THE NEO FUTURE OF THE NY NEOFUTURISTS

The NY Neo Futurists (NYNF) may be the most interesting, innovative, entertaining, and promising group in NY right now. Each Friday and Saturday, they present 30 plays in 60 minutes (no more than 60, sometimes a bit less; they set a timer), in a show called, "Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind." (aka "TMLMTBGB")

A lot of cheerful chaos reigns. The audience gets a menu of 30 plays, and at "Curtain" the audience shouts out the number of the next play, and in a few seconds the cast has cleared the old play, set up the new one and started a new play, chosen randomly by the first number the cast hears.

The plays are drama and comedy and satire. Sometimes the very brevity of the plays adds its own humor to an otherwise serious piece.

The style is a mashup of sketch comedy, sketch drama and improv. The performers are not only very, very good, but it is a tour-de-force to be able to set up and perform any one of thirty plays at the drop of a title sheet. (The titles of the thirty plays are strung on a clothesline and pulled down as they are called out by the audience.) Moreover, every week a random number of plays (between two and twelve -- the roll of two dice) are removed from the repertoire, with new plays written and prepared to enter the show.

There is a manifesto of principle that guides the structure of the evening. One of the principles is reality. NeoFuturism "advocates the complete awareness and inclusion of the actual world within the theater." Several plays deal with this head-on, stemming from the real lives of the actors; some plays are literally "site-specific," bringing audience members into the show.

Randomness also determines the price. When you arrive, you go to the boxoffice and get a little token that says you are guaranteed a seat, then you go back to the queue. (The nights I came, the theater was almost, but not quite, sold out.) As you make your way into the theater, you roll the dice to determine how much over the base price you need to pay (usually adding up to somewhere between $10 and $15).

The show is crazy, entertaining, and thought provoking. Sometimes it can get over-chaotic, and some plays just don't feel completely realized. One of the newer (I think) members of the troupe, the beautiful Chisa Hutchinson, brings her skill as a grounded (but very free) actress and talented playwright ("She Like Girls," and other plays) to the show. The marriage of skilled playwriting with the highly energetic chaos and structure of the performance, promises to make NYNF potentially the most exciting show in the city.


Three NY NeoFuturists
At the Innovative Theater Nominations
Chisa Hutchinson (l), Nicole Hill (c), and Christopher Borg (r)
Photo by Eric Roffman

Indeed, I'd like to see NYNF web streaming all or part of their shows live to the world. I think it would be a sensation. (See, for example, this month's issue (Sep 2010) of FAST COMPANY and the story on "Must See TV: The Web's New Fall Lineup".)

But NYNF does not just do their weekend shows. They also produce full-length plays and special evenings. Just recently they did "The Soup Show," an all naked production.

Coming up in the fall is another "Main Stage" production:

"(un)afraid" ... "
...be afraid... be very afraid...
October/November 2010

And on the 20th and 21st of August, they are doing

"30 Half-Nekkid Plays in
60 Half Nekkid Minutes"
we bare (most of) our selves

It is not clear which half (top, bottom, or middle) of the actors is naked, or whether half the actors are completely naked, or (most likely) whether most of the actors are mostly Nekkid, but wearing some thing... like underwear. Note that, possibly, audience members who are Half-Nekkid may get a discount on the admission price.

The NY Neo Futurists generally perform at the Kraine Theater at 85 East 4th Street.

info@NYNF.org
http://www.nynf.org/

ENCOUNTERS (IN A NON LUCID STATE)

ENCOUNTERS (IN A NON LUCID STATE)
Rising Sun Performance Company

In most zero budget theater, the first big challenge for the actors is to compensate for the lack of elaborate costumes, sets, and even furniture, by willing everything -- their entire world -- into existence with their imagination. The biggest challenge for directors is to NOT let the actors overcompensate for the void by overacting. (NOTE: Improv, where worlds are created out of nothing in each moment, is great preparation.)

Of the five short plays in ENCOUNTERS (IN A NON LUCID STATE), performed by the Rising Sun Performance Company, the most successful was the genuinely original, fun, and funny RESIDUE, in which a young woman tries to gain control of her dreams. It is played in a series of short-short scenes in-between the other short plays. And it gets funnier as it goes along. It is nicely played by Anastasia Peterson.

Anastasia Peterson in RESIDUE
Photo by Akia Squitieri

ENCOUNTERS (IN A NON LUCID STATE) plays at the Red Room (upstairs from the Kraine Theater) 85 E. 4th St. (at 2nd Ave), through August 21.


CREDITS

"Residue"
BY Stacey Lane
Tim Butterfield (DIR)
Anastasia Peterson as Eleanor
Jason Vinoles as Leon
and with Maria Elekidou

"Meet Up"
BY Thomas J. Misuraca
Tiffany Hogan (DIR)
Becky Sterling Rygg as Cyndee
Maria Guillen as Jane
Christopher Schwartz as the Waiter

"Cookies"
BY John Patrick Bray
Leal Vona (DIR)
Becky Sterling Rygg as Darla
Michael Lee Jones as Walter
Allison Whittinghill as Tara

"Binge Honeymoon"
BY Rebecca Jane Stokes
Kelly Hawkins (DIR)
Anthony Mead as Ted
Becky Sterling Rygg as Darla

"Shakespeare Lives!"
BY Mark Harvey Levine
Tim Chaffee (DIR)
Michael Lee Jones as Zombie Will
Jason Vinoles as Cashio
Jonathan Reed Wexler as Guard

Produced by: Horse TRADE Theater Group and Rising Sun Performance Company One-Acts Literary Coordinator: Alexia Tate
Director of Photography/Video: David Anthony
Costume and Properties Designer: Leigh-Ann Ryklin

CREW
Production Manager: Lindsay Beecher
Production Stage Manager: Jak Prince
House Managers: Theresa Calves, Flor Bromley
Run Crew & Board Operators: Jessica Ritacco, Samantha Cooper, Carly Colbert, Jak Prince, Leigh-Ann Ryklin, Dan Vidor, Patrick Egan
Publicist: Emily Owens PR
Program Publisher: United Stages
Postcard Designer: Akia

NIGHT OF SEXY SHORTS

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.

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

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

• 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.

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

John Halbach, Children At Play, CollaborationTown

Harris Yulin, The Glass House, Resonance Ensemble

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

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.

Alec Harrington
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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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/.

New Season: PRIMARY STAGES

PRIMARY STAGES
http://www.primarystages.org/

JUL 27, 2010 - SEP 04, 2010
Secrets of the Trade
By Jonathan Tolins
Directed by Matt Shakman

SEP 21, 2010 - OCT 30, 2010
In Transit (a musical)
By Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth
Directed by Joe Calarco

JAN 25, 2011 - MAR 5, ,2011
Black Tie
By A. R. Gurney
Directed by Mark Lamos

BENEFIT TONIGHT WITH (ALMOST) EVERYBODY... FOR THE ACTING COMPANY

KRISTIN CHENOWETH * LINDA LAVIN * CAST FROM SOUTH PACIFIC

plus

Exit the King’s LAUREN AMBROSE *
Light in the Piazza’s VICTORIA CLARK *
Company’s RAUL ESPARZA *
Chicago’s JAMES NAUGHTON *
A Little Night Music’s AARON LAZAR *
Sondheim on Sondheim’s NORM LEWIS *
South Pacific’s KELLI O’HARA *
The Good Wife’s MARY BETH PEIL *
42nd Street’s BILLY STRITCH *
Curtains’ KAREN ZIEMBA

Some of the most beautiful and memorable music of the Broadway stage comes from one family of magnificent musicians …

Join MARY RODGERS and ADAM GUETTEL celebrating songs sung by Broadway’s most talented stars …

At The KAYE PLAYHOUSE
East 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues

MONDAY, JUNE 21 at 7PM
GREAT ORCHESTRA SEATS AT $125 from Box Office: 212-772-4448

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.theactingcompany.org/involved/events.html

Coming: YOU'VE GOT HATE MAIL

YOU'VE GOT HATE MAIL

A comedy of broadband errors
from the playwrights Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore.

You've Got Hate Mail is Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore's comic answer to A.R. Gurney's Love Letters. In You've Got Hate Mail, love "bytes" all when an extra-marital affair goes horribly wrong, thanks to a juicy e-mail left sitting on a desktop.

The story is told entirely in e-mails from laptop computers, although the play still manages to have an unforgettable chase scene - thanks to Blackberries and SideKicks.

The team of Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore are among the most produced playwrights in the world, with at least 24 plays published by Samuel French and gazillions of film and TV credits; they've garnered multiple film and TV awards for their work as stage actors, producers, and writers.

TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY!

Friday, June 25 at 7pm
Monday, July 12 at 7pm

*Contains Adult Language

http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=YOU33

RIGHTS TO WHAT THE PLAYWRIGHT WRITES

It has never been easy (unless you have a super-hit) to make a living from writing plays. (To make a living, a playwright often has a day job, a College position, or writes films, or... ???) One problem for the playwright has been that the theater company (or producer) who puts together the inaugural production of the play also takes a hefty chunk of the subsidiary rights.

There have been a number of recent changes to make it easier for playwrights to earn more from their plays.

The Public Theater has made a very important contribution to the ability of its playwrights to benefit from the subsidiary rights to what the playwright writes.


The Public Theater and Dramatists Guild of America
Announce Groundbreaking Revision
of The Public's Subsidiary Rights Agreements

The New Model Provides
Greater Financial SupportFor Playwrights

From The Public Theater:

"We are excited and proud to announce that we are restructuring our subsidiary rights agreement, effective immediately, to provide playwrights with greater financial opportunities to profit from their plays. The Public Theater and the Dramatists Guild began discussions more than a year ago when it became clear that The Public was intent on finding a better way to encourage and invest in the writers they were producing. Under the new agreement, The Public will not collect any subsidiary rights from a play until the playwright has earned a minimum of $75,000 in licensing fees following its Public Theater premiere. The new agreement allows a playwright 10 years to earn that minimum amount from a play; if the playwright has not earned $75,000 during that time period, the agreement will expire and The Public will not earn any subsidiary rights income from the play.

"The Public is here to support the American playwright, not the other way around. We're pleased that this new arrangement reflects the core values of The Public and is one small step in making the American theater a better home for artists," said Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson in a joint statement.

"The Public's new policy represents a dramatic departure from traditional subsidiary rights agreements, in which theaters immediately begin collecting a portion of profits from subsequent licensing of a playwright's work. This revised agreement which will be retroactive back to 2008 for all Public Theater main stage shows will allow playwrights to earn substantial income from their work before the theater profits from subsequent productions of a play.

"The Dramatists Guild hopes this new model will be a trumpet call for theaters to realize that, in most cases, these revenues contribute relatively little to the theater's bottom line but could be the difference for an author between paying rent or having to leave the industry.

"The Dramatists Guild commends The Public Theater for continuing to be one of the most supportive and nurturing of all American theaters to playwrights," said Dramatists Guild President Stephen Schwartz. "We greatly appreciate their openness to hearing the Dramatists Guild's advocacy for our members, and we applaud this new policy which will allow more playwrights to be able to make a living writing for the theater."