Cannavale, Ireland, Jones Join WCS’ Scarlet Letter Reading

Bobby Cannavale, Marin Ireland, and Ron Cephas Jones will join previously announced star Marisa Tomei in the July 10-11 readings of Carol Gilligan’s adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, as part of the 2007 Women Center Stage Festival, to take place at the Culture Project SoHo (55 Mercer Street). The readings will be directed by Leigh Silverman.

Among the other highlights of the festival, which began on June 25 and runs through July 17: a new performance piece by Staceyann Chin, who appeared in Broadway’s Def Poetry Jam; Elizabeth Swados’ new theater piece Political Subversities; Tomei and actor David Strathairn in a workshop production of We Got Issues!, a one-night performance featuring Rha Goddess, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, and Queen Godis; and Olivia Wilde reprising her critically acclaimed performance in a reading of Zak Berkman’s play Beauty on the Vine.

For a complete schedule of events, call 212-925-1900 or visit www.cultureproject.org.