Fortune Society Honors Eric Krebs For THE CASTLE 11/15

The Fortune Society, the not for profit organization that assists in issues of criminal justice and prisoner re-entry, will honor theatrical producer Eric Krebs at its annual Fortune Society Benefit on November 15th. The event will be held at the Laura Pels Theater, 111 West 46th Street.

Krebs will receive the "Corporate Leader for Change Award" for his production of THE CASTLE. Also to be honored will be Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ, who will receive the David Rothenberg Achievement Award. The Award is named for Rothenberg who founded the Fortune Society in 1967 after producing the play Fortune and Men's Eyes Off-Broadway.

THE CASTLE, a play based on the first-person life stories of four ex-convicts with a total of 70 years in prison, was produced Off-Broadway at New World Stages for 14 months in 2008-2009. It continues to tour to colleges, prisons and religious institutions. A full-length documentary film of THE CASTLE is currently in production.

What started out as an modest reading conceived and directed by former theatrical press agent David Rothenberg, has played over 200 performances. "I first saw THE CASTLE in a little community room at the Fortune Society residence," commented Krebs. "After 10 minutes, I knew that I had to produce this as an Off-Broadway play. It was powerful, relevant and most dramatic."

Also featured at the Fortune Society benefit will be the film documentary Bring Your A Game.

Tickets for the gala may be purchased at fortunesociety.org. For further information call 347/510-3683.

Upcoming performances of THE CASTLE include Rutgers University on November 18 and Attica Maximum Security Prison on December 3. For further information on the production of THE CASTLE, visit www.thecastletheplay.org. or call 212/967-7079.

 

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