Beloved
actors Frances Sternhagen and John Cunningham donate their talents to
support the HVWC and have fun with the ageless confusion between the sexes.
Most pieces will be from contemporary writers such as Woody Allen, Robert Anderson (I'm Herbert), Romulus Linney (Tennessee), Neil Simon (The Good Doctor), and Oscar Wilde. But since the event is at Washington Irving's home 221 years after his birth, they may also include squabbles between Rip and Dame Van Winkle and other Irving characters.
Cunningham has had leading roles in 18 Broadway shows including the Tony award-winning Titanic. He has performed Shakespeare for three seasons in Stratford, CT, and is a recurring legal presence on TV's Law and Order. Among his 20 films are Mystic Pizza, Dead Poets’ Society, Jackal, and Two Weeks Notice.
Sternhagen's many film credits include Starting Over with Burt Reynolds, Outland with Sean Connery, and Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox. Her TV credits include ER, Cheers, and Sex and the City. She also has a very active career on the stage.
Reservations for all seats are being taken at 914-631-8200, Ext. 618. For other information, contact the HVWC at 914-332-5953.
Admission $20 ($18 for HVWC and Historic Hudson Valley members)
$30 for reserved seat near front $30
seats sold out
* Arrive early for wine & cheese, as well as candlelight tours of
Washington Irving's cottage, 7 to 7:45 pm
Sunnyside is located in Tarrytown, New York, one mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on Route 9 (turn west on West Sunnyside Lane).
The readings at the HVWC are made possible in part by a grant from the Bydale Foundation; the David G. Taft Foundation; and the Thendara Foundation; with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts; and by Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government, corporations and individuals.