Actors' Fund Has Pillowman and Glengarry Benefits, Aug. 7 & 14

By: Aug. 03, 2005
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Two special performances of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross will benefit the Actors' Fund of America.  The Pillowman's benefit performance will be on Sunday, August 7th at 8 PM, and the Glengarry Glen Ross performance will be held on Sunday, August 14th at 8 PM.

The show, which opened at the Booth Theatre (222 W. 45th St.) on April 10th after starting previews on March 21st, is a thriller about a writer who is interrogated by officials in a totalitarian government when life gruesomely starts to imitate art.  Directed by John Crowley, it stars Jeff Goldblum, Billy Crudup and Michael Stuhlbarg.   The latter two actors were nominated for Tony Awards, as were Crowley and the play itself.  Both Scott Pask and Brian MacDevitt picked up Tonys for their respective scenic and lighting designs; Pask also designed the costumes.

Glengarry Glen Ross, which won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, is currently running at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th St.), where it opened on May 1st after beginning previews on April 8th.  Liev Schreiber also received a Tony Award for his performance; actors Alan Alda, Gordon Clapp and director Joe Mantello were also nominated, as was scenic designer Santo Loquasto. The show follows a group of salesmen as they claw, scheme and fight for their dignity in the 1980s; it also features Jeffrey Tambor, Frederick Weller, Tom Wopat, and Jordan Lage. 

For 123 years, The Actors' Fund of America is the national nonprofit organization that provides for the essential needs of the entertainment community. Professionals in film, television, radio, theatre, dance and music all turn to The Actors' Fund in times of need. Programs include:  Entertainment Industry Assistance Program, Mental Health Services, Chemical Dependency Services, Senior and Disabled Programs, Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, AIDS Initiative, The Actors' Work Program, The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, Nursing Home and Assisted Living Care Facility, and supportive housing on both coasts.

Benefit tickets for The Pillowman range from $71.25 to $91.25; tickets to the benefit performance of Glengarry Glen Ross are $46.25 to $96.25.  To purchase tickets, call 212-221-7300 ext. 133, Telecharge at 212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250, or visit the theatre box office.  For more information, visit www.actorsfund.org.

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