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Grab a coffee with Molly Bernard ("Younger," "Chicago Med"), and legendary theater director and SITI Company Founding Artistic Director Anne Bogart in New York City. Don't miss this opportunity for you and a guest to meet television, film and theater star, Molly Bernard!
MOLLY BERNARD:
An actress across film, television and theater, Molly Bernard is most recognizable for her role as feisty publicist Lauren Heller on TV Land's "Younger." The comedy series, created by Darren Star, is currently shooting it's fifth season, which returns for Season five this summer. Best friend to Kelsey Peters (Hilary Duff), and by extension, Liza Miller (Sutton Foster), Lauren always manages to spice up any situation with her corky comments and eccentric personality.
Bernard also co-stars as the flashback version of Shelly Pfefferman (Judith Light) in the Emmy-winning Amazon series "Transparent." Last fall, Bernard co-starred alongside Tom Hanks in the film Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood. She also made her off-Broadway debut in the Soho Rep's Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again with critical acclaim. Bernard's diverse film credits include Pay it Forward, directed by Mimi Leder, and The Intern, directed by Nancy Meyers.
On television, Bernard co-starred opposite John Goodman in Amazon's comedy series "Alpha House" appeared in HBO's "High Maintenance," and just wrapped a role on NBC's "Blindspot." Bernard received her Bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and her MFA from the prestigious Yale School of Drama. She has also studied at the Moscow Art Theater and trained extensively and performed with SITI Company.
In 2014, Bernard received the Leonore Annenberg Performing Arts Fellowship from the Lincoln Center Theater. Bernard credits her love of acting from her grandfather, Joseph Bernard, whom she began studying with at the age of six.
ANNE BOGART:
Anne Bogart is one of the three Co-Artistic Director of SITI Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. She is a Professor at Columbia University where she runs the Graduate Directing Program. Works with SITI include The Bacchae, the theater is a blank page, Persians, Steel Hammer, A Rite, Café Variations, Trojan Women, American Document, Antigone, Under Construction, Freshwater, Who Do You Think You Are, Radio Macbeth, Hotel Cassiopeia, Death and the Ploughman, La Dispute, Score, bobrauschenbergamerica, Room, War of the Worlds, Cabin Pressure, War of the Worlds: The Radio Play, Alice?s Adventures, Culture of Desire, Bob, Going, Going, Gone, Small Lives/Big Dreams, The Medium, Noel Coward?s Hay Fever and Private Lives, August Strindberg?s Miss Julie, and Charles Mee?s Orestes. She is the author of five books: A Director Prepares, The Viewpoints Book, And Then, You Act, Conversations with Anne, and What?s the Story.
Item Special Note
Based on a mutually agreeable date between Molly Bernard, Anne Bogart and the auction winner. Valid for winner and one (1) guest only. A SITI Company representative may be present to facilitate the meeting. Coffee meeting will take place at a venue in New York City to be determined at a later date, at a maximum of 1-hour. One coffee per person will be covered by SITI Company.
In order prevent credit card fraud, if the winning bid exceeds $1,000, SITI Company may require a signed credit card authorization form, a photocopy of the purchasing credit card (all but the last 4 digits may be blacked out), and proof of identity (state-issued photo ID ? private ID numbers may be blacked out), OR payment via check or money order before arranging the prize package for the winner.
Photo Credits: David Noles (Molly Bernard), Craig Schwartz (Anne Bogart), TV Land