WINNERS! & COMPLETE LIST: AWARD NOMINEES - MITF 2010

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the nominees for the MITF Eleventh Annual Season Awards. The AWARDS CEREMONY will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2010 (a poor choice of date, I think, because it is in the middle of an important religious holiday) at 8pm at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $20 ($15 if booked before 8/30) and are available now at

http://www.midtownfestival.org/
or 866-811-4111.

NOTE (SEP 10) -- Updated with winners in red!

The 2010 MITF Award Nominees are:

Outstanding Production of a Play
Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?
Closure
In Our Own Image
Screenplay
The Starship Astrov
The Tragedie of Cardenio

Outstanding Production of a Musical
10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You
Civil War Voices
Conspiracy
Lovers
Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical

Outstanding Production of a Special Event
Alice & Elizabeth's One Woman Show
Asian Belle
Love, Humiliation & Karaoke
ResurGENTS
Tallish Tales

Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script
Alice & Elizabeth's One Woman Show by Alice Barden
Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke? By Amy Holson-Schwartz
Gray Matters by Jacques Lamarre
Screenplay by Scott Brooks
The Starship Astrov by Duncan Pflaster



Michael Tester
Nominee, Outstanding Music and Lyrics
Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
Photo by Eric Roffman
Outstanding Music & Lyrics
Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, Blake Hackler, Steven Silverstein,
Alan Bukowiecki & Phillip Chernyak for 10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You
Mark Hayes for Civil War Voices
Victor Lesniewski for Conspiracy: A Love Story
Christopher Massimine for Lovers
Michael Tester for Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical

Outstanding Direction
Dennis Courtney for Civil War Voices
Abbe Gail Cross for Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
Jenny Greeman for Screenplay
Mike Hayhurst for The King of Bohemia
Eric Parness for The Starship Astrov
Paula Riley for Literary Disruption

Outstanding Costume Design
Janell Berte for Civil War Voices
broadwayclubhouse.com for Most Likely To
Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?
Marc Caswell for Colored People's Time
Mark Richard Caswell for The Starship Astrov
Amy Kitzhaber for Tallish Tales

Outstanding Sound Design
Todd Ackerman for Love Me Tinder
Benjamin Furiga & Nathan Manley for Tallish Tales
Love, Humiliation & Karaoke
Nick Moore for The Starship Astrov
Nicholas Pacifico for The King of Bohemia
Michelangelo Sosnowitz for Peking Roulette

Outstanding Scenic Design
Darby Cire for The Starship Astrov
Steven Octavius Hill for Literary Disruption
Dan Koch for Never Norman Rockwell
Randall Parsons for Colored People's Time
Christine Peters for Tallish Tales
Screenplay

Outstanding Lighting Design
Isabella F. Byrd for The Starship Astrov
Jon Capozzoli for Gray Matters
Jake DeGroot for The Gospel According to Josh
Patricia R. Floyd for ResurGENTS
Yuriy Nayer for Colored People's Time
Ian Wehrle for Screenplay

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Frankie Alvarez in The Tragedie of Cardenio
Walter Brandes in The Starship Astrov
Jason Liebman in Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?
Jonathan Sale in Screenplay
Josh Sauerman in Prevailing Wins

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Cindy Blevins in Love Me Tinder
Elizabeth Davis in The Starship Astrov
Olivia Horton in Literary Disruption
Catherine LeFrere in Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?
Gabby Sherba in Merrily, Merrily, Merrily
April Woodall in Gray Matters

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Mark Cajigao in Conspiracy: A Love Story
Stephen Hope in Civil War Voices
Eddie Schnecker in Conspiracy: A Love Story
Ryan Stadler in 10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You
Will Taylor in Lovers

Southern couple Harriet and Theo Perry (Dani Marcus and Stephen Trafton) Freed slave Elizabeth Keckley (Danielle Lee Greaves)
in CIVIL WAR VOICES

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Amanda Castanos in Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
Danielle Lee Greaves in Civil War Voices
Courtney Hammond in Lovers
Elaine Moran in Conspiracy: A Love Story
Kelly Nichols in 10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You
Jesse Zeidman in Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical

Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Special Event
Alice Barden in Alice & Elizabeth's One Woman Show
Daniel Damiano in The Hyenas Got It Down
Michelle Glick in Asian Belle
Enzo Lombard in Love, Humiliation & Karaoke
Joshua Rivedal in The Gospel According to Josh

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play or Musical
Scott Brooks in Screenplay
Craig Divino in The Tragedie of Cardenio
Arthur Marks in Civil War Voices
Stephen Trafton in Civil War Voices
Matt Welsh in In Our Own Image

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play or Musical
Heather Dilly in Screenplay
Jennifer Gawlik in The Starship Astrov
Kathryn Kates in Gray Matters
Sarah Sixt in Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
Emily Soffe in Literary Disruption

Outstanding Ensemble Performance
All Folked Up
Civil War Voices
Closure
Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
ResurGENTS
The Starship Astrov

Outstanding Choreography
Dennis Courtney for Civil War Voices
Abbe Gail Gross & Janice Aguilera for Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical
Jusin Williams for ResurGENTS

Outstanding Production of a Short Subject
All Folked Up
An Ode to the Washerman
Love Stinks
Searching for Soula
The Hyenas Got It Down
The Reunion Plays

Outstanding Reading
Becoming Kinky
Hadleyburg
Miss Pell is Missing
Soleda Red and Yellow

Outstanding Show Marketing & Advertising
Asian Belle
Civil War Voices
Gray Matters
Lovers
Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical

ALSO ANNOUNCED AT THE AWARDS EVENT:

Producers Awards, Presented by John Chatterton

Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A Yarmulke? - The Beckett Theatre
Literary Disruption - June Havoc Theatre
Asian Belle- Dorothy Strelsin Theatre
Love Me Tinder - Main Stage Theater
Till Death Do Us Part? - Jewel Box Theater


Congeniality Award

Awarded to a festival production that excels in demonstrating congeniality before, during, and after the festival process, including efficiency, flexibility, tact, and professionalism. This award is voted on by the Festival crew that interacts with the shows on a daily basis, and presented by MITF Managing Producer Emileena Pedigo.


Winner:
Mike Reardon/Write Paths Studio, Love Me Tinder

Nominees:
Agony Productions & Paris Junior College, In Our Own Image, MITF contact Christopher Heath
Broadway Clubhouse.com, Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical, MITF contact Michael Tester
Kyle Stewart, Tallish Tales, MITF contact Amy Kitzhaber
Burning Nickels Productions / Phil Newsom Prod., Michael Roderick, 10 Reasons I Won't Go Home with You, MITF contact Phil Newsom


MITF's AWARDS CEREMONY featured entertainment by 2010 Season shows, including scenes from Can I Really Date A Guy Who Wears A Yarmulke? and Screenplay; and musical numbers from Civil War Voices, Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical, and Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You, among others.



Audiences voted online for the Best of Fest and winners will be announced at the ceremony. One of the Best of the Fest voters will win tickets to The 39 Steps in a drawing held at the ceremony.

The MITF's 2010 Season ran 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.

Here are links to original stories in BOBOOBLOG with the details of this interesting festival:

The Festival includes:

FULL LENGTH PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-midtown-international-theater.html

FREE READINGS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-free-readings.html

and SHORT PLAYS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-short-plays.html

For more information, visit
http://www.midtownfestival.org/

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.

John Chatterton presents

The Eleventh Annual

Midtown International Theatre Festival

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

FREE READINGS
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 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.

MITF FREE READINGS

John Chatterton presents

The Eleventh Annual

Midtown International Theatre Festival

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

Midtown International Theatre Festival

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

FREE READINGS
http://bobooblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/mitf-free-readings.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.

MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY

John Chatterton presents

The Eleventh Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival

Midtown International Theatre Festival
Eleventh Anniversary Season

LAUNCH PARTY!

Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:30pm



PLEASE JOIN US:
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:30pm

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presents their Eleventh Anniversary Season LAUNCH PARTY on Monday, June 28, 2010 at 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) at Sweet Caroline's, 322 W. 45th Street, NYC. Tickets are $10 and are available at http://www.midtownfestival.org/. or by phone at 866-811-4111.

MITF's LAUNCH PARTY will feature previews of upcoming shows in the MITF, including three musicals and one international show. There will be food and full bar. The jazz band Ham & Eggs will perform live. The evening will include raffles for show and event tickets, theatre memorabilia, goods and services, and more. Scenes and musical numbers from the following shows will be performed:


Alice and Elizabeth's One Woman Show, By Alice Barden

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?

Scene: "Loving Susan Sarandon"


Asian 'Belle, By Michelle Glick, Directed by Christine Renee Miller

The daughter of a Vietnamese war bride spends her youth aspiring to be a Southern Belle....a funny, touching and true solo show.


Civil War Voices, By James R. Harris & Mark Hayes

Produced by Jim Harris - Rough & Ready LLC

Songs and memoirs of five extraordinary lives.


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, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC

Paranoia At First Sight!

Musical Number: "Just Not Lucky"


Etty, By Susan Stein, Directed by Austin Pendleton, Produced by ettyplay inc. / Susan Stein

A portrayal of one woman's struggle to sustain humanity in the face of Nazis' brutality.

Wrestling Scene.


The Gospel According to Josh

By Joshua Rivedal, Directed by Joshua Gaboian, Produced by Joshua Rivedal/Small Pond Entertainment

A thirty character, twelve song, comedic tour de force of a one man show.

The Maury Povich scene.


Gray Matters, By Jacques Lamarre, Directed by Joshua Lee Ramos, Produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative/Camilla Ross

No memory. No insurance. No opportunities. What's an actor to do?

The Audition Scene: Oscar Wilde's "A Woman of No Importance"


The King of Bohemia: The Life and Times of Franz Kafka,

Written and Produced by Jeffrey Boles

An inside account of the deception that led to an icon.


Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical

Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael Tester, Directed by Abbe Gail Cross, Produced by Broadway Clubhouse.com

It's the Glee Club vs. The Jocks in a Senior Superlative Showdown.

Musical Number: "Most Likely to Survive"


Never Norman Rockwell, By Kyle Baxter, Directed by Anthony Gargano, Produced by The Collective Objective, With Elizabeth Allerton, Sarah Barry, Paul Bellantoni, Dan Belmont, DR Mann Hanson, Austin Mitchell, & Michael Selkirk

July 16 - 31, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC

It's the day before the wedding and the best man is coming out!

Song: "The Morning Haze"


Peking Roulette, By Ben Thompson, Directed by Anna Grace, Produced by Anna Grace, With Jim Williams, Kristen Hung

A quirky look at the life (and love) for an aging expat in Beijing.


ResurGENTS: The Reappearance of Hope, By Damion Sanders & Lawrence Floyd, Produced by Obsidian Media Group

A new millennium choreopoem from the male perspective.

Scene: "Myself"


The Tragedie of Cardenio, By Ben Bartolone

Produced by Brain Trust Productions/Ben Bartolone

The lost play of William Shakespeare has turned up...in the hands of an idiot.



Raffles will include the following prizes:
Show tickets to The 39 Steps and others; discount offers from our friends at The Commercial Theatre Institute and neighborhood restaurants; and more!

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 http://www.midtownfestival.org/.