Sometimes humorous and often sinister, Butcher’s Cabin tells the story of an elderly man set free from prison, having served most of his life for the murders of his wife and father. With little time left, he must face his personal demons and come to terms with the scandal that cost him everything he held dear.

The reading will be on Saturday, January 14, beginning at 7:30 pm.

The title role of Amos Butcher will be portrayed by Keir Dullea, best known for his role as Commander Dave Bowman in Stanley Kubrick’s epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mr Dullea has starred in 24 motion pictures, winning a Golden Globe Award for his role as the emotionally disturbed young protagonist in Frank Perry’s David & Lisa. His films also include Robert DeNiro’s The Good Shepherd as Angelina Jolie’s father, Accidental Husband opposite Uma Thurman, Otto Preminger’s Bunny Lake is Missing with Laurence Olivier, and The Fox, an adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence novella, with Sandy Dennis. He revisited his role as Commander Dave Bowman in 2010, an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s novel, which also starred Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, and Helen Mirren.

Recent television credits include episodes for all three Law and Order progams, Ed, Castle, ABC-TV’s Audrey Hepburn (as Hepburn’s father), and Hallmark Hall of Fame’s Songs in Ordinary Time with Sissy Spacek and Beau Bridges.

On stage he starred in the acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of I Never Sang for My Father.  He recently created the role of Brooksie, the librarian, in the world premiere stage production of The Shawshank Redemption. He made his Broadway debut in Ira Levin’s Dr Cook’s Garden, following with the role of the blind young man in Butterflies Are Free,and continuing with performances in the Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, P.S., Your Cat is Dead and Doubles.

He has performed in London’s West End, opposite Lee Remick in the British premiere of Bus Stop; off-Broadway productions of The Exonerated, Mary Rose, and The Other Side of Paradise; with Elizabeth Ashley in the Shakespeare Theatre production of The Little Foxes in Washington, D.C., with Richard Chamberlain in the Berkshire Theatre Festival production of Still Born Lover, and a four month tour in Ireland of Death Trap. This past summer, he filmed Isn’t It Delicious in Connecticut, also starring Kathleen Chalfant and Alice Ripley.

Kent R. Brown’s works have been produced in Canada, Belgium, The Netherlands, Australia and the US. American venues include People’s Light and Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Greenbrier Valley Theater, Orlando Repertory, BoarsHead Theatre, West Coast Ensemble and Boston Theatre Works. Titles include Valentines and Killer Chili, Two Beers and a Hook Shot, Larry’s Favorite Chocolate Cake, Designer Genes, Playtime, The Seduction of Chaos, Reduced For a Quick Sale, and the award-winning In The Middle of Nowhere, the latter of which was presented in March by The Stray Kats Theatre Company and featuring Mr Dullea with his wife, the actress Mia Dillon.

Building an audience and recognition in the community before venturing into fully mounted productions, Stray Kats Theatre Company currently offers staged readings of contemporary classics and new works with professional casts. Each evening includes a talk-back with the company, and coffee and dessert by Andrea’s Pastry Shop of Newtown.

Tickets are $25 per show when purchased in advance, or $30 at the door. As a special incentive, Stray Kats is offering for a limited time a $25 discount on the remaining five plays of this season ($100 for the remaining five plays).

Tickets are available at StrayKatsTheatreCompany.org or by calling 203-514-2221.

For further information, contact Stray Kats Artistic Director Kate Katcher at 203-514-2221 or info@straykatstheatrecompany.org.