A late night of short sexy plays sounds like fun!
All's Well Theatre is looking for plays that are sexy, funny, witty for our late night festival.
There is no submission fee.
Plays need to be 10 minutes or less.
8 plays will be selected for production in late September.
DEADLINE for submission: August 1st 2010.
Please have your name, email, phone number, short bio and play attached in a single pdf or doc file. Email submissions only. Submit to: Hollie@allswelltheatre.com
Due to our limited staff and funding we are unable to offer feedback on submissions. Only those plays selected will be notified. Thank you and we look forward to reading your submission.
It's a one or two night event. The exact location is TBA, but it will be in a theatre of 60 seats or more in Manhattan.
We are a nonprofit theatre just starting out and are doing small events to
1. Raise funds
2. Get to know artists and build working relationships.
3. Allow our audience to do the same.
We will provide the play with a director. The director will cast it. We can provide one rehearsal in the space.
Or the writer may suggest a director. We'd ask to meet the director they have in mind, because we are trying to create a show and atmosphere of unity, and we want every play to be as strong as the one before and after it.
We really want a night of strong theatre!
There are no rules or regulations. We do hope the writers, directors, and actors invite (lots of) their people.
This is to be an enjoyable experience for artists, us and the audience.
Low maintenance.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
THE LOVE FESTIVAL (SHORT PLAYS)
THE LOVE FESTIVAL
A festival of short plays
NOV 4 - 13, 2010
The festival, at the upper East Side Jan Hus Theater is being organized by Acting Works NYC, which describes itself as an "incubator."
Basically, the Love Festival considers itself a "presenter" not a "producer", which means the person submitting a script is responsible for putting the play up, and for promoting it.
Here's some more information:
THE LOVE FEST: ONE ACT FESTIVAL 2010
ActingworksNYC is seeking submisiions for the Love Fest: A One-Act Festival, to be presented at the legendary Jan Hus Theatre NYC: 120 seat proscenium stage theatre.
SEEKING: One-Act plays 30 minutes or less with a theme of LOVE (any form). Plays must be postmarked by August 29, 2010 along with a cover letter explaining why you and your play should be chosen, a brief bio and all contact info, including e-mail address.
No limit of Play Submissions per playwright.
Plays may have been produced or published before.
Must have simple light, sound and set requirements.
Theater is a shared space, must be prepared to take your props, set pieces and costumes away with you after each performance.
You will have access to rep plot, CD and I-Pod.
Plays should be neatly bound or stapled on the left-hand corner with numbered pages (no loose pgs. & binders please.)
If chosen, your play will be given a minimum of 6 performances:
Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 04 - Nov 13 & one tech rehearsal prior
There is no participation fee.
We will be providing Production/Lighting/Sound Technician for all 6 shows, however the nominal cost of this service will be divided amongst the chosen playwrights.
PLEASE NOTE: ActingworksNYC is presenting your show. Producing your show; i.e. all publicity...is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. For more information, please visit www.thelovefest.info.
LINKS WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION:
SUBMISSION RULES
http://www.thelovefest.info/love%20fest/Contest%20Details.html
ACTING WORKS NYC
http://www.actingworksnyc.com/ACTINGWORKS_NYC/Home.html
ABOUT THE JAN HUS THEATER:
http://ourtownny.com/2010/04/28/second-chance-for-star-studded-theater/#more-6541
A festival of short plays
NOV 4 - 13, 2010
The festival, at the upper East Side Jan Hus Theater is being organized by Acting Works NYC, which describes itself as an "incubator."
Basically, the Love Festival considers itself a "presenter" not a "producer", which means the person submitting a script is responsible for putting the play up, and for promoting it.
Here's some more information:
THE LOVE FEST: ONE ACT FESTIVAL 2010
ActingworksNYC is seeking submisiions for the Love Fest: A One-Act Festival, to be presented at the legendary Jan Hus Theatre NYC: 120 seat proscenium stage theatre.
SEEKING: One-Act plays 30 minutes or less with a theme of LOVE (any form). Plays must be postmarked by August 29, 2010 along with a cover letter explaining why you and your play should be chosen, a brief bio and all contact info, including e-mail address.
No limit of Play Submissions per playwright.
Plays may have been produced or published before.
Must have simple light, sound and set requirements.
Theater is a shared space, must be prepared to take your props, set pieces and costumes away with you after each performance.
You will have access to rep plot, CD and I-Pod.
Plays should be neatly bound or stapled on the left-hand corner with numbered pages (no loose pgs. & binders please.)
If chosen, your play will be given a minimum of 6 performances:
Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 04 - Nov 13 & one tech rehearsal prior
There is no participation fee.
We will be providing Production/Lighting/Sound Technician for all 6 shows, however the nominal cost of this service will be divided amongst the chosen playwrights.
PLEASE NOTE: ActingworksNYC is presenting your show. Producing your show; i.e. all publicity...is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. For more information, please visit www.thelovefest.info.
LINKS WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION:
SUBMISSION RULES
http://www.thelovefest.info/love%20fest/Contest%20Details.html
ACTING WORKS NYC
http://www.actingworksnyc.com/ACTINGWORKS_NYC/Home.html
ABOUT THE JAN HUS THEATER:
http://ourtownny.com/2010/04/28/second-chance-for-star-studded-theater/#more-6541
Friday, July 23, 2010
INDEPENDENT THEATER AWARD NOMINEES
IT AWARDS CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN
OFF-OFF BROADWAY AT THEIR NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2010 nominees at its annual sold-out event at the Carmine Street Recreation Center located at 25 Carmine Street.
It was a great party, with snacks and drinks, lots of opportunities to socialize and network.
(While the party part of the nominations party was great, the nominations announcements part of the evening left much room for improvement. Since everyone actually knew they were being nominated -- that's why they were there -- announcing the nominees was not so important; but introducing them would have been super. I'd suggest next year the nominees for each category -- they know who they are -- come on stage to be introduced.
Also, the projection of something from their show -- which was basically not visible this year -- should be projected with a really bright projector on a darkened screen -- or perhaps even on a huge TV screen: With an audience of up-and-coming actors, directors and producers surely some computer or TV or A/V manufacturer or vendor (eg... INTEL, SONY, SAMSUNG, PANASONIC, B&H..., BEST BUY...) might be interested in promoting their newest wares.
Here's another idea someone suggested... the winning director/producer/creative-director of this year's program be tapped to direct the "announcements show" from next year's nominations award party!)
The state of off-off Broadway is vibrant. One big trouble is that by the time a show is nominated, it has probably closed.
Here at BOBOOBLOG we're going to try to keep the spirit of high quality OOB alive by trying to PREVIEW the work of OOB theaters, theatrical companies, directors and actors that have proven to be exciting, or that promise to be exciting, or that we hope will be exciting!
(The object, obviously, is to spread the awareness of vital OOB theater pieces before they close -- while they are still alive and vibrant and able to be experienced!)
Here's a site that seems to maintain an up-to-date list of OOB shows playing (EVERY) today and (EVERY) tomorrow:
http://nytheatre.com/nytheatre/nythnow.php
My own taste and hope for cutting edge OOB is that it will be
Caitlin Mehner
PINK
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Christine Rebecca Herzog, Itsuko Higashi, Jubil Khan, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Kaela Crawford, Julia Giolzetti, Caitlin Mehner, Alison Scaramella, Stephanie Strohm, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Marc Bovino, Joe Curnutte, Michael Dalto, Stephanie Wright Thompson, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Jenny Bennett, Melissa D. Brown, John Graham, John J. Isgro, Courtney Kochuba, Kyle Minshew, Amanda Nichols, Katherine Nolan Brown, Jed Peterson, Sean Reidy, Miranda Shields, Douglas Taurel, Nate Washburn, The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Joie Bauer, David Bishins, Gina Nagy Burns, James Patterson, Chris Skeries, Harris Yulin, Janet Zarish, The Glass House, Resonance Ensemble
Daniel Abeles, Craig Jorczak, Jacob Murphy, Anna O'Donoghue, Laura Ramadei, Claire Siebers, Too Little Too Late, Red Elevator Productions
Craig Jorczak / Jed Peterson
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE / THE DISORDER PLAYS
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Dan Berkey, Remission, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Michael Graves, The Report of My Death, One Armed Man, Inc. in association with Oracle Theatre, Inc. and Faux-Real Theatre Company
David Harrell, A Little Potato and Hard to Peel, ADH Enterprises
Erin Markey, Puppy Love: A Stripper's Tail, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Brian McManamon, It or Her, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Avery Pearson, Monster, Really Sketchy and terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Jesse Zaritt, Binding, Theatre C and terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE
Michael Cyril Creighton, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Amir Darvish, Psych, Cake Productions
Kyle Haggerty, The Hypochondriac, the cell theatre company
Douglas Scott Sorenson, The Hypochondriac, the cell theatre company
Evan Thompson, Loyalties, Unity Stage Company
Paco Tolson, The Brokenhearteds, I Mean! Productions
Jessica Crandall
AGAMEMNON
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE
Jess Barbagallo, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Nikole Beckwith, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Jessica Crandall, Agamemnon, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Jennifer Harder, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Elaine O'Brien, Granada, Polybe + Seats
Anna O'Donoghue, Too Little Too Late, Red Elevator Productions
Frank Anderson
THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Frank Anderson, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
Marc Bovino, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Joe Curnutte, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Christopher Domig, A Mysterious Way, Firebone Theatre
Susan Louise O'Connor and Scott Ebersold (Director)
CHILDREN AT PLAY
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Elizabeth A. Davis, Emily, An Amethyst Remembrance, Firebone Theatre
Elyse Mirto, Next Year in Jerusalem, WorkShop Theater Company
Susan Louise O'Connor, Children At Play, CollaborationTown
Tanya O'Debra, Radio Star, Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra
Kristen Vaughan, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Stephanie Wright Thompson, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT
Nina Ashe, Manhattanpotamia IV, The Hyperion Theatre Project
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Austin McCormick, Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV
Christine O'Grady, Children of Eden, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Kim Weild, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Jesse Zaritt, Binding, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Kelly O'Donnell Tiffany Clementi
FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Photo by Eric Roffman
Candice Holdorf
FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Daniel Brodie and Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Heather Cohn, The Lesser Seductions of History, Flux Theatre Ensemble
Lila Neugebauer, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Alex Roe, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
Brian Smith, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Kim Weild, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Tim Cryan, Welcome to the Woods, The International Theatre Laboratory Workshop
Charles Foster, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Gina Scherr, Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV
Joel Silver, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
John Tees III, Down Range, Delano Celli Productions
Christopher Weston, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Stephanie Alexander, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Brooke Berry and Mark Mears, Psych, Cake Productions
Olivera Gajic, Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV
Viviane Galloway, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Julianne Kroboth, Craven Monkey and The Mountain of Fury, Piper McKenzie
Lisa Zinni, Killing Women, kef theatrical productions
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Daniel Brodie, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Rebecca Cunningham, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Michael P. Kramer, Children of Eden, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Zane Pihlstrom, Snow White, Company XIV
Brian Scott, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Amanda Stephens, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Mark Valadez
CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
The Broken Chord Collective, Thunder Above, Deeps Below, Second Generation Productions, Inc.
Stowe Nelson, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Shane Rettig, Alice in Slasherland, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Philip Rothman, Proof, Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions
Jeanne Travis, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Mark Valadez, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Performance Lab 115
OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE DESIGN
C. Andrew Bauer, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Daniel Brodie, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Heather E. Cunningham and Casandera M.J. Lollar, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Daniel Heffernan, The Glass House, Resonance Ensemble
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Zane Pihlstrom, Snow White, Company XIV
Matt Tennie, Alice in Slasherland, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
David Valentine, Alice in Slasherland, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Michael Kosch
THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC
Michael Kosch, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Andrew Mauriello, Radio Star, Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra
Carl Riehl, Laika Dog in Space, New York Neo-Futurists
Colonna Sonora, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Toy Box Theatre Company
Mark Valadez, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Performance Lab 115
Anna O'Donoghue
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT
Lorraine Cink, Emilia’s Wish in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Cheryl L. Davis, BMW in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Amy Herzog, Christmas Present in Too Little Too Late, Red Elevator Productions
ML Kinney, What If... in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Bethany Larsen, The Third Date in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT
James Comtois, Infectious Opportunity, Nosedive Productions
Stacy Davidowitz, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Ashlin Halfnight, Balaton, Electric Pear Productions
Adam Kraar, Empire of the Trees, Wizard Oil Productions
Tanya O'Debra, Radio Star, Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra
Crystal Skillman, The Vigil or The Guided Cradle, Impetuous Theater Group & The Brick Theater
Cara Francis
NY NEOFUTURISTS / THE SOUP SHOW
Photo by Eric Roffman
THE NY NEOFUTURISTS
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION
Binding, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Craven Monkey and The Mountain of Fury, Piper McKenzie
Diagnosis of a Faun, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Haunted House, Vortex Theater Company
Manhattanpotamia IV, The Hyperion Theatre Project
Remission, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
The Soup Show, New York Neo-Futurists
Frank Viveros, Lanie Zipoy & Teisha Duncan
CAROLINE OR CHANGE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Caroline, or Change The Gallery Players
Children of Eden, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Romance, Romance, The Active Theater
Rootless: La No-Nostalgia, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Featival
The Cradle Will Rock, Theater Ten Ten
Top of the Heap, The Gallery Players
Jonathon Lyons
THE TENEMENT
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Pink!, Down Payment Productios
Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
The Desk Set, Retro Productions
The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Alec Harrington
Director, AGAMEMNON
Holding a sponsor
Photo by Eric Roffman
The nomination party was sponsored by:
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2011 SUMMARY & TOPICAL INDEX OF STORIES IN QPORIT
PLEASE VISIT ALL OUR WEBSITES:
OFF-OFF BROADWAY AT THEIR NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY
The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2010 nominees at its annual sold-out event at the Carmine Street Recreation Center located at 25 Carmine Street.
It was a great party, with snacks and drinks, lots of opportunities to socialize and network.
(While the party part of the nominations party was great, the nominations announcements part of the evening left much room for improvement. Since everyone actually knew they were being nominated -- that's why they were there -- announcing the nominees was not so important; but introducing them would have been super. I'd suggest next year the nominees for each category -- they know who they are -- come on stage to be introduced.
Also, the projection of something from their show -- which was basically not visible this year -- should be projected with a really bright projector on a darkened screen -- or perhaps even on a huge TV screen: With an audience of up-and-coming actors, directors and producers surely some computer or TV or A/V manufacturer or vendor (eg... INTEL, SONY, SAMSUNG, PANASONIC, B&H..., BEST BUY...) might be interested in promoting their newest wares.
Here's another idea someone suggested... the winning director/producer/creative-director of this year's program be tapped to direct the "announcements show" from next year's nominations award party!)
The state of off-off Broadway is vibrant. One big trouble is that by the time a show is nominated, it has probably closed.
Here at BOBOOBLOG we're going to try to keep the spirit of high quality OOB alive by trying to PREVIEW the work of OOB theaters, theatrical companies, directors and actors that have proven to be exciting, or that promise to be exciting, or that we hope will be exciting!
(The object, obviously, is to spread the awareness of vital OOB theater pieces before they close -- while they are still alive and vibrant and able to be experienced!)
Here's a site that seems to maintain an up-to-date list of OOB shows playing (EVERY) today and (EVERY) tomorrow:
http://nytheatre.com/nytheatre/nythnow.php
My own taste and hope for cutting edge OOB is that it will be
- terrific at story telling (that comes first),
- political (in the sense of being immersed in what we need to understand about the world as it really is -- or should be),
- sexual,
- physical/emotional/intellectual,
- creative/original,
- brutally, courageously honest (in the writing and acting), and
- revealing (about ourselves, and the world).
Over the past six years, the IT Awards Ceremony has honored over 1,000 individual artists, over 350 productions, and 250 theatre companies, having collected over 22,000 ballots and involved more than 4,500 judges.
The 2010 Nominees include 118 individual artists, 55 different productions and 50 Off-Off Broadway theatre companies.
PINK
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Christine Rebecca Herzog, Itsuko Higashi, Jubil Khan, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Kaela Crawford, Julia Giolzetti, Caitlin Mehner, Alison Scaramella, Stephanie Strohm, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Marc Bovino, Joe Curnutte, Michael Dalto, Stephanie Wright Thompson, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Jenny Bennett, Melissa D. Brown, John Graham, John J. Isgro, Courtney Kochuba, Kyle Minshew, Amanda Nichols, Katherine Nolan Brown, Jed Peterson, Sean Reidy, Miranda Shields, Douglas Taurel, Nate Washburn, The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Joie Bauer, David Bishins, Gina Nagy Burns, James Patterson, Chris Skeries, Harris Yulin, Janet Zarish, The Glass House, Resonance Ensemble
Daniel Abeles, Craig Jorczak, Jacob Murphy, Anna O'Donoghue, Laura Ramadei, Claire Siebers, Too Little Too Late, Red Elevator Productions
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE / THE DISORDER PLAYS
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Dan Berkey, Remission, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Michael Graves, The Report of My Death, One Armed Man, Inc. in association with Oracle Theatre, Inc. and Faux-Real Theatre Company
David Harrell, A Little Potato and Hard to Peel, ADH Enterprises
Erin Markey, Puppy Love: A Stripper's Tail, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Brian McManamon, It or Her, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Avery Pearson, Monster, Really Sketchy and terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Jesse Zaritt, Binding, Theatre C and terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE
Michael Cyril Creighton, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Amir Darvish, Psych, Cake Productions
Kyle Haggerty, The Hypochondriac, the cell theatre company
Douglas Scott Sorenson, The Hypochondriac, the cell theatre company
Evan Thompson, Loyalties, Unity Stage Company
Paco Tolson, The Brokenhearteds, I Mean! Productions
AGAMEMNON
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE
Jess Barbagallo, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Nikole Beckwith, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Jessica Crandall, Agamemnon, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Jennifer Harder, MilkMilkLemonade, The Management & Horse Trade Theater Group
Elaine O'Brien, Granada, Polybe + Seats
Anna O'Donoghue, Too Little Too Late, Red Elevator Productions
THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Frank Anderson, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
Marc Bovino, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Joe Curnutte, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Christopher Domig, A Mysterious Way, Firebone Theatre
John Halbach, Children At Play, CollaborationTown
Harris Yulin, The Glass House, Resonance Ensemble
CHILDREN AT PLAY
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Elizabeth A. Davis, Emily, An Amethyst Remembrance, Firebone Theatre
Elyse Mirto, Next Year in Jerusalem, WorkShop Theater Company
Susan Louise O'Connor, Children At Play, CollaborationTown
Tanya O'Debra, Radio Star, Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra
Kristen Vaughan, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Stephanie Wright Thompson, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT
Nina Ashe, Manhattanpotamia IV, The Hyperion Theatre Project
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Austin McCormick, Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV
Christine O'Grady, Children of Eden, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Kim Weild, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Jesse Zaritt, Binding, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Photo by Eric Roffman
FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR
Daniel Brodie and Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Heather Cohn, The Lesser Seductions of History, Flux Theatre Ensemble
Lila Neugebauer, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Alex Roe, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
Brian Smith, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Kim Weild, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
Tim Cryan, Welcome to the Woods, The International Theatre Laboratory Workshop
Charles Foster, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Gina Scherr, Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV
Joel Silver, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
John Tees III, Down Range, Delano Celli Productions
Christopher Weston, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
Stephanie Alexander, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Brooke Berry and Mark Mears, Psych, Cake Productions
Olivera Gajic, Le Serpent Rouge, Company XIV
Viviane Galloway, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Julianne Kroboth, Craven Monkey and The Mountain of Fury, Piper McKenzie
Lisa Zinni, Killing Women, kef theatrical productions
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
Daniel Brodie, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Rebecca Cunningham, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Michael P. Kramer, Children of Eden, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Zane Pihlstrom, Snow White, Company XIV
Brian Scott, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Amanda Stephens, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
The Broken Chord Collective, Thunder Above, Deeps Below, Second Generation Productions, Inc.
Stowe Nelson, Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
Shane Rettig, Alice in Slasherland, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
Philip Rothman, Proof, Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions
Jeanne Travis, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Mark Valadez, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Performance Lab 115
OUTSTANDING INNOVATIVE DESIGN
C. Andrew Bauer, Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Daniel Brodie, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Heather E. Cunningham and Casandera M.J. Lollar, The Desk Set, Retro Productions
Daniel Heffernan, The Glass House, Resonance Ensemble
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Zane Pihlstrom, Snow White, Company XIV
Matt Tennie, Alice in Slasherland, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
David Valentine, Alice in Slasherland, Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC
Michael Kosch, The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
Andrew Mauriello, Radio Star, Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra
Carl Riehl, Laika Dog in Space, New York Neo-Futurists
Colonna Sonora, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Toy Box Theatre Company
Mark Valadez, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Performance Lab 115
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT
Lorraine Cink, Emilia’s Wish in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Cheryl L. Davis, BMW in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Amy Herzog, Christmas Present in Too Little Too Late, Red Elevator Productions
ML Kinney, What If... in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Bethany Larsen, The Third Date in The Disorder Plays, Milk Can Theatre Company
Jonothon Lyons, The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL FULL-LENGTH SCRIPT
James Comtois, Infectious Opportunity, Nosedive Productions
Stacy Davidowitz, Pink!, Down Payment Productions
Ashlin Halfnight, Balaton, Electric Pear Productions
Adam Kraar, Empire of the Trees, Wizard Oil Productions
Tanya O'Debra, Radio Star, Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra
Crystal Skillman, The Vigil or The Guided Cradle, Impetuous Theater Group & The Brick Theater
NY NEOFUTURISTS / THE SOUP SHOW
Photo by Eric Roffman
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ART PRODUCTION
Binding, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
Craven Monkey and The Mountain of Fury, Piper McKenzie
Diagnosis of a Faun, LaMaMa Experimental Theater Club
Haunted House, Vortex Theater Company
Manhattanpotamia IV, The Hyperion Theatre Project
Remission, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Festival
The Soup Show, New York Neo-Futurists
CAROLINE OR CHANGE
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Caroline, or Change The Gallery Players
Children of Eden, Astoria Performing Arts Center
Romance, Romance, The Active Theater
Rootless: La No-Nostalgia, terraNOVA Collective’s soloNOVA Arts Featival
The Cradle Will Rock, Theater Ten Ten
Top of the Heap, The Gallery Players
THE TENEMENT
Photo by Eric Roffman
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Fêtes de la Nuit, WeildWorks
Pink!, Down Payment Productios
Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War, The Mad Ones
The Desk Set, Retro Productions
The Return of Peter Grimm, Metropolitan Playhouse
The Tenement, The Associated Mask Ensemble
SAVE THE DATE:
Fifth Annual IT Awards Ceremony
Monday, September 20, 2010
Location: TBD
The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, which recognizes the great work of New York's Off-Off-Broadway—honoring its artistic heritage and providing an alliance for this extensive and richly varied community. As advocates for Off-Off-Broadway, they recognize its unique and essential role contributing to global culture.
Each season, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation publicly recognizes excellence in Off-Off-Broadway, with a high-profile awards ceremony. The New York Innovative Theatre Awards celebrate the community and honor some of the previous year’s greatest achievements. The IT Awards heighten audience awareness and foster greater appreciation of the New York theatre experience.
Director, AGAMEMNON
Holding a sponsor
Photo by Eric Roffman
The nomination party was sponsored by:
Lights Up Cue Sound www.lightsupcuesound.com
GUS (Grown Up Soda) www.drinkgus.com
Yuengling www.yuengling.com
Drew & Rogers, Inc. www.drew-rogers.com
Kampfire Films PR www.kampfirefilmspr.com
United Stages www.unitedstages.com
Kyden Machine Inc. www.kydeninc.com
Here are some links to theaters, theater companies, actors, and directors named in these nominations:
THE NEW YORK INNOVATIVE THEATER AWARDS
www.facebook.com/nyitawards
THE DISORDER PLAYS
www.theatrescene.net/ts/ea.nsf/By+Category/A69D2C0072B8911F8525771700587F4E
SAMUEL AND ALASDAIR: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE ROBOT WAR
www.bricktheater.com/samuel
THE FLUX THEATER ENSEMBLE
www.fluxtheatre.org/
PINK: THE PLAY
http://www.pinktheplay.com/
PERFORMANCE LAB 115
http://www.pl115.org/
THE METROPOLITAN PLAYHOUSE
www.metropolitanplayhouse.org/
THE GALLERY PLAYERS
galleryplayers.com
HERE ARTS CENTER
www.here.org/
FETES DE LA NUIT
www.fetesnyc.com/home.html
THE NEW YORK NEOFUTURISTS
nyneofuturists.org/site/
TERRANOVA COLLECTIVE & SOLONOVA ARTS FESTIVAL
www.terranovacollective.org/SoloArtsFestival.php
JED Q PETERSON
www.jedqpeterson.com/
CAITLIN MEHNER
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2790561/
JONOTHON LYONS
jonothonlyons.com/
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
MITF - MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL
MITF - MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL is quite a wonderful event, showcasing the work of a large number of independent writers/directors/producers (especially special for them in that it takes no cut of their future revenue)!
For audiences it provides a convenient, many-splendored festival of new works, straight plays, comedies and musicals. Among the many particularly promising pieces in this year's festival are: (variously, for their actors, singers, or story) Asian Belle, Civil War Voices, Etty, Gray Matters, Lovers, and Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical.
The Festival includes:
FULL LENGTH PLAYS (this article, see below)
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-midtown-international-theater.html
and SHORT PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-short-plays.html
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the 2010 Season, running from July 12 - August 1, 2010. Tickets are $18. Tickets for shows at the June Havoc Theatre, the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, the Main Stage Theater, and the Jewel Box Theater are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111. Tickets for shows at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row are available at www.ticketcentral.com or by phone at 212-279-4200.
2010 SEASON
Alice and Elizabeth's One Woman Show, By Alice Barden
July 16 - 25
Friday, July 16 at 8pm; Sunday, July 18 at 5:30pm; Thursday, July 22 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 1pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Can two forty-something BFFs finally "have it all," without succumbing to the evil forces of plastic surgery, married people, or even their own bodies turning on them?
Asian Belle, By Michelle Glick, Directed by Christine Renee Miller
July 15 - August 1
Thursday, July 15 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 3pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 5pm; Sunday, August 1 at 4pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The daughter of a Vietnamese war bride spends her youth aspiring to be a Southern Belle....a funny, touching and true solo show.
Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?, By Amy Holson-Schwartz, Directed by Jay Falzone, Produced by Marc L. Bailin & Holson Productions
July 17 - 30
Saturday, July 17 at 7pm; Thursday, July 22 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2pm; Monday, July 26 at 7pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
He's handsome, he cooks, he tolerates Jane Austen. He's even Jewish. But there's Jewish and there's JEWISH.
Civil War Voices, Book by James R. Harris & Mark Hayes, Original Music Arrangements by Mark Hayes, Produced by Alma Villegas, Bob Ost/Wildly Productive Productions, and Rough and Ready LLC
July 24 - August 1
Saturday, July 24 at 2:45pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7pm; Monday, July 26 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 5:45pm; Sunday, August 1 at 5pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The real words, the real music. The real heart of a country divided.
Closure, By Meri Wallace, Produced by Karen Raphaeli
July 17 - 30
Saturday, July 17 at 4pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 6pm; Thursday, July 22 at 8pm; Monday, July 26 at 8pm; Friday, July 30 at 6pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Sometimes a twist of fate can set you free.
Colored People's Time, By Leslie Lee, Directed by Charles Weldon, Produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 18 - 31
Sunday, July 18 at 2pm; Thursday, July 22 at 9pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7pm; Thursday, July 29 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 7pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
Can you hear the clock ticking - colored people's time, the past, present and future.
Conspiracy: A Love Story, Book and Lyrics by Victor Lesniewski, Music by Ronnie Reshef, Directed by Elizabeth Carlson, Produced by TrackTwelve Productions
July 14 - 21
Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm; Thursday, July 15 at 8pm; Friday, July 16 at 7pm; Saturday, July 17 at 3:30pm; Sunday, July 18 at 12:30pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Paranoia At First Sight!
Etty, By Susan Stein, Directed by Austin Pendleton, Produced by ettyplay inc. / Susan Stein
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 7pm; Sunday, July 18 at 4pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 6:30pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 31 at 7pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
"If I should not survive, how I die will show me who I really am." (Etty Hillesum)
The Gospel According to Josh, By Joshua Rivedal, Directed by Joshua Gaboian, Produced by Joshua Rivedal/Small Pond Entertainment
July 16 - August 1
Friday, July 16 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 8:30pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 3pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 8pm; Sunday, August 1 at 6pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A boy with a big dream. A Dad with a bigger bible.
Gray Matters, By Jacques Lamarre, Directed by Joshua Lee Ramos, Produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative/Camilla Ross
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 2pm; Sunday, July 18 at 6pm; Monday, July 19 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 4pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
No memory. No insurance. No opportunities. What's an actor to do?
Appropriate for ages 16 and up.
In Our Own Image, By Christopher Heath, Produced by Agony Productions & Paris Junior College
July 18 - 31
Sunday, July 18 at 4pm; Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 2pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 6pm; Thursday, July 29 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 8pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Absurdity mixes with reality in this exploration of death, religion, and responsibility.
The King of Bohemia: The Life and Times of Franz Kafka, Written and Produced by Jeff Boles and ReniGraef Productions, Directed by Mike Hayhurst
July 17 - August 1
Saturday, July 17 at 6pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 7:45pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
An inside account of the deception that led to an icon.
Layla and Harley, Together Again, By Jonathan Wallace, Directed by Jonathan Wallace and Ed Matthews, Produced by Howling Moon Cab Company
July 14 - 31
Wednesday, July 14 at 8pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm; Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 8:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
You're nobody unless you'd fight the devil for your friends.
Literary Disruption, Written and Produced by James V. O'Connor, Directed by Paula Riley
July 19 - August 1
Monday, July 19 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 12:45pm; Thursday, July 29 at 8:30pm; Sunday, August 1 at 7:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Trust and ideals collide with the deceit of a predatory stranger.
Love Humiliation Karaoke, By Enzo Lombard, Directed by W. Kamau Bell, Produced by DQDI Productions
July 29 - August 1
Thursday, July 29 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Enzo Lombard plays over 15 characters - several at the same time - in 6 hilarious episodes, each set in a different city.
Love Me Tinder, By Martin Dove, Directed by Josh Barbour, Produced by Mike Reardon/Write Paths Studio
July 21 - August 1
Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 4pm; Thursday, July 29 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 6pm; Sunday, August 1 at 4pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Sometimes it's too late to come home.
Lovers, Book, Music & Lyrics by Christopher Massimine, Directed by Christopher M. Czyz, Produced by Massimine/Roytman/Presentations
July 15 - August 1
Thursday, July 15 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 9pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 2pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
They thought they had something special as most young lovers have, but it ended with a secret taken to the grave.
Merrily Merrily Merrily, By Becca Schlossberg, Directed by Madeleine Rose Parsigian, Produced by Robert Intile, Jr. and Alina Gutierrez
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 5:30pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 25 at 5pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 2pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Life is but a dream.
Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical, Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael Tester, Directed by Abbe Gail Cross, Produced by Broadway Clubhouse.com
July 18 - 28
Sunday, July 18 at 7pm; Monday, July 19 at 7pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 2pm; Saturday, July 24 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
It's the Glees vs. the Goths, the Drama Queens vs. the Jocks in a Senior Superlative Showdown! A show that gives voice to the class clown and drama queen in all of us.
Never Norman Rockwell, By Kyle Baxter, Directed by Anthony Gargano, Produced by The Collective Objective
July 16 - 31
Friday, July 16 at 8pm; Saturday, July 17 at 2pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 9pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
It's the day before the wedding and the best man is coming out!
Peking Roulette, By Ben Thompson, Directed by Anna Grace, Produced by Anna Grace
July 15 - 31
Thursday, July 15 at 8pm; Saturday, July 17 at 1pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 8pm; Sunday, July 25 at 3:30pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 5pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A quirky look at the life (and love) for an aging expat in Beijing.
Prevailing Wins, By Robin Pond, Directed by Michele Pace, Produced by Divine Production, LLC
July 14 - 27
Wednesday, July 14 at 8pm; Friday, July 16 at 9pm; Monday, July 19 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 3pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
How far would you go to make your ex jealous?
ResurGENTS: The Reappearance of Hope, By Damion Sanders & Lawrence Floyd, Produced by Obsidian Media Group
July 12 - August 1
Monday, July 12 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 17 at 7:30pm; Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 6pm; Sunday, August 1 at 1pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
There is nothing new about Love and Freedom and Life. We make it original. ResurGENTs is a resurrected Love Song.
ScreenPlay, By Scott Brooks, Directed by Jenny Greeman, Produced by Badlands Theatre Co.
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 8pm; Monday, July 19 at 8pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 6pm; Monday, July 26 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 2pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
They made him an offer he should have refused.
The Starship Astrov, By Duncan Pflaster, Produced by Oberon Theatre Ensemble
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 9pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 8pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Thursday, July 29 at 7pm; Saturday, July 31 at 2pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
A Chekhovian Space Comedy.
Tallish Tales, Based on the book Slovenly Betsy by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman. Adapted for stage by Amy Kitzhaber, Directed by Brian Maschka, Produced by Kyle Stewart
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 5:30pm; Thursday, July 29 at 8p; Saturday, July 31 at 3pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A 1950's take on Victorian Cautionary Tales with Puppets, Music, & Gore!
Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You, Book by Kelly Nichols; Lyrics by Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, and Blake Hackler; Music by Alan Bukowiecki, Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, Steven Silverstein, and Phillip Chernyak; Produced by Burning Nickels Productions / Phil Newsom Prod., Michael Roderick
July 17 - 29
Saturday, July 17 at 1pm; Sunday, July 18 at 4:30pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 9pm; Thursday, July 29 at 6pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Katie is a funny, smart, single actress, looking for a new leading man. She's followed her career from Minnesota to NYC, and now she's following her heart through the twists and turns of dating in Manhattan -- and she's not afraid to sing about it!
Three American Women: A Trilogy, By Lori Marra, Directed by Vincent Scott, Produced by Vincent Scott & Lori Marra
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 8pm; Friday, July 16 at 5pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2:30pm; Saturday, July 24 at 5pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Three American Women: A Trilogy explores the inward journeys of an African American, an Indian, and an Asian woman.
The Tragedie of Cardenio, By Ben Bartolone, Produced by Brain Trust Theatricals
July 22 - 28
Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 1pm; Monday, July 26 at 6pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8:15pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The lost play of William Shakespeare has turned up...in the hands of an idiot.
Until We Find Each Other, By Brooke Berman, Directed by David Winitsky, Produced by MSK Productions
July 20 - August 1
Tuesday, July 20 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 4pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm; Sunday, August 1 at 6pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Family. Mysticism. Sex. Judaism. Three psychic cousins embark on a strange road trip to say goodbye.
For audiences it provides a convenient, many-splendored festival of new works, straight plays, comedies and musicals. Among the many particularly promising pieces in this year's festival are: (variously, for their actors, singers, or story) Asian Belle, Civil War Voices, Etty, Gray Matters, Lovers, and Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical.
John Chatterton presents
The Eleventh Annual
The Eleventh Annual
Midtown International Theatre Festival
Emileena Pedigo, managing producer
Midtown International Theatre Festival's
ELEVENTH ANNUAL SEASON
Emileena Pedigo, managing producer
Midtown International Theatre Festival's
ELEVENTH ANNUAL SEASON
The Festival includes:
FULL LENGTH PLAYS (this article, see below)
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-midtown-international-theater.html
and SHORT PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-short-plays.html
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the 2010 Season, running from July 12 - August 1, 2010. Tickets are $18. Tickets for shows at the June Havoc Theatre, the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, the Main Stage Theater, and the Jewel Box Theater are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111. Tickets for shows at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row are available at www.ticketcentral.com or by phone at 212-279-4200.
2010 SEASON
Alice and Elizabeth's One Woman Show, By Alice Barden
July 16 - 25
Friday, July 16 at 8pm; Sunday, July 18 at 5:30pm; Thursday, July 22 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 1pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Can two forty-something BFFs finally "have it all," without succumbing to the evil forces of plastic surgery, married people, or even their own bodies turning on them?
Asian Belle, By Michelle Glick, Directed by Christine Renee Miller
July 15 - August 1
Thursday, July 15 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 3pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 5pm; Sunday, August 1 at 4pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The daughter of a Vietnamese war bride spends her youth aspiring to be a Southern Belle....a funny, touching and true solo show.
Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?, By Amy Holson-Schwartz, Directed by Jay Falzone, Produced by Marc L. Bailin & Holson Productions
July 17 - 30
Saturday, July 17 at 7pm; Thursday, July 22 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2pm; Monday, July 26 at 7pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
He's handsome, he cooks, he tolerates Jane Austen. He's even Jewish. But there's Jewish and there's JEWISH.
Civil War Voices, Book by James R. Harris & Mark Hayes, Original Music Arrangements by Mark Hayes, Produced by Alma Villegas, Bob Ost/Wildly Productive Productions, and Rough and Ready LLC
July 24 - August 1
Saturday, July 24 at 2:45pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7pm; Monday, July 26 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 5:45pm; Sunday, August 1 at 5pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The real words, the real music. The real heart of a country divided.
Closure, By Meri Wallace, Produced by Karen Raphaeli
July 17 - 30
Saturday, July 17 at 4pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 6pm; Thursday, July 22 at 8pm; Monday, July 26 at 8pm; Friday, July 30 at 6pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Sometimes a twist of fate can set you free.
Colored People's Time, By Leslie Lee, Directed by Charles Weldon, Produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 18 - 31
Sunday, July 18 at 2pm; Thursday, July 22 at 9pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7pm; Thursday, July 29 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 7pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
Can you hear the clock ticking - colored people's time, the past, present and future.
Conspiracy: A Love Story, Book and Lyrics by Victor Lesniewski, Music by Ronnie Reshef, Directed by Elizabeth Carlson, Produced by TrackTwelve Productions
July 14 - 21
Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm; Thursday, July 15 at 8pm; Friday, July 16 at 7pm; Saturday, July 17 at 3:30pm; Sunday, July 18 at 12:30pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Paranoia At First Sight!
Etty, By Susan Stein, Directed by Austin Pendleton, Produced by ettyplay inc. / Susan Stein
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 7pm; Sunday, July 18 at 4pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 6:30pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 31 at 7pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
"If I should not survive, how I die will show me who I really am." (Etty Hillesum)
The Gospel According to Josh, By Joshua Rivedal, Directed by Joshua Gaboian, Produced by Joshua Rivedal/Small Pond Entertainment
July 16 - August 1
Friday, July 16 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 8:30pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 3pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 8pm; Sunday, August 1 at 6pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A boy with a big dream. A Dad with a bigger bible.
Gray Matters, By Jacques Lamarre, Directed by Joshua Lee Ramos, Produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative/Camilla Ross
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 2pm; Sunday, July 18 at 6pm; Monday, July 19 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 4pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
No memory. No insurance. No opportunities. What's an actor to do?
Appropriate for ages 16 and up.
In Our Own Image, By Christopher Heath, Produced by Agony Productions & Paris Junior College
July 18 - 31
Sunday, July 18 at 4pm; Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 2pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 6pm; Thursday, July 29 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 8pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Absurdity mixes with reality in this exploration of death, religion, and responsibility.
The King of Bohemia: The Life and Times of Franz Kafka, Written and Produced by Jeff Boles and ReniGraef Productions, Directed by Mike Hayhurst
July 17 - August 1
Saturday, July 17 at 6pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 7:45pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
An inside account of the deception that led to an icon.
Layla and Harley, Together Again, By Jonathan Wallace, Directed by Jonathan Wallace and Ed Matthews, Produced by Howling Moon Cab Company
July 14 - 31
Wednesday, July 14 at 8pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm; Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 8:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
You're nobody unless you'd fight the devil for your friends.
Literary Disruption, Written and Produced by James V. O'Connor, Directed by Paula Riley
July 19 - August 1
Monday, July 19 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 12:45pm; Thursday, July 29 at 8:30pm; Sunday, August 1 at 7:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Trust and ideals collide with the deceit of a predatory stranger.
Love Humiliation Karaoke, By Enzo Lombard, Directed by W. Kamau Bell, Produced by DQDI Productions
July 29 - August 1
Thursday, July 29 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Enzo Lombard plays over 15 characters - several at the same time - in 6 hilarious episodes, each set in a different city.
Love Me Tinder, By Martin Dove, Directed by Josh Barbour, Produced by Mike Reardon/Write Paths Studio
July 21 - August 1
Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 4pm; Thursday, July 29 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 6pm; Sunday, August 1 at 4pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Sometimes it's too late to come home.
Lovers, Book, Music & Lyrics by Christopher Massimine, Directed by Christopher M. Czyz, Produced by Massimine/Roytman/Presentations
July 15 - August 1
Thursday, July 15 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 9pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 2pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
They thought they had something special as most young lovers have, but it ended with a secret taken to the grave.
Merrily Merrily Merrily, By Becca Schlossberg, Directed by Madeleine Rose Parsigian, Produced by Robert Intile, Jr. and Alina Gutierrez
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 5:30pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 25 at 5pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 2pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Life is but a dream.
Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical, Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael Tester, Directed by Abbe Gail Cross, Produced by Broadway Clubhouse.com
July 18 - 28
Sunday, July 18 at 7pm; Monday, July 19 at 7pm; Wednesday, July 21 at 2pm; Saturday, July 24 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
It's the Glees vs. the Goths, the Drama Queens vs. the Jocks in a Senior Superlative Showdown! A show that gives voice to the class clown and drama queen in all of us.
Never Norman Rockwell, By Kyle Baxter, Directed by Anthony Gargano, Produced by The Collective Objective
July 16 - 31
Friday, July 16 at 8pm; Saturday, July 17 at 2pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 9pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
It's the day before the wedding and the best man is coming out!
Peking Roulette, By Ben Thompson, Directed by Anna Grace, Produced by Anna Grace
July 15 - 31
Thursday, July 15 at 8pm; Saturday, July 17 at 1pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 8pm; Sunday, July 25 at 3:30pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm; Saturday, July 31 at 5pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A quirky look at the life (and love) for an aging expat in Beijing.
Prevailing Wins, By Robin Pond, Directed by Michele Pace, Produced by Divine Production, LLC
July 14 - 27
Wednesday, July 14 at 8pm; Friday, July 16 at 9pm; Monday, July 19 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 3pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
How far would you go to make your ex jealous?
ResurGENTS: The Reappearance of Hope, By Damion Sanders & Lawrence Floyd, Produced by Obsidian Media Group
July 12 - August 1
Monday, July 12 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 17 at 7:30pm; Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 6pm; Sunday, August 1 at 1pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
There is nothing new about Love and Freedom and Life. We make it original. ResurGENTs is a resurrected Love Song.
ScreenPlay, By Scott Brooks, Directed by Jenny Greeman, Produced by Badlands Theatre Co.
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 8pm; Monday, July 19 at 8pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 6pm; Monday, July 26 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 2pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
They made him an offer he should have refused.
The Starship Astrov, By Duncan Pflaster, Produced by Oberon Theatre Ensemble
July 17 - 31
Saturday, July 17 at 9pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 8pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Thursday, July 29 at 7pm; Saturday, July 31 at 2pm
The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
A Chekhovian Space Comedy.
Tallish Tales, Based on the book Slovenly Betsy by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman. Adapted for stage by Amy Kitzhaber, Directed by Brian Maschka, Produced by Kyle Stewart
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 5:30pm; Thursday, July 29 at 8p; Saturday, July 31 at 3pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A 1950's take on Victorian Cautionary Tales with Puppets, Music, & Gore!
Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You, Book by Kelly Nichols; Lyrics by Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, and Blake Hackler; Music by Alan Bukowiecki, Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, Steven Silverstein, and Phillip Chernyak; Produced by Burning Nickels Productions / Phil Newsom Prod., Michael Roderick
July 17 - 29
Saturday, July 17 at 1pm; Sunday, July 18 at 4:30pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 9pm; Thursday, July 29 at 6pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Katie is a funny, smart, single actress, looking for a new leading man. She's followed her career from Minnesota to NYC, and now she's following her heart through the twists and turns of dating in Manhattan -- and she's not afraid to sing about it!
Three American Women: A Trilogy, By Lori Marra, Directed by Vincent Scott, Produced by Vincent Scott & Lori Marra
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 8pm; Friday, July 16 at 5pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2:30pm; Saturday, July 24 at 5pm; Tuesday, July 27 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Three American Women: A Trilogy explores the inward journeys of an African American, an Indian, and an Asian woman.
The Tragedie of Cardenio, By Ben Bartolone, Produced by Brain Trust Theatricals
July 22 - 28
Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm; Friday, July 23 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 1pm; Monday, July 26 at 6pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 8:15pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The lost play of William Shakespeare has turned up...in the hands of an idiot.
Until We Find Each Other, By Brooke Berman, Directed by David Winitsky, Produced by MSK Productions
July 20 - August 1
Tuesday, July 20 at 8pm; Saturday, July 24 at 4pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 8pm; Sunday, August 1 at 6pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Family. Mysticism. Sex. Judaism. Three psychic cousins embark on a strange road trip to say goodbye.
+By Martin Joseph, Directed by Carl Ford, Produced by Black News/Susan Batson/Martin Joseph/Nicole Ford
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 5pm; Sunday, July 18 at 7:30pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 1pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Come and let me show you the "marvelousity" that lies within you!
The MITF's 2010 Season runs from July 12 - August 1, 2010 at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC; the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its eleventh year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the theatre world. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.
Mr. Chatterton created the MITF, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, in 2000 as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions. The MITF's artistic emphasis is on the script itself and therefore the Festival requests minimal production values.
For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.
July 13 - 31
Tuesday, July 13 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 5pm; Sunday, July 18 at 7:30pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 1pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Come and let me show you the "marvelousity" that lies within you!
The MITF's 2010 Season runs from July 12 - August 1, 2010 at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC; the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its eleventh year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the theatre world. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.
Mr. Chatterton created the MITF, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, in 2000 as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions. The MITF's artistic emphasis is on the script itself and therefore the Festival requests minimal production values.
For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.
MITF FREE READINGS
John Chatterton presents
The Eleventh Annual
The Eleventh Annual
Midtown International Theatre Festival
Emileena Pedigo, managing producer
Midtown International Theatre Festival's
Eleventh Annual Season
EIGHT SELECTED FREE READINGS
Emileena Pedigo, managing producer
Midtown International Theatre Festival's
Eleventh Annual Season
EIGHT SELECTED FREE READINGS
The complete MITF Festival includes:
FULL LENGTH PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-midtown-international-theater.html
FREE READINGS (this article, see below)
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-free-readings.html
and SHORT PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-short-plays.html
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces eight selected readings. The festival will run from July 12 - August 1, 2010. Tickets to the readings are FREE.
2010 SEASON - READINGS
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Becoming Kinky, by Ted Swindley, directed by Jamibeth Margolis, produced by Ted Swindley Productions Inc.
July 26 at 2pm & July 27 at 1pm
The world according to Kinky Friedman.
Blacks and Whites, written and directed by Phillip W. Weiss, produced by Phil's Literary Works LLC
July 20 at 3:30pm & July 28 at 3:30pm
One Nation- Really United.
For the Duration, by Ross Berger, produced by Amy Fogelman
July 20 at 1pm
An American intelligence officer comes home to find that his newborn son and wife, while suffering a tragedy at home, are complete strangers to him now.
Hadleyburg, lyrics by Mae Richards, music by John Cliffon, book by Bob Griffiths, directed by Gerald vanHeerden, produced by VMHF Theatricals
July 12 at 2pm & July 14 at 3:30pm
A rollicking musical about human nature, hypocrisy, and the joys of come-uppance.
Miss Pell is Missing, by Leonard Gershe, directed by Daniel Haley, produced by Wildcat Theatricals
July 29 at 12:30pm & July 30 at 3:30pm
New York premiere of the sparkling comic puzzler by Oscar nominee Leonard Greene.
Rising, by Carolyn Nur Wistrand, directed by Marie McKinney, produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 27 at 3:45pm & July 28 at 12:30pm
The true story of the beginning of African American education on the Sea Islands of South Carolina.
Safari's Song, written and directed by Catherine Owens-Herrmann, produced by Owens-Herrmann LLC
July 29 at 3pm
Director Antonio Fargas states "This could be the next Lion King!"
Soleda Red and Yellow, by Raymond Jones, directed by Charles Weldon, produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 22 at 1pm & July 30 at 12:30pm
Soleda Red and Yellow is a fiery fusion of murder mayhem and unthinkable love...or is it?
The MITF's 2010 Season runs from July 12 - August 1, 2010 at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC; the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor.
For more information, visit http://www.midtownfestival.org/.
MITF SHORT PLAYS
John Chatterton presents
The Eleventh Annual
The Eleventh Annual
Midtown International Theatre Festival
Emileena Pedigo, managing producer
Midtown International Theatre Festival's
Eleventh Annual Season
SHORT SUBJECT SELECTIONS
Emileena Pedigo, managing producer
Midtown International Theatre Festival's
Eleventh Annual Season
SHORT SUBJECT SELECTIONS
The complete MITF Festival includes:
FULL LENGTH PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-midtown-international-theater.html
and SHORT PLAYS (this article, see below)
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-short-plays.html
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a division for plays that run under 60 minutes. 23 plays were selected.
The festival will run from July 12 - August 1, 2010.
Tickets are $15-18.
Tickets for shows at the June Havoc Theatre, the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, the Main Stage Theater, and the Jewel Box Theater are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.
Tickets for shows at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row are available at www.ticketcentral.com or by phone at 212-279-4200.
2010 SEASON - SHORT SUBJECTS
The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
A Sweet Word of Advice, by Sophia Romma, directed by Leslie Lee
Thursday, July 22 at 9pm; Saturday, July 24 at 4pm; Sunday, July 25 at 2:30pm
She'll reel you in, she'll get under you skin, and she'll never relinquish the bet, that's that!
All Folked Up, written and directed by Joshua R. Pangborn
Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30pm; Saturday, July 17 at 1pm; Sunday, July 18 at 7pm
The classic tales as they weren't meant to be told...
An Ode to the Washermen, by Andre Richardson Hogan II, directed by Charles Weldon
Wednesday, July 21 at 9pm; Saturday, July 24 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 25 at 4pm
Two men are hired, rather forcibly, as janitors, and are trying their best to drift from these responsibilities.
Blow by Blow, by Jean Bergantini Grillo, directed by Jen Forcino
Wednesday, July 21 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 7pm; Sunday, July 25 at 1pm
Blow by Blow is based on the life and wit of Isabella Blow, style icon and confirmed bitch who captivated the international fashion world before her suicide in London at 48 in 2007.
The Burning, by Lori Fischer, directed by Carlos Armesto
Friday, July 16 at 7:30pm; Saturday, July 17 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 18 at 5:30pm
Two sisters test the meaning of "family" as they guard their house against a neighborhood arsonist.
Fete, by Raquel Cion, directed by Cynthia Cahill
Wednesday, July 28 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 1:30pm
Instructing us on how to throw a flawless party our hostess, Minday, rummages through stories of childhood and how frightening living among other people can be.
Hey Mary!, by Bella Poynton
Monday, July 26 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 3pm; Sunday, August 1 at 5:30pm
What really happened in Mary's room that night?
Hot Mama Mahatma, by Karen Fitzgerald, directed by Matt Hoverman
Tuesday, July 20 at 6pm; Saturday, July 24 at 2:30pm; Sunday, July 25 at 7pm
I went to India to get Enlightened, but got Turned On Instead!
How I Became an Astronaut, by Fara Greenbaum, directed by Matt Hoverman
Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm; Thursday, July 15 at 9pm; Sunday, July 18 at 1pm
It ain't easy becoming the world's premiere metaphorical astronaut.
How Many Goodbyes Must I Say?, by Raymond Jones
Thursday, July 15 at 6pm; Friday, July 16 at 9pm; Saturday, July 17 at 2:30pm
A story of love and hope in which two people struggle to recapture the common ground they once shared.
The Hyenas Got It Down, by Daniel Damiano, directed by Aaron Gonzalez
Wednesday, July 21 at 7:30pm; Friday, July 23 at 6pm; Sunday, July 25 at 5:30pm
A solo depiction of 4 disparate (and desperate) individuals who outrageously convey their triumphs and breakdowns in a jungle of a world.
Inside Voices at the Girl Aquarium, written and directed by Gina Inzunza
Wednesday, July 14 at 7:30pm; Saturday, July 17 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 18 at 4pm
Hear what teen magazines don't want you to know - the real voices of teenage girls.
Julia & Buddy, written and directed by N.G. McClernan
Tuesday, July 13 at 6pm; Saturday, July 17 at 7pm; Sunday, July 18 at 2:30pm
Can a frustrated maintenance man and a stressed-out philosophy professor find common ground - and mutual desire?
Love Stinks, by Kate Rader, directed by Harry Shiffman
Monday, July 26 at 7:30pm; Thursday, July 29 at 7:30pm; Sunday, August 1 at 4pm
When love can drive you mad, literally.
Magdelena's Crossing, by Carolyn Nur Wistrand, directed by Elena Araoz
Wednesday, July 28 at 7:30pm; Thursday, July 29 at 6pm; Saturday, July 31 at 9pm
The guarded secret of a Mexican prostitute leads to murder in a seedy American lounge on the Southwest border.
Once Upon a Mama, by Monifa Brown and Annie Guetti, directed by Dean Nolen
Monday, July 19 at 7:30pm; Thursday, July 22 at 7:30pm; Saturday, July 24 at 8:30pm
Two comic and heartfelt shows: First, an alcoholic mother must choose between her two greatest loves. Then four young women pee on a stick and pray.
The Reunion Plays, by J. Boyett
Monday, July 19 at 6pm; Tuesday, July 20 at 7:30pm; Friday, July 23 at 9pm
The one thing that stays the same about people: they're always different from what you remembered...
Searching for Soula, by Marisa Petsakos, directed by Drew DeCorleto
Thursday, July 22 at 6pm; Friday, July 23 at 7:30pm; Saturday, July 24 at 1pm
Two Astoria, Queens, childhood friends learn love ain't easy but friendship trumps it all.
StoneWall, by Jase Egan, directed by Brett Miro
Tuesday, July 27 at 7:30pm; Wednesday, July 28 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 6pm
What happens when an unstoppable force runs into an unmovable object?
That Color Blind Kind of Love, by Rebekah L. Pie, directed by Gene Hughes
Thursday, July 29 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 7:30pm; Sunday, August 1 at 2:30pm
When Love transcends Time and Race, things are bound to get explosive!
Til Death Do Us Part?, by Daniel Jean, directed by Fulton C. Hodges
Friday, July 30 at 9pm; Saturday, July 31 at 4:30pm; Sunday, August 1 at 7pm
Til Death Do Us Part? is a two-character play that chronicles the tumultuous post-wedding relationship of a young African-American couple.
Visionaries, by Vivian Vertes, directed by Dina Epshteyn
Tuesday, July 27 at 6pm; Friday, July 30 at 7:30pm; Sunday, August 1 at 1pm
An elementary teacher gets an education in the NYC public schools!
The MITF's 2010 Season runs from July 12 - August 1, 2010
at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC;
the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor;
the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor;
the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor;
and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its eleventh year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the theatre world. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.
For more information, visit http://www.midtownfestival.org.
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