Monday, August 31 @ 7:00PM

Guild Hall

158 Main Street, East Hampton

The Center at West Park presents a staged reading of the screenplay of The Big Chill, by Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek, directed by David Saint. The ensemble will feature Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei (“My Cousin Vinny,” “The Wrestler”), Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick (“The Producers”), Emmy Award-winner Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”), Tony Award-nominee Brian d’Arcy James (“Into the Woods”), Emmy Award-nominee Amy Brenneman (“Judging Amy”), Spencer Garrett (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Ilana Levine (“Tanner ’88”) and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, with additional all-star cast members to be announced in the coming weeks. The reading will be followed by a talkback with the cast and creative team, hosted by CNN’s Dana Bash.

About THE BIG CHILL

The Big Chill is a consequential film released in 1983, featuring a group of idealistic University of Michigan college friends from the 60's, gathering 20 years later, for the funeral of one of their closest friends, Alex, who took his own life. The friends spend the weekend confronting the personal truths, sacrifices and betrayals that have left them disenchanted. Each must contend with unresolved issues they have with Alex, and with one another.

Screenplay used with the permission of Columbia Pictures.