Lenny Wolpe and More Set for BEAU JEST Reading at Westport Country Playhouse Tonight

Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of the romantic comedy "Beau Jest" by James Sherman, a former actor/writer for Chicago's Second City, will be presented for one-night-only, tonight, March 18, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.

The six-member cast includes:

Brian J. Carter, who will play Bob, was at Westport Country Playhouse in Script in Hand playreadings of "Golden Boy," "Harvey," and "Holiday." Off-Broadway, he was in the original production of "Wit."

Jordan Coughtry (Chris) appeared at Westport Country Playhouse in "Twelfth Night," and Script in Hand playreadings of "Holiday," and "The Philadelphia Story." New York theater credits include "Murder in the Cathedral."

Erik Liberman (Joel) was at Westport Country Playhouse last season in "Into the Woods." On Broadway, he appeared in Harold Prince's "LoveMusik." Regional credits include "Merrily We Roll Along" for which he won a Helen Hayes Award.

Dana Steingold (Sarah) appeared as Little Red Ridinghood in Westport Country Playhouse's "Into the Woods," and a Script in Hand playreading of "The Philadelphia Story." She was in the Broadway/National Tours of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

Cheryl Stern (Miriam) was at Westport Country Playhouse in "Into the Woods." On Broadway, she appeared in the 2010 Tony Award-winning "La Cage aux Folles," "The Women," and "Laughing Room Only."

Lenny Wolpe (Abe) performed at Westport Country Playhouse in "She Loves Me," and a Script in Hand playreading of "Over the River and Through the Woods." He is currently on the New York stage in "Old Jews Telling Jokes."

Set in the late 1980s, "Beau Jest" is a romantic comedy about Sarah, a young, single Jewish woman, whose parents want her to marry a nice Jewish man. To please them, Sarah says she's dating a Jew although her boyfriend is actually a WASP. When her parents insist on meeting him at a dinner, Sarah decides to hire a Jewish escort to pose as her boyfriend for the evening.

For more information or tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Tickets are available online 24/7 at www.westportplayhouse.org. Stay connected to The Playhouse on Facebook (Westport Country Playhouse), follow on Twitter (@WCPlayhouse), view Playhouse videos on YouTube (WestportPlayhouse) or get an insider's peek on The Playhouse Blog (www.theplayhouseblog.org).

Westport Country Playhouse is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, professional theater under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos and management leadership of Michael Ross. The Playhouse creates five live theater experiences, produced at the highest level, from April through November. Its vital mix of works---dramatic, comedic, occasionally exploratory and unusual---expands the audience's sense of what theater can be. The depth and scope of its productions display the foremost theatrical literature from the past---recent as well as distant---in addition to musicals and premieres of new plays. During the summer, The Playhouse is home to the Woodward Internship Program, renowned for the training of aspiring theater professionals. Winter at The Playhouse, from November through March, offers events outside of the main season---Family Festivities presentations, and Script in Hand play readings. In addition, businesses and organizations are encouraged to rent the handsome facility for their meetings, receptions and fundraisers.

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