Theater for the New City’s Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater’s 19th annual Love ‘n Courage benefit 0n Monday, February 14, at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South. The evening honors Austin Pendleton, Drama Desk and Obie winner, Tony Award nominated actor, playwright, theater director and teacher.
Love ‘n Courage will be hosted by songwriter/playwright/performer Phoebe Legere. Performers and speakers will include Ms. Legere, Crystal Field, David Amram, an excerpt from “Good Morning” by Anne Lucas, The Yip Harburg Rainbow Troupe, Bill Zeffiro, Rod Rodgers Dance Company, Gregory Nissen, Glitter Kitty, TNC’s Street Theater Company, an excerpt from “Turnaround” by choreographer Akiko Tokuoka, The Legendary Amaz’n Grace and a scene from “The Dark Outside” by Bernard Kops featuring Austin Pendleton with Katharine Cullison. Human Kinetics Movement Arts will perform during the cocktail hour.
Theater for the New City (TNC) is a four-theater complex at 155 First Avenue. Its awards include the Pulitzer Prize, 43 Village Voice OBIE Awards, eight Audelco Awards, two Bessie Awards, five ASCAP Awards, ten Rockefeller Playwrights Fellowships, The Mayors Stop the Violence Award, the Manhattan Borough President’s Award for Public Service and Artistic Excellence in Theater, and a NY City Council Proclamation that pays tribute to TNC’s contributions to improving the quality of life in the City by its “rich tradition of bringing theater to people in multi-cultural neighborhoods.”
The Emerging Playwrights program is integral to the theater’s mission, which includes being a center for new and innovative theater arts, discovering relevant new writing and nurturing new playwrights. Each year there are between 20 and 30 emerging playwrights presented. No other theater approaches the volume of work by emerging playwrights that TNC has presented in the 52 years since its founding.
Cocktails are at 6:00 PM with a seated dinner at 7:00 PM. Performances begin at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $200 (individuals) and $1750 for a table of ten, available online at www.theaterforthenewcity.net. For info call (212) 254-1109. Credit card payments will be accepted by TNC on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Checks and online payments are accepted any time. RSVP by February 7. Festive dress, proof of vaccination and mask wearing are all basic parts of the evening’s festivities.
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