Frances McDormand at N.Y. Public Library

Ever wondered how she perfected that North Dakota accent in "Fargo"? The Oscar and Tony winner will discuss her career in an April 23 interview with playwright Sarah Ruhl ("In the Next Room or the vibrator play") as part of the League of Professional Theatre Women's Edith Meiser Oral History Project. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza at 65th St., NYC. 6 p.m. Free. (888) 297-3117 or www.theatrewomen.org.