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Felciano, Maxwell, Sellars Set for Free Reading of The Ash Boy

Manoel Felciano
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Manoel Felciano
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Manoel Felciano, Roberta Maxwell, and Lee Sellars will star in a free staged reading of Chris Lee’s The Ash Boy, to be held at 3pm on Friday, November 17 at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

The play concerns Jack, who likes to sit on a park bench and clear his mind. When he brings his new friend Benny home to meet his mother, Eve, she is suspicious and angry. But Benny eventually opens the hearts of these brittle people. The play was produced earlier this year in London. Lee’s other credits include Hummingbird and Eat the Enemy.

Felciano received a Tony Award nomination last season for Sweeney Todd. Maxwell won the Drama Desk Award as Best Actress for the Off-Broadway show Slag; her many Broadway credits include Othello, Equus, Our Town, and Summer and Smoke. Sellars is currently starring in the LAByrinth Theatre Company’s production of A Small Melodramatic Story.

Reservations are required. Call 212-727-2737.