▁long , ▁ill ust ri ous ▁list ▁of ▁actors ▁who ▁performed ▁early ▁in ▁their ▁care ers ▁at ▁the ▁E LT ▁includes ▁Jason ▁Rob ards , ▁Jean ▁St ap leton , ▁James ▁Earl ▁Jones , ▁Sid ney ▁Po it ier , ▁Rod ▁Ste iger , ▁Martin ▁B als am , ▁John ▁C az ale , ▁D anny ▁De V ito , ▁Lee ▁Grant , ▁Richard ▁K iley ▁and ▁Tony ▁Rand all . ▁▁ ▁New ▁York ▁play w right ▁and ▁director ▁Johnny ▁C ul ver ▁res ur rect ed ▁the ▁name ▁and ▁ide als ▁of ▁E LT ▁and ▁currently ▁provides ▁new ▁play w right s ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁present ▁their ▁works ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁library ▁performance ▁spaces , ▁in ▁a ▁cas ual ▁play ▁festival ▁format , ▁at ▁no ▁cost ▁to ▁anyone . ▁Many ▁up ▁and ▁coming ▁New ▁York ▁actors ▁have ▁performed ▁with ▁E LT . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁E LT ▁produced ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁David ▁G arr ick ' s ▁Catherine ▁and ▁Pet ru chio , ▁a ▁rarely ▁performed ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁presentation ▁of ▁short ▁plays ▁by ▁John ▁L add , ▁and ▁K K ▁Gordon , ▁at ▁the ▁NY PL ▁George ▁Bruce ▁Theater . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁they ▁presented ▁a ▁reading ▁of ▁short ▁plays ▁by ▁writers ▁from ▁the ▁Prov inc et own ▁Play house ▁and ▁other ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁NY C ▁writers , ▁including ▁O