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Monday, July 4, 2016

ACTORS SHAKESPEARE COMPANY CELEBRATES ALEXANDER HAMILTON IN STAGED READING

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At Liberty Hall: Staged Reading
WHEN: July 8, 2016, 8 PM
WHERE:
Snyder Academy, 42 Broad Street, Elizabeth

The Actors Equity professional Actors Shakespeare Company, in residence at the historic Snyder Academy in Elizabeth, New Jersey will participate in Elizabeth's "Celebrate Hamilton" festival by offering a free staged reading of AT LIBERTY HALL, by New Jersey playwright James Christy.

In AT LIBERTY HALL, the lives of contemporary high schooler Cristian Rosario and future founding father Alexander Hamilton intertwine across 350 years.  Through a letter-writing friendship, they each begin their paths toward adulthood.

Directed by Jennifer America, the cast  includes: Justin Cimino, Michael Hajek*, Lily Johns, Mike Newman, Reynaldo Piniella*, and Bryan Rodriguez.

Other festivities scheduled that day will include: historian Michael E. Newton, author of ALEXANDER HAMILTON: THE FORMATIVE YEARS and actor/singer Jon Rua (Broadway's HAMILTON).

For further information, visit CelebrateHAMILTON 2016 or ASC's website.