Artistic Director Emily Mann is set to discuss McCarter Theatre’s upcoming production of “Baby Doll” on September 1, 2015 at the Princeton Public Library.
Artistic Director Emily Mann and leads Dylan McDermott and Susannah Hoffman plan to discuss McCarter Theatre’s upcoming production of “Baby Doll” on Tuesday, September 1. The McCarter Live at the Library event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton.
Mann will direct the darkly comic drama she adapted for the stage with Pierre Laville. Joining the discussion will be “Baby Doll” leads Dylan McDermott and Susannah Hoffman who will talk about the joys and challenges of bringing the tale to life. Based on the controversial 1950s Tennessee Williams film, “Baby Doll” is the story of a failing cotton gin owner, his beautiful, childlike, 19-year-old wife and the man who plots to seduce her. The production opens September 11 and runs through October 11.
Seating for this event will be on a first-come, first-seated basis with a line forming at 6 p.m. The doors to the Community Room will open at 6:30 p.m. Additional seating will be available just outside the Community Room and in the first-floor fireplace area where the event will be simulcast.
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