2017 Leefest?!!! Plus, Outcast news.
A 2017 Leefest (with bonus Dean and Tom) is in the works! Maybe!
It all started when I found this bit o'news about the Williamstown (Massachusetts) Theatre Festival at Broadwayworld.com:
Lee Tergesen and Dean Winters have joined the SCREENPLAY BY STALIN reading (August 18).
Which, whaaaattt??? O_O
After some digging, I discovered that Tom Fontana has written a new play, Screenplay By Stalin, and Lee and Dean are doing a one-time stage-reading of it on Friday, August 18 as part of the legendary Williamstown Theatre Festival! (If you're not familiar with Fontana's background, working with this festival years ago is how he first met actress Blythe Danner, who introduced him to husband Bruce Paltrow, who then hired him for St. Elsewhere, and the rest is history.)
So, how cool would it be to see this? Answer: VERY COOL!
This is the play's summary: "Vasili and Fyodor have been hired for a very important project; they just need a little more time -- and vodka -- to complete it."
(Presumably, Lee and Dean would be reading the parts of Vasilij and Fyodor.)
Tickets are free (a $5 donation is suggested) and can be be purchased/reserved HERE. The auditorium where it's taking place seats 285, but I have no idea how popular these readings are and how fast tickets will go. tobyfan, shabby86, miltil, and myself have all reserved tickets, although I think everyone's plans are still up in the air. While the tickets are free, Williamstown is a tiny town in the middle of nowhere northwestern Massachusetts, and a trip there would involve a not-inconsequential monetary commitment for transportation, lodging, etc. But still! It's really, REALLY tempting, with the presence of Tom and Dean making it moreso.
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In other Lee news, he is making another appearance as Blake Morrow in the next episode of Cinemax's Outcast (the first one I pic-spammed HERE). The WEIRD thing is, the second season of Outcast is currently ONLY airing internationally on Fox. It's not yet being shown in the US, and there is no announced premiere date at the moment. So, I guess check your local listings for date/time if you're outside the US, and if you're in the US stay tuned!
Here is a sneak peak of Lee taken from the Twitter account of Outcast on Fox (@outcastfox). Check out his southern accent!
In this sneak peek at next week’s episode, someone pays Megan a surprise visit. Do you recognize him? #Outcast pic.twitter.com/LMm3BDLRy0
- Outcast on FOX (@outcastfox) May 25, 2017
I like his hat! It makes him look slightly less pychotic!
It all started when I found this bit o'news about the Williamstown (Massachusetts) Theatre Festival at Broadwayworld.com:
Lee Tergesen and Dean Winters have joined the SCREENPLAY BY STALIN reading (August 18).
Which, whaaaattt??? O_O
After some digging, I discovered that Tom Fontana has written a new play, Screenplay By Stalin, and Lee and Dean are doing a one-time stage-reading of it on Friday, August 18 as part of the legendary Williamstown Theatre Festival! (If you're not familiar with Fontana's background, working with this festival years ago is how he first met actress Blythe Danner, who introduced him to husband Bruce Paltrow, who then hired him for St. Elsewhere, and the rest is history.)
So, how cool would it be to see this? Answer: VERY COOL!
This is the play's summary: "Vasili and Fyodor have been hired for a very important project; they just need a little more time -- and vodka -- to complete it."
(Presumably, Lee and Dean would be reading the parts of Vasilij and Fyodor.)
Tickets are free (a $5 donation is suggested) and can be be purchased/reserved HERE. The auditorium where it's taking place seats 285, but I have no idea how popular these readings are and how fast tickets will go. tobyfan, shabby86, miltil, and myself have all reserved tickets, although I think everyone's plans are still up in the air. While the tickets are free, Williamstown is a tiny town in the middle of nowhere northwestern Massachusetts, and a trip there would involve a not-inconsequential monetary commitment for transportation, lodging, etc. But still! It's really, REALLY tempting, with the presence of Tom and Dean making it moreso.
***
In other Lee news, he is making another appearance as Blake Morrow in the next episode of Cinemax's Outcast (the first one I pic-spammed HERE). The WEIRD thing is, the second season of Outcast is currently ONLY airing internationally on Fox. It's not yet being shown in the US, and there is no announced premiere date at the moment. So, I guess check your local listings for date/time if you're outside the US, and if you're in the US stay tuned!
Here is a sneak peak of Lee taken from the Twitter account of Outcast on Fox (@outcastfox). Check out his southern accent!
In this sneak peek at next week’s episode, someone pays Megan a surprise visit. Do you recognize him? #Outcast pic.twitter.com/LMm3BDLRy0
- Outcast on FOX (@outcastfox) May 25, 2017
I like his hat! It makes him look slightly less pychotic!