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Casting Announced for Pride Plays Readings Festival, Including Mario Cantone and More

The readings will take place June 20-24.

Mario Cantone will take part in Pride Plays.
Mario Cantone will take part in Pride Plays.
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Casting has been announced for the upcoming Pride Plays readings festival June 20-24, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Doug Nevin and Michael Urie produce in partnership with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Nick Mayo serves as festival director.

The readings will feature Maybe Burke, Mario Cantone, Robin De Jesús, John Glover, Penny Fuller, Judy Gold, Lou Liberatore, Beth Malone, Michael Hsu Rosen, Dale Soules, Nilaja Sun, Jason Tam, Taylor Trensch, Michael Urie, Ashleigh Atkinson, Jess Barbagallo, Gabrielle Beans, Ro Boddie, Zachary Booth, Patrick Breen, Sebastian Chacon, Adam Chanler-Berat​, Anton Floyd,​ ​ Christopher Hanke, Chinai J. Hardy, Rebecca Henderson, Robert Jimenez, Esco Jouley​, Nike Kadri, Lori Laing, Nancy Lemenager​, Kelly McAndrew, Melissa Mickens, Marissa Neitling,​ ​ Ryan Ortega, Coral Pena, Lori Prince, Kate Rigg, Sushma Saha, Preston Sadleir, Zo Sakamoto,​ Ray Santiago, Jon Norman Schneider, Will Seefried, Theo Stockman, Liam Torres, Allen K Washington, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Nick Westrate.

Directors include Satya Bhabha, Èamon Boylan, Stephen Brackett, Dominic Colón, Ron Canada, Nic Cory, Will Davis, Kareem Fahmy, Rebecca Guy, Miranda Haymon, Sheryl Kaller, Moises Kaufman, Seonjae Kim, Kevin Newbury, Logan Reed, Danya Taymor, Mei Ann Teo, and Jenna Worsham.