Nichols will chat with Riverspace co-artistic director Elliott Forrest. The evening, part of the theatre's Conversation Series, begins at 8 PM. Edward Albee, Alec Baldwin, Lewis Black, Ellen Burstyn, Bill Irwin, Meryl Streep and Kathleen Turner have previously donated their time in the Riverspace Conversation Series.

Mike Nichols received an Academy Award for Best Director for the 1968 classic "The Graduate." He was also Oscar-nominated for Best Director for his work on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "Silkwood" and "Working Girl." On Broadway, Nichols received Tony Awards for directing Monty Python's Spamalot, The Real Thing, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Plaza Suite, Barefoot in the Park and Luv and The Odd Couple.

Riverspace is located at 119 Main Street in Nyack, NY. For tickets, priced $35-$125, visit riverspace.org or call (845) 348-1880.

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Riverspace is a not-for-profit arts organization "offering innovative programming in theater, dance, music, film and education."