Lisa Kron Joins Benefit for New Orleans Theatre Company, Oct. 24

By: Oct. 18, 2005
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Slamponian Productions and Perry Street Theatre will host a benefit for New Orleans-based professional theatre company, Southern Rep (Ryan Rilette, artistic director) whose season has been postponed due to the tragic events of Katrina. Lisa Kron (Obie and Bessie Award-winner, writer/actor of Broadway's upcoming Well) will join the cast for the benefit on Monday, October 24th with a staged reading of this year's Fringe hit, The Importance of Marrying Wells by Dana Slamp. The evening will be held at the Perry Street Theatre (31 Perry Street, A/C/E, 1/9, West of 7th Avenue).

Cocktails begin at 6:30 with live music by Jann Klose, hors d'oeuvres, a raffle, and a silent auction of tickets from Orson's Shadow, Slava's Snowshow, a dinner for two at John's Pizzeria, and much more.  The reading begins at 7:30.  All proceeds will benefit Southern Rep. 
 
The Importance of Marrying Wells was awarded the Talkin' Broadway 2005 Summer Theatre Festival Citation for Outstanding Play.  In the play, "Gavin is gay, but pretends to be married, while Jake is rich but pretends to be poor.  Can they get the girl and guy while keeping their identities secret?  The Importance of Being Earnest meets Manhattan, but marriage ain't so Earnest anymore…"

The cast includes Michael Malone ("All My Children", B'way's 42nd Street), Cheryl Lynn Bowers (The Underpants – Classic Stage Company), Brian Russell (The Graduate – National Tour), Peter Macklin, Tony Hagopian, Jere Williams, and Celia Howard (Signature Theatre Company, ELT, Vineyard Playhouse), with special guest Lisa Kron (Obie, Bessie and Dramalogue Award winner, writer/actor of Broadway's upcoming Well).

All tickets are $25.   They can be purchased at www.smarttix.com.  For more information, visit www.whoiswells.com.  For more on Southern Rep or to make a donation, visit www.southernrep.com.

 

 


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