Cannavale, Kind, Dratch and Shear Set for Long Island Express-Plays

By Andrew Gans
February 8, 2008

An industry presentation of Eugene Pack's The Long Island Express-Plays will be seen in Manhattan Feb. 11.

Directed by The Boy From Oz's Philip McKinley, the five one-act comedies will boast the talents of Bobby Cannavale (Mauritius), Richard Kind (The Producers, "Spin City"), Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock"), Dan Hedaya ("Cheers"), Deborah Offner ("Six Feet Under"), Dayle Reyfel (Celebrity Autobiography) and Claudia Shear (Dirty Blonde).

The Long Island Express-Plays feature the one-acts The Bear Claw, Live at the Rainbow Room, The Sandwich, The Headstand and The Morning After Chi-Chi's. The plays were developed in Los Angeles' Theatre West Workshop.

Playwright Eugene Pack is the creator of the Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words series.

The William Morris Theater Department is presenting the upcoming reading.