Join us tonight for a truly mesmerizing one-woman show! Libby Skala plays both herself and her indomitable grandmother as she tells the true tale of the life's journey of a remarkable woman and the connection between two kindred spirits. Over the course of the evening, Libby enacts the story of the Viennese-born actress who became the first female architect in Austria, a stage star in Max Reinhardt's theater, and finally a Hitler refugee who leaped from the obscurity of a New York zipper factory to a career on Broadway, television, and film, culminating in an Academy Award nomination for her role as Mother Superior in the 1963 classic Lilies of the Field, opposite Sidney Poitier.

An actress and writer, Libby was guided by her grandmother Lilia through the perilous waters of Broadway and Hollywood. She has performed her solo plays across North America and in Europe to critical acclaim (she's both "marvelous" and "cloaked in magic," according to the New York Times). LiLiA! was selected as "Best Show" by CJUM Radio at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and Libby's second show, A Time to Dance, won her the "Best Solo Performer" award at the London Fringe Festival in 2007.

Tonight's proceeds will go toward production costs for Libby's festival performances of A Time to Dance at Piccolo Spoleto and FringeNYC. To make a tax-deductible donation, please go to www.ArtisticNewDirections.org and note Libby Skala.