Gay Pride Theater Special :: Jeffrey Donovan in 'Burn This'

Stage and television star Jeffrey Donovan appears on Saturday in a reading of Lanford Wilson's "Burn This" at the Calderwood Pavilion in conjunction with Boston Gay Pride.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's third and final installment of its American Voices script-in-hand series will feature stage and screen stars Jeffrey Donovan and Kerry O'Malley along with Boston actors De'Long Grant and Conner Christiansen in a reading of the late Lanford Wilson's play, "Burn This", a searing love story of two fractured people brought together by tragic loss who discover the possibility of love and vulnerability.

Wilson, a prolific gay playwright, is best know for such works as "Talley's Folly," "Balm in Gilead," "Fifth of July," and "The Hot l Baltimore."

The performance will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 8:00pm at the Boston Center of the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA.

There will be a Wine and Cheese reception with the cast and director immediately following the reading.

A limited number of reception tickets are available for $20 and can be purchased at commshakes.org or by calling 617.426.0863. Orders received by 6/10 will have a reserved seat at the reading as well as admittance to the reception. Attending just the reading is free and does not require a reservation, however seating is limited.

About Commonwealth Shakespeare:

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, best known for its annual free performances on Boston Common, is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 dedicated to bringing the works of William Shakespeare in vital and contemporary productions to the people of Boston. In addition to the annual Boston Common production, the company offers a summer "Tour of the Parks," with a Shakespeare-inspired program designed for families as well as other Shakespeare-related programming throughout the year. Previous productions include "Othello," "The Comedy of Errors," "As You Like It," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Taming of the Shrew," "Hamlet," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Macbeth," "Henry V," "Twelfth Night," "The Tempest," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Julius Caesar." For more information, visit www.commshakes.org.

CSC is proud to acknowledge Comcast, Ovation TV and the Boston Globe as the Media Sponsors of the 2011 summer season.