Kara Young, Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, and Heléne Yorke To Star In One-Night-Only Reading Benefitting NYCLU

A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein, written by Mathilde Dratwa, will have its New York premier as a one-night-only reading on July 21 at the Judith O. Rubin Theater at Playwrights Horizons. It will star Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, Heléne Yorke, and Kara Young, with direction by Leslye Headland. The reading will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union. 

“We have been enamored with Mathilde’s audacious, surprising, and moving play since we first read it,” producers George Strus and Rachel Sussman said in a joint statement. “We are thrilled to have assembled this stellar cast under Leslye Headland’s leadership to support the unceasing work of the NYCLU at this crucial moment.”

The play is exactly what it sounds like — except in the ways that it isn’t. It is about Mamet, who has, in real life, written a play about Weinstein. It’s about way too many dudes named David. But first and foremost, it’s about three women — each with her own reasons to be pretty angry.

General admission tickets begin at $90 before fees. Select VIP tickets are available at $150, which include access to an exclusive reception with the creatives following the event. A limited number of “$40 under 40” tickets are also available with ID upon entry. The run time is 90 minutes. 

A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein will have its one-night-only reading at the Judith O. Rubin Theater at Playwrights Horizons on July 21. For tickets and more information visit here.