FALL 2009 SERIES

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 7PM
Featuring playwright NICKY SILVER (PTERODACTYLS, RAISED IN CAPTIVITY, THE EROS TRILOGY) and special guests Oscar nominee PATRICIA CLARKSON ("Six Feet Under," RAISED IN CAPTIVITY, THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER), Tony Award-nominee VEANNE COX (CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, THE ALTRUISTS), and playwright/actress LESLIE AYVAZIAN (RAISED IN CAPTIVITY).

PTERODACTYLS, RAISED IN CAPTIVITY, THE ALTRUISTS, THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER, THE EROS TRILOGY and BEAUTIFUL CHILD. All of them by Nicky Silver. Each had it's world-premiere at Vineyard Theatre. Witness the glorious reunion of this brilliant American playwright, the theatre that has presented six of his new works, and the leading ladies who brought the plays to life.

Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the genius of Nicky Silver, and to hear the stories behind his work — straight from the mouth of the playwright and three of his amazingly talented leading ladies.

Nicky Silver	Patricia Clarkson	Veanne Cox	Leslie Ayvazian

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 7PM
Featuring Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director and Hollywood film casting director DOUGLAS AIBEL, award-winning filmmaker BART FREUNDLICH and Pulitzer Prize-finalist playwright, filmmaker, director ADAM RAPP

Moderated by Newsweek's JEREMY McCARTER.

Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of a Hollywood casting director? Or a New York Theatre casting director? Or both? Get insight into questions like “what are they looking for?” “Why did they choose that actor?”“How do the director and casting director work together?”"What really goes on during the casting process of a film or play?"

Well, now you have the chance! Recently profiled in The New York Times, Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director Douglas Aibel — who is widely known in the film world as a casting director with credits including "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Dead Man Walking," "The Squid and The Whale," "Two Lovers," M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs" and more — will join filmmaker Bart Freundlich (“The Myth of Fingerprints” with Blythe Danner and Julianne Moore; “Trust the Man” with Billy Crudup and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and the upcoming "The Rebound") and Pulitzer Prize-finalist playwright, filmmaker and director Adam Rapp (“Nocturne”; “Red Light Winter”, The Vineyard's upcoming "The Metal Children") in a lively discussion on the art of casting.

This is a must-attend for any serious actor or interested theatre/movie-goer wanting to know more about how the cast gets chosen.

Douglas Aibel, Bart Freundlich, Adam Rapp

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 7PM
Featuring actor/writer COLMAN DOMINGO (currently starring in Vineyard Theatre's A BOY AND HIS SOUL, PASSING STRANGE), SHERIE RENE SCOTT (Tony Nominee DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS), BECKY MODE (The Vinyard's hit FULLY COMMITTED) and CHARLAYNE WOODARD (THE NIGHT WATCHER).

Moderated by Time Out New York's ADAM FELDMAN.

One-person shows are as different as the artists behind them, but one thing is certain: the solo show is back in a big way this season, both on and Off-Broadway. Join us as a diverse group of renowned artists discuss the unique challenges and artistic possibilities of creating and performing one-person plays and musicals.

Colman Domingo, Sherie Rene Scott, Becky Mode, Charlayne Woodard