Central Square Theater to Present Staged Reading of Sarah Ruhl's THE OLDEST BOY

After a critically acclaimed run at Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theater in 2014, Sarah Ruhl's play The Oldest Boy is set to be read at leading regional theaters around the country for the one year anniversary of the Nepal earthquake, as part of a national effort to raise relief funds for the victims of the disaster. A staged reading of The Oldest Boy will be presented at Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA on May 9 at 7PM. The reading will be directed by Ronn Smith and will feature Lee Mikeska Gardner, Artistic Director of The Nora Theatre Company.

Central Square Theater joins a consortium of organizations that has inspired a nationwide effort. Each theater will hold readings of The Oldest Boy, with the proceeds going to the Tibet Fund's Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund. Participating theaters include Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, The Goodman Theatre, Irondale Ensemble Theater, Lantern Theater Company with support from the Philly Asian Performing Artists, the MFA in Playwriting Program at Brown University in collaboration with the URI Center for Nonviolence and Trinity Repertory Company, Shaking the Tree Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company. Companies producing full productions of the play in 2015-16 (including Marin Theatre Company, Unicorn Theater, San Diego Repertory Theatre and Jungle Theater) are also participating in the awareness and fundraising effort.

"I am so moved by how theaters are coming together to support a relief effort in Nepal. The news cycle is so terribly short, and so many people are still suffering in that part of the world," explains Pulitzer prize finalist and Tony award nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl. "I'm so happy The Oldest Boy can be a very small part of reaching out to Tibetans affected by the earthquake in Nepal, and so grateful to the participating theaters for their generosity."

The Oldest Boy will be presented on May 9, 2016 at 7PM at Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue. The reading is free and open to the public. At the event, donations will be accepted with 100% of donations going to The Tibet Fund's Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund. Reservations can be made by visiting CentralSquareTheater.org or by calling 617.576.9278 x1.

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