Presented at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village Dec. 12-13, the program casts professional actors in new plays written and directed by Our Time company members. The Our Time Theatre Company, which serves as the artistic home for young people who stutter, will offer a Q&A session with the young writers following each presentation.
Marianne Hagan ("Law and Order"), Keira Naughton (Hunting and Gathering) and Armando Riesco ("National Treasure: Book of Secrets") have joined the cast of Danielle Diesu's romantic comedy, A Playlist Worth A Thousand Words. The cast also features Laurel Steinhauser, Kristine Stolakis, Emily Whyte (My Favorite Year) and Our Time members Andre Gillyard, Jonathan Greig, Ryan Millager, Victoria Perlman, Keith Russel and Tim Short.
Rosie Perez (The Ritz) and Ramon Rodriguez ("The Wire"), who were originally announced to perform A Playlist Worth A Thousand Words, are unavailable for the performances.
The one-act plays also include Cherish Every Moment, a new work from Tom King about a family's loss, that will feature Jace Alexander (I'm Not Rappaport, Assassins), Taro Alexander (STOMP), Maddie Corman (Some Kind of Wonderful), Joel Higgins ("Silver Spoons") and Our Time company member Joseph Popovich, Jr. Writer King will also direct.
The final offering will be Edward Mawere's mother-daughter musical Mendacity. Mawere will direct his rock musical that features Noah Cornman ("Law & Order"), Carl Danielsen (The Big Voice: God or Merman?), Ryan Millager and Emily Whyte. Performances are 8 PM Dec. 12, and 2 and 8 PM Dec. 13. For tickets, priced $12, phone (212) 414-9696, or visit
The Cherry Lane Theatre is located at 38 Commerce Street in Manhattan.
