Join acclaimed actor Stephen Collins, who has performed previously at the Library to the delight of audiences in the the roles of Herman Melville and Walt Whitman, as he presents  The Play.

The thirties through the fifties represent a great period of American Theatrical History. The influence of and reaction to the Great Depression is evident in the work of William Saroyan. The forties saw the talent of three great playwrights emerge who dominated the theater, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Eugene O’Neil.

Collins performs monologues from these and other playwrights and may even sing a Cole Porter and George Gershwin tune to round off the event.