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WILLIAM A. and KAREN ACKMAN & EDWARD NORTON CO-CHAIRS FOR THE GALA MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 re is, Signatu , ord Wilson eener, Lanf atherine K ton, and Ty or Edward N Burrell of Burn Th ing night at the open 02. Theatre, 20 erts, C Dallas Rob HONORING John & Amy Griffin Tina Landau Go to signaturetheatre.org/Gala or call the Development Office at 646.388.8155 for more information. 21 FROM THE SIGNATURE ARCHIVES JOIN SIGNATURE AND “There were so many thoughts going through my head when that photo was taken, but the main one was, ‘How did I fool everyone into letting me be in this cast?’ Also, ‘I can’t believe I’m standing here next to Lanford Wilson.’ Also, ‘I’m starving.’ Thanks to some courageous casting by Jim Houghton, and some even better directing, I was lucky enough to be a part of the most meaningful production of my life. I’ll always be grateful to Jim, and to Signature Theatre for bringing me into the family. That’s exactly what many of the people involved in that show still are to me, family.” – TY BURRELL 22