LOS ANGELES -- Stewart J. Zully, executive producer of the 10th anniversary production of Theatre 40's annual one-act festival, has released the cast lists of the four plays scheduled to open Jan. 22 at the company's Beverly Hills home.

Wilson Bell and George C. Simms will appear in Eric Lane's A Bowl of Soup, directed by Flora Plumb.

Amy Beth Cohn and Michael Forest have been tapped by director April Webster to handle the acting chores in Arthur Miller's Elegy for a Lady.

For the world premiere of How We Talk in South Boston, by David Lindsay-Abaire, director Zully has cast Bell, Ranjani Brow, Josh Estrada, Gavin Glennon, Tim Lounibos, David O'Shea and Penelope Windust.

John Durant, Kathy Jensen and Justine Reiss will appear in Jane Anderson's Tough Choices for the New Century, directed by Rick Sparks. The festival will run through Feb 22, 1999 at Theatre 40, 241 Moreno Drive. Call (323) 936-5842 for information.

-- By Willard Manus
Southern California Correspondent