Dukakis will appear Oct. 10, with Simpatico taking the stage Oct. 17 and Lozano appearing Oct. 18.

The regular cast of Verbatim Verboten will include Dan Patrick Brady, Cecily Benjamin, Kelly Ann Burns, Loren Dunn, Anne Fizzard, Richard Kent Green, Mike Smith Rivera, Amanda Sayle and Tracy Shar. Jonathan Pereira will host and direct.

Dukakis, an Academy Award winner for "Moonstruck," has also received an Obie Award for The Marriage of Bette and Boo and appeared on Broadway in Rose, Social Security, Who's Who in Hell, Abraham Cochrane and The Aspern Papers. She will appear in this winter's Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Tennesee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore.

WorkShop Theater Company, which specializes in developing new plays through readings, workshops and full stagings of plays and musicals, is celebrating its 17th season.

WorkShop Theater Company is located at 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor. Tickets for the Verbatim Verboten show featuring Olympia Dukakis are $25; tickets to the other two shows are $15. A portion of the price for all three shows is tax-deductible. To order, (866) 811-4111 or visit www.workshoptheater.org Workshop Theater.