Stella Adler Studio of Acting’s
10th Annual Stella by Starlight Gala
Honoring Ethan Hawke, Kate Mulgrew,
John Patrick Shanley and Trymaine Lee
Monday, May 11, at the Prince George Ballroom
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting will be holding its 10th Annual Stella by Starlight Benefit Gala this Monday, May 11 at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City. This year’s honorees include actor Ethan Hawke (Marlon Brando Award), Orange Is the New Black actress Kate Mulgrew (Stella Adler Award), award-winning playwright, screenwriter and director John Patrick Shanley (Group Theater Award) and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MSNBC contributor Trymaine Lee (Harold Clurman Spirit Award).
WHO:
Ethan Hawke, actor, Boyhood
Kate Mulgrew, actress, Orange Is the New Black
John Patrick Shanley, award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director
Trymaine Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Orange Is the New Black, cast members
Olympia Dukakis, actress
WHAT:
10th Annual Stella by Starlight Benefit Gala. Proceeds from the 10th annual gala will benefit the Stella Adler Studio of Acting’s programs, including its Outreach Division, which serves many underprivileged populations including inmates at Rikers Island.
WHEN:
Monday, May 11, 2015
TIME:
7:00 PM: Dinner
8:00 PM: Performance and award presentation
WHERE:
The Prince George Ballroom
15 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
Over the years, the Stella by Starlight Gala has honored some of the most distinguished artists in the entertainment and media industries. They have included James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Belafonte, Rosie Perez, Liz Smith, Warren Beatty, Liza Minelli, Martin Sheen, Annette Bening, Harold Bloom, Tony Kushner, Stephen Sondheim, George Takei, the late Elaine Stritch and the late Ruby Dee as well as other key entertainment, theatrical and business leaders.
Proceeds from the 10th annual gala will benefit the Stella Adler Studio of Acting’s programs, including its Outreach Division, which serves many underprivileged populations including inmates at Rikers Island.
Tickets for Stella by Starlight start at $1,000 and are available by visiting stellaadler.com or calling 212-689-0087 x127.
About The Stella Adler Studio of Acting
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting is an acting school and cultural center based in New York City founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler in 1949. The studio has trained many of the brilliant actors of our time, including Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, and Elaine Stritch. The Stella Adler Studio of Acting is a not-for-profit organization, which trains over 500 actors annually. The Stella Adler Outreach Division has provided free theater programs to nearly 5,000 severely under-served New Yorkers since 2004. The Studio also presents public lectures, poetry readings, concerts, theater performances, dance theater events and an annual arts festival with a focus on making world-class art accessible to the masses. Rooted in the spirit of Stella Adler, and the insight that growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous, the mission of the studio is to nurture theater artists so that they value humanity, their own and others, as their first priority, while bringing art and education to the community. For more information, visit www.stellaadler.com.
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