What is Food for Thought?

 

Food for Thought is a weekly series of one-act plays by award-winning writers performed by an alternating repertory of Broadway stars. The series was created by writer Susan Charlotte in order to provide a home for the oft neglected short form.

 

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Food for Thought performances take place at

The Paley Center for Media (25 West 52nd Street)

 

For information and to order tickets, please call us at (646) 366-9340.

 

 

Our Current Season…

 

Thursday, January 21 marks the beginning of our twenty-first season!

 

Click here to see a list of actors who will be performing with Food for Thought this season!

 

RESERVE RIGHT AWAY

 

If you have tickets available DO NOT WAIT TO RESERVE.  Shows are filling up.  If you need extra tickets or wish to purchase a new subscription please call the office:  646-366-9340. 

  

 

For a complete schedule of our SPRING 2010 season, click here.

 

Please check back as we are constantly updating the cast list*:

 

For audiences that enjoy plays that are filled with irony and writing that mixes comedy with drama, the following one-acts fit the bill and make for a fabulous afternoon of theatre. 

 

Tuesday, March 16

Pop by Michael Cristofer

 (author of Pulitzer-prize winning play, The Shadow Box and the film, Witches of Eastwick)

with Judd Hirsch

 

"Pop" by Michael Cristofer is a beautifully written one-act play that deals with a father and son relationship. 

 

The language is simple and understated, the relationship is complex and filled with a lifetime of miscommunications and longings.  What is said tells only a small part of the picture, what is not said speaks volumes.  Written by writer ("Shadowbox,"  winner of the Pulitzer Prize and "Witches of Eastwick"), director and actor (currently in Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge") Michael Cristofer, "Pop" is for everyone who has ever had a father!   

 

 

 

Last update: March 9, 2010.

*Casts and plays are subject to change.

 

You will also see plays by:

 

Susan Charlotte

Michael Cristofer

Horton Foote

Arthur Miller

Mark O’Donnell

Dorothy Parker

 

Harold Pinter

Peter Schaeffer

Neil Simon

August Strindberg

Thornton Wilder

Tennessee Williams

 

 

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SPECIAL OFFER FROM THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA:

Jim Dale: Still Carrying On

 

 

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

6:30 pm ET

25 West 52 Street, NYC

 

Broadway, film, and television star Jim Dale—who won a Tony Award for his charismatic portrayal of the title role in the 1980 Cy Coleman musical Barnum—is bringing a special preview performance of his new one-man show to the Paley Center. This ninety-minute presentation, filled with music and recollections, will trace the versatile actor’s unique career—which began when Dale headlined in the music halls of Great Britain and subsequently starred in twelve of the popular Carry On films. In addition to his many acting appearances on and Off Broadway, Dale recently gained a whole new generation of fans as the voice of the Harry Potter audiobooks and the narrator of the ABC series Pushing Daisies.

 

Food for Thought Subscribers can purchase tickets at the Paley Center Members price.

Call 212.621.6600 for more information

 

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We rely on your generous support to keep Food for Thought running. Please click here for information on how you can become a Food for Thought supporter. You can visit a list of current supporters here.

 

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About Cause Célèbre, Our Sister Company

 

Cause Célèbre, a new theatre company, premiered on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at The Players and was a great success. Created by Food For Thought’s Founding Artistic Director, Susan Charlotte, Cause Célèbre is devoted to fostering an enhanced understanding of psychological, physical and social issues.  Each month plays related to a particular cause will be presented by our finest actors.  Proceeds will go to a foundation connected to the cause.

 

 Click the purple box below to visit the Cause Célèbre website:

 

                                                 

 

Arthur Miller, Elaine Stritch and Bob Dishy at a reading of Arthur Miller’s

“I Can’t Remember Anything” 

 

 

 

Left to right: Kit Flanagan, Lisa Bostnar, Tony Roberts, Miriam Silverman, Joyce Carol Oates, Steve Martin and Susan Charlotte at a reading of Ms. Oates’ play “Grandpa Clemens and Angelfish 1906”

 

 

Susan Charlotte and Liza Minnelli at a Food For Thought event

 

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