Kevin Kline to Host Talkback Following The Acting Company's MACBETH, 4/8

Kevin Kline returns to his Acting Company roots to talk about Shakespeare following the Company's April 8th, 8pm performance of Macbeth at the Pearl Theatre, 555 West 42nd Street. One of America's finest classical actors, Kevin Kline is a founding member of The Acting Company, having spent four years touring with the Company right out of Juilliard. The talkback is in conjunction with The Acting Company's 42nd national tour of Macbeth and Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The New York run is April 1 - 12. Tickets are available by phone: 212-563-9261 or online:www.pearltheatre.org.

"There is nothing else like The Acting Company in America. It completely shaped my sense of who I am as an actor," said Kevin Kline. "I began my career touring the country with the Company and now serve on its Board of Directors."

Founded by John Houseman and Margot Harley in 1972, The Acting Company has toured 139 productions to 48 states and 10 foreign countries earning a TONY for Excellence in Theater, Obies, Audelcos and Los Angeles Critics Circle Awards.

In addition to Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Rainn Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Harriet Harris, David Ogden Stiers, Frances Conroy, David Schramm, Hamish Linklater and Jesse L. Martin all began by touring with The Acting Company.