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Mentor Project #1:
The Woodpecker
by Samuel Brett Williams
directed by Drew Decorleto
mentored by Charles Fuller

Mentor Project #2:
The Young Left
by Greg Keller
directed by Kip Fagan
mentored by Gretchen Cryer
· Production Photo #1
· Production Photo #2
· Production Photo #3

Mentor Project #3:
Jailbait
by Deirdre O’Connor
directed by Suzanne Agins
mentored by Michael Weller
· Flora Diaz and Natalia Payne in Jailbait
· Natalia Payne in Jailbait
·Peter O'Connor and David Wilson Barnes in Jailbait
·Natalia Payne and Flora Diaz in Jailbait

MENTOR PROJECT 2008
10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

2008 Mentors: Charles Fuller, Gretchen Cryer and Michael Weller

3 New Plays by 3 New Voices

The Mentor Project, now in its 10th season, engages three nationally renowned dramatists in one-on-one mentorships with three playwrights for an entire theater season.

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Announcement Night
Monday, December 3, 2007
7:00pm

Join us as we introduce the Mentor Project 2008 Finalists and their Mentors. Finalists and Mentors will read selections from their work, reception follows.

Price
Free to the public, but space is limited

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Public Readings
Mentor Project #1:
The Woodpecker
by Samuel Brett Williams
directed by Drew Decorleto
mentored by Charles Fuller
Monday, January 7, 2008 7:00pm

Mentor Project #2:
The Young Left
by Greg Keller
directed by Kip Fagan
mentored by Gretchen Cryer
Monday, January 14, 2008 7:00pm

Mentor Project #3:
Jailbait
by Deirdre O’Connor
directed by Suzanne Agins
mentored by Michael Weller
Monday, January 28, 2008 7:00pm

Price
$10 suggested donation

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Call 212-989-2020 ext 21 to reserve your seat.

Showcase Productions
Mentor Project #1:
The Woodpecker
by Samuel Brett Williams
directed by Drew Decorleto
mentored by Charles Fuller
with Stephanie Cannon, Dan Moran, Cosmo Pfeil, Debargo Sanyal and Matt Unger
March 26 - April 5, 2008
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Mentor Project #2:
The Young Left
by Greg Keller
directed by Kip Fagan
mentored by Gretchen Cryer
April 15 - 26, 2008
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Mentor Project #3:
Jailbait
by Deirdre O’Connor
directed by Suzanne Agins
mentored by Michael Weller
May 6 - 17, 2008
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Tuesday - Friday 7:00pm
Saturday 3:00pm and 7:00pm

Price*
All Tickets $18

*All tickets subject to a $1 facility fee.

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About the Mentor Project

Cherry Lane's Mentor Project was founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Angelina Fiordellisi, playwright Michael Weller and Susann Brinkley, and it  is the cornerstone of our development programs. It matches pre-eminent dramatists with aspiring playwrights in one-to-one mentoring relationships. Each Mentor works with a Playwright to perfect a single work during the season-long process, which culminates in a showcase production.  To date, Project co-founder and Mentor Michael Weller has enlisted Pulitzer Prize-winners David Auburn, Charles Fuller, Tony Kushner, Marsha Norman, Alfred Uhry, Jules Feiffer and Wendy Wasserstein, as well as Pulitzer nominees A.R. Gurney, David Henry Hwang (Tony, OBIE), Craig Lucas, Theresa Rebeck, and OBIE winners Ed Bullins (three-time winner) and Lynn Nottage, as Mentors. From the outset, Edward Albee has participated as the Mentor’s Mentor by attending Project readings and performances and conducting a yearly Master Class. The Mentor Project has helped one third of its alumni gain both professional and public notice; their works have gone on to flourish on and Off-Broadway, regionally, and around the world.