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LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES WEEKEND SCHEDULE FOR "PULITZER FEST"

Posted by:	Official_Press_Release 06:36 am EDT 04/02/14

WEEKEND SCHEDULE NOW ANNOUNCED FOR LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY’S “PULITZER FEST” APRIL 7 – 13 AT THE BANK STREET THEATER Labyrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director Mimi O’Donnell, Managing Director Danny Feldman), the award-winning, downtown ensemble, announced today the final additions to the lineup for Pulitzer Fest, a festival of play readings celebrating Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, featuring Labyrinth Theater Company Members and Guest Artists. Five plays will be presented over the course of one week, followed by additional free play readings on the weekend, including Harvey, How I Learned to Drive, They Knew What They Wanted, and more. Full schedule is below. On Saturday, April 12, at 6:00pm, there will also be a Pulitzer Cabaret, an evening of award winning songs from Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals including Next to Normal, Rent, Fiorello!, A Chorus Line, Sunday in the Park with George, South Pacific, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Of Thee I Sing. In additional casting news, Brandon J. Dirden and Jason Dirden have been added to the April 7th reading of Topdog/Underdog. Members of the original cast of Ruined, including Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Cherise Boothe, Chris Chalk, Chiké Johnson, Kevin Mambo, Tom Mardirosian, and Portia, will reunite for the 8pm performance on Wednesday, April 9. A post-show discussion with the playwright and a guest moderator will follow select readings for weekday performances. The plays will be presented at Labyrinth’s home in New York City’s West Village, the Bank Street Theater (155 Bank Street). Labyrinth Theater is devoted to creating affordable and accessible theater experiences for all. From April 7th through April 11th, tickets start at $20 for each performance. On Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th, free tickets will be available for all readings 90 minutes prior to each reading at the Bank Street Theater Box Office. A select number of $10 Priority Passes will be available for all weekend readings allowing front of line access and advanced seat reservation (maximum two per person per reading). More information is available on www.labtheater.org. Each purchased ticket includes a complimentary beer courtesy of Sixpoint Brewery (http://sixpoint.com) WEEKEND SCHEDULE Saturday, April 12 The Teahouse Of The August Moon (1953) by John Patrick 12:00pm * * * They Knew What They Wanted (1925) by Sidney Howard 3:00pm * * * Pulitzer Cabaret An evening of award winning songs from Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals including Next to Normal, Rent, Fiorello!, A Chorus Line, Sunday in the Park with George, South Pacific, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Of Thee I Sing. 6:00pm * * * No Place To Be Somebody (1970) by Charles Gordone 9:00pm * * * Sunday, April 13 The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds (1971) by Paul Zindel 12:00pm * * * Harvey (1945) by Mary Chase 3:00pm * * * How I Learned To Drive (1998) by Paula Vogel 6:00pm * * * You Can't Take It With You (1937) by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 9:00pm AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: Topdog/Underdog written and directed by Suzan-Lori Parks with Brandon J. Dirden and Jason Dirden Monday, April 7 at 8pm talk-back with Suzan to follow the performance * * I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright with Eric Bogosian Tuesday, April 8 at 8pm talk-back with Doug to follow the performance * * Ruined by Lynn Nottage directed by Maria Mileaf with members of the original cast, including Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Cherise Boothe, Chris Chalk, Chiké Johnson, Kevin Mambo, Tom Mardirosian, and Portia. Wednesday, April 9 at 8pm talk-back with Lynn to follow the performance * * Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry directed by John Gould Rubin with Ellen Burstyn and Isaiah Whitlock, Jr. Thursday, April 10 at 8pm * * * Our Town by Thornton Wilder with Portia, Scott Hudson, Russell G. Jones, Daphne Rubin-Vega, David Zayas, and Liza Colon-Zayas Friday, April 11 at 8pm * * * LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY (Mimi O’Donnell, Artistic Director; Danny Feldman, Managing Director) is a diverse, award-winning ensemble of artists who have changed the face of American theater through groundbreaking productions of provocative new plays. Founded in 1992 by a group of actors who wanted to push their artistic limits and tell new, more inclusive stories that expanded the boundaries of mainstream theater, Labyrinth has grown into a nationally renowned company of actors, directors, playwrights and designers from a wide array of cultural perspectives. Over the past 20 years, Labyrinth has developed hundreds of original works and premiered over 60 new American plays here in New York including Guinea Pig Solo, Jack Goes Boating, Jesus Hopped The A Train, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Our Lady of 121st Street, Sailor’s Song, Sistah Supreme, and the Company’s multi-Tony nominated Broadway debut, The Motherf**ker With The Hat.
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