Join us for Opening Act’s biggest celebration of our “Year of Yes”!
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Opening Act is thrilled to present its 11th Annual Benefit Play Reading, A Night of YES!, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017!
Starring Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba, Hamilton’s Christopher Jackson,Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho, and directed for the third year in a row by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, HAIRSPRAY LIVE!), the event features scenes by renowned playwrights Katori Hall and Ike Holter, an original work by the students of Opening Act, as well as special musical performances that remind us of the #POWEROFYES.
Say YES to a powerful, celebratory, and uplifting night to support the remarkable young people of Opening Act!
Special thanks goes out to the incredible individuals on our Boards and Event Committees:
OPENING ACT’S ARTISTIC ADVISORY BOARD
Uzo Aduba, Kristen Bell, Alexa Fogel, Marcus Gardley, Jared Gertner, Richard Hester, Matt Hoverman, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Kenny Leon, Kobi Libii, Donald Margulies, Michael Mastro, Andrew McCarthy, Susan Mufson, Lizabeth Newman, Louis Scheeder, Jean Smart, Cecily Strong, Patrick Vassel
OPENING ACT’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Loren Black, Kym Blanchard, Elizabeth Buckley Lewis, Robert Burton, Paul Cellupica, Leah Day, Michael Fleming, Sari Granat, Iliana Guibert, Ali Kamin, Helen Lin, Maza Tiyi Myrie, Rohini Pragasam, Rahul Tripathi, Jamie Trowbridge, Jonathan Schorr, Ira Schreck
STEERING COMMITTEE
Cristi Andrews Cohen, Andrea Beecher, Loren Black, Kym Blanchard, Elizabeth Buckley Lewis, Leah Day, Warachal Faison, Amanda Granacher, Sari Granat, Iliana Guibert, Maza Tiyi Myrie, Jen Pehr, Rohini Pragasam, Rahul Tripathi
HOST COMMITTEE
Sarah Fabiny, Trisha Goddard, Dana Herrman, Toan Huynh, Diane Jackson, Jennifer Jackson, Justin Klosky, Bharti Malkani, Jennifer Marrus, Jonathan Ross, Heidi Schmid