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F. Murray Abraham et al. Set for Wilma Theater’s Free Reading Series

F. Murray Abraham
(© Joseph MArzullo/Retna)
F. Murray Abraham
(© Joseph MArzullo/Retna)

Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham is set to participate in the Wilma Theater’s free January reading series, Season Teasers.

The series will open on January 5 at 7:30 pm with a surprise piece to be directed by Blanka Zizka, and feature Miriam Hyman, Ben Lloyd, Ross Manson, Mary McCool, Sarah Sanford, Luigi Sottile, and Juliana Zinkel. Abraham will star in the reading of Vaclav Havel’s Leaving, with Jiri Zizka at the helm, January 12 at 7:30 pm. Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s BOOM will follow with Walter Bilderback at the helm, January 19 at 7:30 pm, and the series will close on January 26 at 8:00 pm with Language Rooms, Yussef ElGuindi’s play that will also be directed by Bliderback.

Abraham won an Academy Award for Amadeus, and his Broadway credits include Mauritius, Triumph of Love, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, and Angels in America: Perestroika.

For more information, call 215) 546-7824 or visit wilmatheater.org.