Lahti Cast in Ahmanson’s “Summer and Smoke”

Christine Lahti, star of the film “Housekeeping,” who won a New York Film Critics Award and an Academy Award nomination (best supporting actress) for “Swing Shift,” will play the pivotal role of Miss Alma opposite Christopher Reeve in Tennessee Williams’ “Summer and Smoke” at the Ahmanson Theatre, Feb. 18 to April 10.

Lahti’s Broadway credits include Steve Tesich’s “Division Street,” “Present Laughter” with George C. Scott and “The Country Girl” with Hal Holbrook. The actress also won a Theater World award for her performance in Mamet’s “The Woods” and an Obie last year for her role in a revival of Jules Feiffer’s “Little Murders.”