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Peter Dinklage, Ethan Hawke, Martha Plimpton, et al. Set for Shepard and Music Event

Martha Plimpton
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Martha Plimpton
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Peter Dinklage, Halley Wegryn Gross, Ethan Hawke, Marin Ireland, and Martha Plimpton will participate in Shepard and Music: A Conversation and Readings, to be offered at 7pm on Sunday, February 7 at Theatre Row as part of the Dark Nights at The New Group series.

Hawke will lead the artists in this event, which will feature readings of excerpts from Sam Shepard’s work and a discussion about the use of music in his plays. Latham and Shelby Gaines will provide musical accompaniment.

The event is being held in conjunction with the company’s production of Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind, currently running at Theatre Row. Hawke has directed the revival, which features Ireland, along with Keith Carradine, Josh Hamilton, Laurie Metcalf, Alessandro Nivola, Maggie Siff, Frank Whaley, and Karen Young.

For further information, visit www.thenewgroup.org.