Theatre for a New Audience Founding Artistic Director Jeffrey Horowitz, Master of Ceremonies Amy Ryan, Gala Chair William F. Lloyd, Award Presenter Miranda Richardson, and Samuel H. Scripps Award recipient Wallace Shawn.
Theatre for a New Audience celebrated Shakespeare’s 444th birthday with the annual Spring Gala on Monday, May 12 at The Powerhouse at the American Museum of Natural History. Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan, who appeared in the Theatre’s production of Saved, led the event as Master of Ceremonies. The Gala was sponsored by Deloitte LLP and chaired by board member William F. Lloyd.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Miranda Richardson presented the Samuel H. Scripps Award to playwright and actor Wallace Shawn. His plays, which have been produced nationally and internationally, include The Designated Mourner, Aunt Dan and Lemon, Marie and Bruce, and others. His adaptation of Brecht’s Threepenny Opera opened on Broadway in 2006 at Studio 54. As a screen actor, he has appeared in many films including Manhattan, The Princess Bride, and My Dinner with Andre, which he co-wrote with Andre Gregory. He is a recipient of three OBIE Awards, an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and The PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award for Drama.