O'Henry O'Blair O'Benefit at the Women's Project

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Posted: 11/30/05 at 11:17am

O'HENRY, O'BLAIR, O'BENEFIT
First Annual Men's Auxiliary Holiday Bake Sale
Monday, December 5, 2005

Lose the holiday chill with a hot toddy and an evening of classic O'Henry short stories (including that seasonal favorite, The Gift of the Magi), adapted especially for the Women's Project by the four hottest young playwrights in the City: Megan Mostyn-Brown, Cybele Pascal, Saviana Stanescu, and Kathryn Walat.

Acclaimed actress Blair Brown directs a cast of legendary actors including Mireille Enos (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Absurd Person Singular), Ben Fox (Our Town, A Beautiful Mind), Jayne Houdyshell (Well), Maggie Siff (The Ruby Sunrise), and Larry Pine (Empire Falls, Designated Mourner).

Come early on Monday, December 5th for the First Annual Men's Auxiliary Holiday Bake Sale and discover which celebrity or industry insider delivers the sweetest goods. Among other luscious temptations, savor Jesse L. Martin's Chocolate Delight, Adam Pascal's Pig-Out Crumble, Joe Grifasi's Mother's Italian Cookies and David Henry Hwang's Dramatic Secret Recipe.

Bake Sale begins at 5:00 pm
Benefit Performance begins at 7:00 pm

Julia Miles Theater, 424 West 55th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues). For directions, parking, and restaurant recommendations, visit our new and improved website at www.womensproject.org.

Admission to the Bake Sale is free. Tickets for the benefit performance on sale now at www.telecharge.com, 212.239.6200. All seats $62.00 (includes $2.00 restoration charge, additional fees may apply to phone and internet orders). All proceeds help to underwrite the Women's Project Student Matinee Program, which introduces NYC Public School students to professional theater (and your tickets are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law).

Can't attend our benefits? Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to the Women's Project. For details, call 212.765.1706 ext. 203 or email [e-mail]. Your gift will be profoundly appreciated.

Visit www.womensproject.org for information about this season's productions of Jump/Cut (February 1-26, 2006), The Cataract (March 22-April 15, 2006), and Cradle of Man (May 31-June 25, 2006).