DCT Resident Artists Celebrate Tennessee Williams's 96th in an Evening of One-Acts, "3 by Tennessee"

Artwork: David Derr

NEW YORK—Diverse City Theater Company ("DCT") announces The Tuesday Ensemble, the company's resident actors' lab, in an evening of one-acts celebrating Tennessee Williams's 96th birthday beginning the week of March 26, 2007 at Ensemble Studio Theatre ("EST"), 549 West 52nd Street, 6th Floor, New York City.

Produced by Linda Faigao-Hall, DCT's Associate Artistic Director and EST Playwright Member, the evening will present three of Williams's one-act plays:

• THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED, directed by JV Mercanti. About a young waif wandering the railroad tracks.
• 27 WAGONS FULL OF COTTON, directed by JV Mercanti. About Jake, a shady businessman, who burns down the mill of Silva Vaccaro, his rival in the cotton business. Vaccaro seeks revenge by seducing Jake's young, frail, delicate wife, Flora.
• I CAN'T IMAGINE TOMORROW, directed by Gregory Simmons, involves a man and a woman confronting their demons in a relationship that is both warm and desperate.

The Tuesday Ensemble is DCT's acting lab in which resident actors initiate and produce work. "3 by Tennessee" features Michael Busillo*, Katya Campbell*, Randy Falcon, Sal Inzerillo*, Victor Lirio*, Larisa Polonsky and Tovah Rose.

Tennessee Williams, born on March 26, 1911, was one of the leading American dramatists of the 20th century famous for his works such as "The Glass Menagerie," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." In "3 by Tennessee," the Tuesday Ensemble explores Williams's one-acts written circa 1940s and early 1970.

"3 by Tennessee" will run for 5 performances only: March 28th — March 31st at 8PM, March 31st at 2PM. To RSVP, call 212-916-0727 or email rsvp@diversecitytheater.org. Tickets $15.

* Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Diverse City Theater Co. Inc., is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization—run by artist playwrights, directors and actors—that focuses on promoting diversity and multiculturalism in the theater arts. Its mission is to commission, develop and produce original plays that explore and examine diversity issues in our national culture thereby creating multiculturally fluent theater audiences, as well as advocate the non-traditional casting of actors.

Formed in 2003, Diverse City Theater Co., Inc. is based in New York City. For more information, visit the organization's website at www.diversecitytheater.org.

Linda Faigao-Hall

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