Janney, Harris, Etc. Set for Ojai Benefit in CA, Jan. 20

Stars of stage and screen will take part in the Ojai Playwrights Conference 10th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, January 20th in Ojai, CA.

There will be a 6:30 PM reading, followed by a star-studded dinner and a celebrity auction at 8:30 PM.

Among the performers scheduled to appear include: Allison Janney ("The West Wing," American Beauty), Neil Patrick Harris (Assassins, Proof), Mary McCormack (Cabaret), Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle," Lost in Yonkers), Steven Weber (The Producers, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"), Charlayne Woodard ("ER," Ain't Misbehavin'), David Burtka (Gypsy) and Rick Cleveland (My Buddy Bill).

The event will feature short plays by such playwrights as Stephen Belber (Match) and Keith Bunin (The Busy World is Hushed), as well a spoken word piece by Sekou (the misfit) and Steve Connell; the latter two will also perform.

"The Ojai Playwrights Conference is one of the few developmental groups left that values the reading and workshop process as an important avenue through which playwrights can more fully realize their intentions with a play. Ours is a conference centered around playwrights and their new plays. We believe the theatre can be a vital and essential forum for the exchange of new and challenging ideas about the world in which we live. We seek out plays and playwrights who share this vision," according to Ojai notes.

General admission is $65, and premium tickets (including a dinner with the cast and auction) are $225.  Visit www.ojaiplaywrightsconf.org for more information and tickets.