(openPR) - New York, NY, (June 28, 2011)- Carrie Preston (HBO's “True Blood”) is directing a benefit reading of OUR DAVID by Ian Mairs, starring Denis O'Hare (HBO's “True Blood”) and Broadway veteran Sloane Shelton for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, Home of the Harvey Milk High School. The show will be presented at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2011, at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, located on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) in Midtown Manhattan.

Curtain is at 8:00 p.m. and running time is 70 minutes. The suggested donation for this event is $20 per person. For tickets and more information, please visit hmi.org/OURDAVID. Seating is limited.

For information and media inquiries on Carrie Preston please contact Mona Loring of MLC PR at contact@monaloring.com or 323-462-8080.

For further information on the event, contact Special Events Manager Cory Crayn at 212-674-2400 ext. 234 or ccrayn@hmi.org and for information regarding The Hetrick-Martin Institute, please contact PR/Communications Manager Max Jones at 212-674-2400 ext. 278 or mjones@hmi.org.

About the OUR DAVID

Set in small-town America, OUR DAVID follows uneasy neighbors Velma and Clyde. Velma is a widowed grandmother and longtime resident. Clyde recently moved to town from New York City, looking for solitude after losing his lover and most of his friends to AIDS. The two widows quickly learn to distrust one another, and express it in a series of tragic and hilarious alternating monologues. That is until a tacky statue of Michelangelo's David surprisingly brings them together.

About Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston stars in the dark comedy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominated HBO series “True Blood.” However, Preston’s breakout role as “Miranda” on the Broadway production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” led to roles in major television series such as “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” along with acclaimed 2008 films such as Woody Allen’s VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, the Oscar nominated TRANSAMERICA, the Daisy 3 Pictures’ (her production company) film READY? OK!, and the acclaimed South by Southwest Audience Award-winning film for “Best Feature Film” and Grand Jury Award for “Best Ensemble Cast,” THAT EVENING SUN. Always up for the next challenge, she stars in BAG OF HAMMERS due out in August and she directed and produced her upcoming film THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID starring Anne Heche and Alia Shawkat.

About The Hetrick-Martin Institute

The Hetrick-Martin Institute, Home of the Harvey Milk High School, believes all young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

Founded in 1979, The Hetrick-Martin Institute creates this environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth between the ages of 12 and 24 and their families. Through a comprehensive package of direct services and referrals, Hetrick-Martin seeks to foster healthy youth development. Hetrick-Martin’s staff promotes excellence in the delivery of youth services and uses its expertise to create innovative programs that other organizations may use as models.

For more information visit hmi.org, follow along on twitter.com/HetrickMartin or become a fan on Facebook.

*The staged reading is being produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.

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