The Villagers New Playwrights Series 2005 is pleased to present THE ST. ANDREWS STORY by Tariq Hamami of Howell, NJ. THE ST. ANDREWS STORY is a full-length drama about a man reared by his mother in isolation, exposed to the outside world only through literary fiction. After his mother dies, the young man comes to NYC to live. Can such an innocent man even survive in the big city, let alone make a difference? The play explores themes of love and goodness, loss and redemption.

Mindy Gollin directs this staged reading with the following cast:
Young Pure/Narrator - Jake Shatsky
Mother - Carole Mancini
Pure - Patrick Lithgow
Rebecca - Jaime Kimberlin
Lenore - Lori Dahlberg
Lucida - Robin Shatsky
Narrator/Thug #2/Police Officer - David Eppley
Mr. Drewsdale/Thug #3 - Howard Fischer
Sir/Thug #1/Police Officer #2 - Lee Benson

Please join us at The Villagers Theatre, 415 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08875 at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7. The performance is FREE, and the audience is invited to remain after the reading to talk with the playwright. No reservations are required. Visit the Villagers website at www.villagerstheatre.com for directions to the theatre.