Horowitz, Morisseau, Nwandu, Shanley and Taylor Set for PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE This July

The annual PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE benefit will be Sunday, July 24th, beginning at 7:30 pm at the Linda Gross Theater, 336 West 20th Street, NYC 10011. The special performance will include six original plays.

This year the playwrights for the benefit will include: Israel Horowitz, Dominique Morisseau, Antoinette Nwandu, John Patrick Shanley, Regina Taylor as well as an award-winning writer from the Planet Connections community. The plays, as well as the cast and production team, will be announce at a later date.

PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE is the annual benefit hosted by Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. This year the event will benefit the wonderful group - New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.

There will be a reception following the performance. Benefit tickets for reserved seating will be $20 - $125. Tickets will be on sale at a later date.

Planet Connections Theatre Festivity is New York's premiere socially-conscious theatre, music and film festival. The entire festival is aligned to help artist shine a light on the issues facing our society and support the organizations working to make a difference. The 2016 Theatre Festivity will run from June 13th-July 10th at the Paradise Factory (located at 64 East 4th Street between the Bowery and 2nd Avenue), and will also play host to special events at various locations in New York City's East Village. The full lineup for the Festivity will be announced shortly. For more information on Planet Connections, visit planetconnections.org.