NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ THE BLANK THEATRE SOIRÉE 2018 ▪︎ MEET TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT STEPHEN KARAM ▪︎ SATURDAY 6/23

HOLLYWOOD’S BLANK THEATRE
CELEBRATES 26 YEARS OF THE
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
THE BLANK SOIRÉE 2018
AN INTIMATE AFTERNOON WITH
TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT OF THE HUMANS
STEPHEN KARAM

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

Hollywood’s Blank Theatre has announced The Blank Soirée 2018, an intimate afternoon with Stephen Karam, the Tony Award-winning playwright of The Humans. The event will take place from 2–5pm at Denenberg Fine Arts, a private art gallery in West Hollywood.

Join Tony Award-winner Stephen Karam (a three-time YPF winner) for an exclusive party celebrating 26 years of The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival. Chat with Stephen and other special guests over cocktails at an exclusive West Hollywood private art gallery. Hear Stephen discuss his career and how YPF encouraged and inspired him. The Blank Soirée is a benefit to support The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival and the Future of Theatre.

The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival, now in its 26th year, is the only professional nationwide competition for playwrights 9 to 19. Winning playwrights are given mentors, and 12 winning plays are given productions with professional actors and directors in a month-long Festival. This year’s YPF is now running through June 24 at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood.

Tickets are $250 for general admission and $500 for VIP tickets, which include an exclusive private reception at 2pm with Stephen Karam and special guests, a full bar, and two premium reserved seats for the Young Playwrights Festival. Ticket info and more information are available online at www.TheBlank.com/Soirée or by calling (323) 871-8018. The Blank Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization.

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06/11/18

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ THE BLANK SOIRÉE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL ▪︎ SUNDAY, JUNE 4 at 6pm

HOLLYWOOD’S BLANK THEATRE

CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF THE
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
THE BLANK SOIRÉE
A Benefit Reunion

HONORING CASTING DIRECTOR
APRIL WEBSTER
AND FIVE-TIME YPF WINNER AUSTIN WINSBERG

HOSTED BY BELLAMY YOUNG
Star of ABC-TV’s SCANDAL

SUNDAY, JUNE 4
PROJECT CLUB LA IN HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood’s Blank Theatre has announced The Blank Soirée, A Benefit Reunion celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Young Playwrights Festival, on Sunday, June 4 at 6pm. Hosted by Bellamy Young (star of ABC-TV’s Scandal), the event will honor casting director April Webster and five-time YPF winner Austin Winsberg for their ongoing and tireless efforts on behalf of the Young Playwrights Festival, an LA theatre institution. The event will take place at Project Club LA in Hollywood.

The Blank Soirée will feature a celebration of nearly 300 young playwrights and their amazing work over the last 25 years. Hollywood Councilman Mitch O’Farrell (13th District) will be on hand to present The Blank with a special citation. Past winners, cast members, and creative staff will be joined by special celebrity guests and other surprises. A short documentary on the Festival’s history will be shown and there will be presentations and readings from past Festival works featuring (in alphabetical order) Shawn Ashmore, Deborah S. Craig, Mark Feuerstein, Kat Foster, Nathan Frizzell, Nina Millin, Matthew Scott Montgomery, Eric Nenninger, and Lindsey Rosin. Food, drinks, and music will round out the evening. All celebrity appearances are subject to availability.

Casting director April Webster has worked on an eclectic mix of film, television, and theatre projects including Star Wars, Star Trek, Mission Impossible III, Super 8, Bates Motel, The Strain, Lost, and CSI. She is an Emmy Award-winner and has also received two Media Access Awards, several CSA Artios Awards, and the Hoyt Bowers Award for Excellence in Casting. Austin Winsberg is primarily a writer/producer for film and television. His credits include The Sound of Music Live, Jake in Progress, Gossip Girl, Wedding Album, Standing Still, and Glory Days. He wrote the book for the 2013 Broadway musical First Date which is currently playing around the United States and throughout the world. He is a five-time winner of the Young Playwrights Festival.

Ticket prices for The Blank Soirée are $125 for general admission and $250 for VIP tickets which include a private reception at 5pm, premium reserved seating, and a hosted bar. To purchase tickets online go to www.TheBlank.com or call (323) 871-8018. Project Club LA is located at 6356 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

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