'Great Authors Out Loud Series' offers staged readings of plays written by four of the world's greatest playwrights whose mastery of language transcend their time and place to speak to us about what it means to be human.

Audiences can expect a lot more than just a staged reading, says Randall Duk Kim. As Kim recently told Broadway World author Gregory Allen:

“We want the audience to spend a few hours getting to know these masters and the wonder of their work. They are some of the brightest lights in our cultural and intellectual heritage. They have served as guides in my own personal development besides providing me with joy, excitement, comfort, wonder, curiosity, and life-long challenge. We will endeavor to give the audience a clear and honest rendering of these plays in a relaxed atmosphere, hoping they will be surprised, stimulated, and well entertained.”

After leading the Centenary Stage Company 2012 Summer Masters Class, Kim returns to Centenary Stage Company for the Great Authors Reading Series, which he and Occhiogrosso will direct, and which will feature four free presentations of the classics through the 2012-13 season. In addition to Tartuffe, upcoming plays will include Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice as well as an afternoon of Chekhov’s one act plays.

When:	Sundays at 3pm	Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso in the SITNIK Theater of Centenary Stage
Where:	The Centenary Theatre   (aka 'The Little Theatre')
Tickets:	FREE Events
Play Readings:	Sept. 16, 2012 Tartuffe or The Hypocrite By Moliere   Oct. 18, 2012 An Enemy of the People By Henrick Ibsen   Mar. 17, 2013 Three Great Comic One Acts: The Bear The Proposal and Swan Song By Anton Chekhov   May 5, 2013 A Shakespearean Sampler: A Celebration of the Artistry of William Shakespeare

Randall Duk Kim - winner of the OBIE Award for    Sustained Excellence

Randall Duk Kim, Carl Wallnau (CSC Artistic Director),    and Anne Occhiogrosso, prepare for the “Great    Authors Series” at Centenary Stage Company (CSC)    this fall

 
Randall Duk Kim
Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso, together with Charles Bright, founded the classical American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin in 1981, where they worked together for 35 years. Winner of the OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence, Randall Duk Kim began his early career with the legendary Joe Papp and the New York Public Theatre’s Shakespeare Festival, and continued to perform leading roles of the classics at some of America’s finest regional theatres.

He has been seen on Broadway in Flower Drum Song, Golden Child and The King and I, but perhaps is most recognized as The Keymaker in the film “Matrix Reloaded”, and the voice of Oogway in the DreamWorks’ animated film “Kung Fu Panda”.

Anne Occhiogrosso
Director Anne Occhiogrosso has received national recognition for her work with the American Players Theatre. She is an acclaimed director, dramaturge, acting coach and actor, whose primary focus has been classical theatre with a special emphasis on the works of William Shakespeare.

While at American Players Theatre, she directed numerous Shakespearean productions, including Hamlet, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merchant of Venice, as well as other classics, including Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters, Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, Chekhov’s The Bear, The Wedding and Swan Song. She has also taught acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and the New York Shakespeare Festival and currently works with Classical Productions, Inc. where she coaches individuals in audition preparation, character development and script analysis for film, television and theater.