York Theatre to Present Reading of Wasserman's 'Premiere'

The York Theatre Company will present Premiere, a new play by Dale Wasserman as part of the Developmental Reading Series on August 8th at 7:30 p.m. and August 9th at 3:00 and 7:30 p.m. at The York Theatre at St. Peter's (54th Street just East of Lexington Ave.). The Developmental Reading Series is made possible through a generous donation from The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation, and supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Department of Cultural Affairs and The New York State Council on The Arts.  Admission is free, but reservations are required by calling 212-935-5824 x24 or emailing Jlandsman@yorktheatre.org.  To RSVP, include name, phone number, the show requested, & number of tickets.

Premiere is a new play by Dale Wasserman, author of works for the theatre, movies and television including, Man of La Mancha and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

L"ight fireworks! Stop presses! Run a news-crawl on TV! This newly-discovered play by The Bard of Avon in clearly the event of the century! Announcing the premiere of a new play by William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Alcibiades," state press notes.  "Unless…could it possibly be a fake?  A forgery? A prank played on an audience of several billion Bardolaters? Ridiculous! Who could hope to get away with forging a play by William Shakespeare? Who could hope to fool everyone--experts, scholars, critics and an audience of cheering, applauding Bardomaniacs? And for what purpose?"

The York Theatre's Developmental Reading Series presents some 40 readings and workshops of new musicals by emerging and established authors throughout the year, free of charge to the public and the writers. These readings are a vital part of the writing process. Post-performance discussions are occasionally held with audiences. This series also serves as an incubator for shows to be considered for Mainstage production, thus serving the York's unique mission of taking new musicals through the complete development process to full production. Among the numerous shows that were developed in the Developmental Reading Series are: York's  productions of Souvenir and The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) as well as Bush is Bad, Adrift in Macao, Summer of '42, Children's Letters to God, Harold and Maude and the current Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, Avenue Q.  Admission is free but reservations are required. To RSVP, please call The York Theatre at 212-935-5824 x24 or email jlandsman@yorktheatre.org.

For information about upcoming Readings in the Series, visit www.yorktheatre.org.  The York Theatre Company in Saint Peter's Theatre is located at 54th Street Just East of Lexington; E train to Lexington Avenue or 6 train to 51st Street.

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