Outer Critics Circle Hosts Special Playwrights Event, Nov.7

Outer Critics Circle will host a special evening celebrating the new theatre season with an emphasis on playwrights when they host "The Playwright's the Thing" on Wednesday, November 7 (5PM-7:30PM) at Sardis' Restaurant located at 234 West 44th Street.

Chaired by OCC Executive Committee member Rosalind Friedman and sponsored in part by The Samuel French Company, Inc., the evening will include dinner and a panel discussion featuring the following playwrights: Tom Bradshaw (Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist, Cleansed); Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, Bug, Killer Joe); Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Scene, Bad Dates); and Sarah Ruhl (Eurydice, The Clean House, Passion Play), Mario Fratti (Nine, The Cage, Suicide). Friedman will moderate.

The evening will comprise a light buffet dinner, open seating and cash bar.  Tickets are $25 per person OCC Members and $35 per person non-members.  For more information and to reserve your tickets, phone 203-268-6055.

Outer Critics Circle is the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway. Celebrating its 58th season of bestowing awards of excellence in the field of theater, the Outer Critics Circle, is an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad.