TONY AWARD NOMINEE BARBARA WALSH TO STAR IN READING UNDER THE INFLUENCE: THE “REAL” WESTCHESTER WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB

WRITTEN BY THE AWARD WINNING WRITER TONY GLAZER

DIRECTED BY WENDY C. GOLDBERG

At UNION SQUARE’S DR 2

BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6; OPENING SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011

New York: Choice Theatricals to present the World Premiere of Reading Under the Influence: The “Real” Westchester Women’s Book Club written by Weissberger Award winning playwright Tony Glazer and directed by Wendy C. Goldberg (winner of the 2010 Regional Tony Award). Reading Under the Influence: The “Real” Westchester Women’s Book Club will begin performances on Wednesday, April 6; Opening on Saturday, April 16 and running through May 15, 2011 at Union Square’s DR2 (103 East 15 Street). Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by visiting Telecharge.com or calling (212) 239-6200.

In Reading Under the Influence, the wine hits the fan as the women of the Westchester Book Club gather to discuss their current required reading, The Homeless Dogs of Egypt. During their chardonnay-fueled discussion, they find out that the rights to their book club have been sold to a reality TV production company. It’s the “The Real Housewives” meets “Oprah.” Don’t judge a book club by its cover… you never know how the pages will turn!

The cast will include: Barbara Walsh (Broadway: Company -Drama Desk Nom., Hairspray, Big, Blood Brothers, Falsettos-Tony Award& Drama Desk Nom.), Joanna Bayless (Stain, Sweet Bird of Youth. Film: Junction), Summer Crockett Moore (Last Summer at Bluefish Cove- IT Award, Stain. Film: Junction. 2008 International Voicey Award Nomination), Ashley Austin Morris (Die Mommy Die, In The Daylight, “The Electric Company”), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Really Big Once) , Jeremy Webb (Tabletop- Drama Desk Award, LTC’s The Glorious Ones).