Scheduled theater highlights of the Festival include a staged reading of Elektra starring Tomei, Kathleen Chalfant, David Strathairn, Laila Robbins, and Heather Tom; an evening exploring the power of documentary theater, including a presentation of Victoria Brittain and Gillian Slova's Guantanamo and a panel discussion hosted by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen (The Exonerated); and The Thalia Follies, an evening of political satire with original sketches by E.L. Doctorow, Roy Blount, Calvin Trillin, and Mary Gordon.

The full schedule of festival events may be found at the website www.nyamerica.org.