Food for Thought Serves Up Tammy Grimes and Sylvia Miles Oct. 17

By Andrew Gans
October 14, 2003

Tammy Grimes and Sylvia Miles join forces for the Oct. 17 edition of Food for Thought, the acclaimed series dedicated to providing a venue for one-act plays.

Grimes and Miles will take part in the reading of a one-act version of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. Austin Pendleton will direct the theatrical afternoon, which begins with lunch at 12:30 PM, followed by the 1:30 PM reading and a question-and-answer session with the cast and director.

Tammy Grimes won Tony Awards for her performances in Private Lives and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Her other Broadway credits include Look After Lulu, Rattle of a Simple Man, High Spirits, The Only Game in Town, California Suite, Tartuffe, Trick, 42nd Street and Orpheus Descending.

Food for Thought Lunch Hour Theatre plays the National Arts Club, located in Manhattan at 15 Gramercy Park South. Tickets are $42, which includes the light lunch. Call (212) 362-2560 for reservations; for more information, visit www.foodforthoughtproductions.com.