Ernst C. Stiefel 7@7 Reading Series Ends With OBLIVION On 6/21

There is one play remaining in the Ernst C. Stiefel "7@7" Reading Series, which will be performed on June 21.

The Ernst C. Stiefel Foundation has supported Manhattan Theatre Club's reading series since 2006.

The reading will be held at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). All readings are free and open to the public, but space is limited and RSVPs are encouraged. To RSVP, please e-mail readings@mtc-nyc.org or call (212) 399-3000 x 4163.

Now in its 12th year, this rehearsed reading series is dedicated to the support and development of innovative new work.

Several plays developed at 7@7 have gone on to full productions at MTC, including David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Proof, Joe Hortua's Between Us, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Based on a Totally True Story.

Series plays that have been produced elsewhere in New York and around the country include Aguirre Sacasa's Good Boys And True, Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Little Flower of East Orange, Julia Cho's Durango, David Adjmi's Stunning, Naomi Iizuka's Strike-Slip, Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter, Theresa Rebeck's The Scene and Eric Simonson's Fake.

Below is the schedule for the Ernst C. Stiefel "7@7" Reading Series. Please note: each reading starts at 7 PM.

June 21: OBLIVION by Carly Mensch directed by Evan Cabnet
When their seventeen-year-old daughter mysteriously disappears for the weekend, uber-hip Brooklynite parents Pam and Dixon fear the worst. But the truth turns out to be more shocking than anything they imagined. A fresh comedy about family, basketball, Pauline Kael, and what it means to ask the big questions.

Carly Mensch's play Margie & Josephine will be produced at Ars Nova in September. Her other plays include All Hail Hurricane Gordo (Humana Festival, Cleveland Play House), and Len, Asleep in Vinyl (2nd Stage/Uptown Series). Carly is currently a staff writer on Showtime's Weeds.

ABOUT Manhattan Theatre Club
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, MTC has become one of the country's most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. MTC productions have earned a total of 16 Tony Awards and six Pulitzer Prizes, an accomplishment unparalleled by any New York theatrical institution. MTC has their Broadway home at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and an Off-Broadway theatre at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). Renowned MTC productions include Ruined; The American Plan; Top Girls; Come Back, Little Sheba; Blackbird; Translations; Shining City; Rabbit Hole; Doubt; Proof; The Tale of the Allergist's Wife; Love! Valour! Compassion!; A Small Family Business; Sylvia; Putting It Together; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Crimes of the Heart; and Ain't Misbehavin'.

For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com

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