Script in Hand Reading at Playhouse Tonight

The cast takes a break during rehearsal for tonight’s Script in Hand reading of “I Hate Hamlet,” at Westport Country Playhouse at 7 p.m. The comedy conjures the ghost of actor John Barrymore played by four-time Tony Award-winner Boyd Gaines. Written by Paul Rudnick, the reading is directed by Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the popular play reading series. Tickets are $20 each. Pictured: (front, l-r) Matthew Amendt, Mary Beth Peil, Kathleen McNenny, Boyd Gaines, Allison Altman, and Mark Shanahan; (rear) Anne Keefe and Stephen Emerick, stage directions. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com