Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director) will celebrate 2007-2008 Playwright-in-Residence Charles Mee with their 2008 annual gala on Monday, March 10th at 583 Park Avenue (Park Avenue and 63rd Street). Cocktails will begin at 6:30pm with the dinner, live auction and performance/tribute commencing at 7:30pm. Individual ticket prices range from $600-$1,200 with table prices ranging from $6,000-$25,000.
Past honorees have included the late August Wilson, Edward Albee, and Horton Foote. The galas are often attended by many of Signature's community of actors, writers and artists including Matthew Broderick, Robert Duvall, Sally Field, Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Earl Jones, John Lithgow, Edward Norton, Phylicia Rashad, Lois Smith, Peter Sarsgaard, and more. The 2008 Signature Playwrights' Award Recipient is Margot Adams, a Signature Trustee. The Signature Playwright's Award is given to individuals and organizations that have made a significant impact on the institution. Past honorees include The Shubert Foundation and Time Warner, Inc. This year, Signature will honor Board Member Margot Adams for her major support of the Signature Ticket Initiative, which makes it possible for Signature to offer a subsidized $20 ticket for every show, every performance, every seat, during regular runs for the next four seasons.
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