Lynx Ensemble Theater To Present A Reading Of Olga Humphrey's NAST BITS On 9/14

A reading of Olga Humphrey's Nasty Bits: In Which the Idealistic as Young Thomas Darsdale Came to America to Start His Life in Politics is set to take place on Monday, September 14th at 7:00pm. There will be a post-performance wine reception and talkback for the Wendy McClellan-directed show.

The event features: Michael Anderson Lord Cornbury, William Brock, Cory Coleman, Stephanie Cozart, Matt Dickson, Dane Knell, Vayu O'Donnell, Jeff de Picciotto, Debargo Sanyal, Brian Sgambati and Jill Melanie Wirth.

For reservations/donations visit: Nasty Bits through NYCharities.org.

Admission to the Chain Lynx Text Reading Series by suggested donation:
$10 Individual Readings/$25 for the reading series.

The 2009 Chain Lynx Text Reading Series continues at the 440 Studios White Box with new work from these sensational playwrights:

Esther Friedman
Random Sharp Objects:
How I Got the Past Out of My Ass
directed by Christina Zorich
* Monday, September 21st at 7PM *
 
Suzanne Bradbeer
Shakespeare in Vegas
directed by Giovanna Sardelli
* Monday, October 5th at 7PM *

Lynx Ensemble Theater is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that explores the nature of identity, exploding stereotyping and engendering empathy and understanding between diverse people.

Lynx Ensemble Theater was created in 2003 by Mark O'Connell and Aileen Barry, two actors who recognize that the phenomenon of typecasting pervades both art and life.  Lynx Ensemble uses theater to challenge stereotypical and limiting concepts of identity, concepts that inhibit both our artists and our audiences.  Our goal is to create an environment in which artists can expand their own possibilities, discover their surprising abilities, and, in rebellion against the limitations of "the business," reveal their invigorating eccentricities, weaknesses, differences, and authentic richness.

Lynx Ensemble challenges audiences to recognize themselves in characters who at first seem very different, and emboldens them to take creative, transformative action.  Our theater is not limited to a self-selecting in-crowd.  We engage audiences of non-typical theatergoers whose diverse experiences add insight and perspective to pre- and post-performance dialogues.  In cultivating new plays and revisiting older ones, Lynx challenges the limits placed on identity.  Our mission includes, but is not limited to, nontraditional and colorblind casting.  Lynx Ensemble's annual programming includes a mainstage production, a reading series, workshops of new plays as well as talkbacks and panel discussions held in tandem with performances.

Lynx Ensemble Theater is a member of A.R.T./New York and a recipient of grant awards from the Nancy Quinn Fund, the Katherine Dalglish Fund, the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, and the Ernest O. Reaugh Foundation.
 
Stay tuned for the launch of Lynx's new website soon. For more information, visit www.lynxtheater.org.