wednesday, September 14 at 2PM.

Now on sale, single tickets are $60 and may be purchased at the Primary Stages/ 59E59 Theaters box office, through Ticket Central online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling (212) 279-4200. For further information about Primary Stages, please visit www.primarystages.com or call 212-840-9705.