The reading will be held Dec. 17 and is not open to the public. The Goree Girls has book and lyrics by Michael Bradley and music by Artie Sievers.
Directed by Monroe, with musical direction by Ryan McCurdy, the show is, according to production notes, "inspired by a true story about a group of women at the Goree State Farm, an all-women鈥檚 penitentiary [in Depression-era Texas], who form a band and become an overnight sensation through a prison-based radio program. In their newfound fame, they dream of being pardoned and set free. A story of hope and redemption, The Goree Girls is meets 'Orange is the New Black' with a country twang."
Cerveris, who is currently continuing to give his Tony Award-winning performance as Bruce in Broadway's , will appear opposite (Bridges of Madison County), Sydney Blaxill (The Nomad), Theresa Burns, (Beautiful), (), (FOUND), Haley Jones, (Bare), Stephen Lyons, Bonnie Milligan (), (Fun Home), Jacqueline Petroccia (Always鈥�.Patsy Cline), Becca Ballenger (Masterworks' A Midsummer Nights' Dream), Brittane Rowe and (Once).
