On Monday, May 13, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will honor Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Ming Cho Lee with a Gala Evening at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City.

The Gala co-chairs are playwright Lydia R. Diamond and interior designer Jasmine M. Keller. The Gala honorary chairs are Anne Kaufman, Obie award-winning director; Nelle Nugent, Broadway producer; Judith O. Rubin, chairman of the board of Playwrights Horizons; and Liz Smith, columnist and “The Grand Dame of Dish”.

This year’s gala will pay special tribute to TCG’s more than 30-year history as the country’s leading independent trade publisher of dramatic literature. In addition, the evening will feature performances from TCG Member Theatres around the nation while honoring individuals who have made a notable impact in the world of theatre.
Playwrights attending include: Jon Robin Baitz, Eric Bogosian, Thomas Bradshaw, Ping Chong, Nilo Cruz, Will Eno, Jessica Hagedorn, Amy Herzog, Danny Hoch, Tina Howe, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Samuel D. Hunter, Eduardo Machado, Ellen McLaughlin, Marsha Norman, Lynn Nottage, Robert O’Hara, John O’Neal, Adam Rapp, José Rivera, Sarah Ruhl, Carl Hancock Rux, Alfred Uhry and Michael Weller.

For more information about the Gala go to: http://www.tcg.org/events/gala/