"Three Cups Of Tea" Gala May 18, 2010

May 18, 2010.
The Times Center, 242 West 41st Street, Manhattan.
Cocktails/Dinner/Live Auction at 6:00 pm.
Gala Event honoring Greg Mortenson 8:00 pm.
Benefit tickets begin at $125.
Info: (212) 594-4482.

The Literature to Life® program of The American Place Theatre will honor Greg Mortenson, the author and humanitarian, with its 2010 Literature to Life Award and a live performance of an excerpt of Mortenson's book, "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time," at a gala May 18 at The Time Center, 242 West 41st Street. The event will benefit the American Place Theatre's arts and literacy outreach in schools across America. Mortenson will address the gala and see his NY Times bestseller performed for the first time.

A verbatim theatrical adaptation of the book has been directed by Wynn Handman for Literature to Life®. It will debut at the Gala, performed by Curtis Nielsen. This one man theater presentation, named "Three Cups of Tea" (after the book), is specifically designed for use in schools by exposing students to Mortenson's story, providing an inspiring first-person presence and developing understanding for Mortenson's work in discussions before and after the performance. It will also promote Mortenson's program, "Pennies for Peace," into more schools than it could have reached otherwise.