Annie Baker, Melissa James Gibson & Amy Herzog Set for 'TCG Playwrights in Conversation' Today

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR, announce the sixth event in the series, TCG Playwrights in Conversation: Discussions and Readings-Baker, Gibson, Herzog: New Voices in the American Theatre. This series features TCG authors in conversation, as well as readings of their work by featured artists, presented at The Greene Space, WNYC and WQXR's innovative broadcast studio and performance venue.

Tonight, June 19 at 7pm, the next event in this series-Baker, Gibson, Herzog: New Voices in the American Theatre-brings togetherAnnie Baker (The Aliens, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Flick), Melissa James Gibson ([sic], This, What Rhymes with America) and Amy Herzog (4000 Miles, Belleville, The Great God Pan). Each will read selections from her work, followed by a conversation moderated by Village Voice drama critic, Alexis Soloski. The evening will conclude with the playwrights signing copies of their work. The event will be available online as a live video webcast at: http://www.tcg.org/fifty/playwrights_streaming.cfm and www.thegreenespace.org.

"TCG is dedicated to raising public awareness of important voices in theatre, and TCG Playwrights in Conversation gives us the opportunity to hear directly from the playwrights themselves. Our collaboration with The Greene Space allows us to share this conversation with a wider audience," saidTeresa Eyring, executive director of TCG. "The three playwrights of New Voices in the American Theatre each possess a uniquely vibrant and important voice, and we're excited to see what happens when we bring them together in conversation."

For more information, videos of past events and to purchase tickets for Baker, Gibson, Herzog: New Voices in the American Theatre on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at The Greene Space (44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014), visit: http://www.tcg.org/publications/books/bookevent.cfm. Tickets are $15.

In addition to its radio and online programming, WNYC and WQXR engage audiences in person at The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, the station's street-level, state-of-the-art broadcast studio and performance venue. The Greene Space is host to an exciting and wide ranging line-up, including live broadcasts and tapings of WNYC programs, concerts and festivals from WQXR, audio theatre, literary readings, art exhibits, political debates, symposia and town hall meetings. For more information and a schedule, please visit www.thegreenespace.org.

For over 50 years, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, has existed to strengthen, nurture and promote the professional not-for-profit American theatre. TCG's constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to nearly 700 member theatres and affiliate organizations and more than 12,000 individuals nationwide. TCG offers its members networking and knowledge-building opportunities through conferences, events, research and communications; awards grants, approximately $2 million per year, to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and serves as the U.S. Center of the InterNational Theatre Institute, connecting its constituents to the global theatre community. TCG is North America's largest independent publisher of dramatic literature, with 12 Pulitzer Prizes for Best Play on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning AMERICAN THEATRE magazine and ARTSEARCH, the essential source for a career in the arts. In all of its endeavors, TCG seeks to increase the organizational efficiency of its member theatres, cultivate and celebrate theartistic talent and achievements of the field and promote a larger public understanding of, and appreciation for, the theatre. For more information, visit www.tcg.org.

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