13th ANNUAL MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL -2012
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presented another MITF Symposium on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7pm at The June Havoc Theatre in the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 W 36th St., first floor, NYC. Admission was FREE.
This year's Symposium featured a panel of Festival staff and previous Festival participants. The panel discussed the Festival and the reasons to choose the Festival. There was a short presentation followed by a question-and-answer session; the panelists then were available after the symposium to address individual concerns and questions.
"We had a useful meeting last time [in December 2011]," said John Chatterton, executive producer of the MITF, "but we feel we need to continue reaching out to our constituency if we ;)
Panelist at The MITF Symposium - January 26thwant to keep expanding. We'll also be adding a second application deadline of Feb. 17, to accommodate attendees of the January Symposium."
The thirteenth season will run from July 17 - Aug. 12, 2012. Applications for the 2012 season are currently available online at www.midtownfestival.org.
The Festival accepts submissions in all genres - any sort of stage play, musical or otherwise, new or classic, mainstream or specifically focused on an ethnic or cultural niche, including solo shows. To be eligible, each show must have a producer and production team attached to the project. In addition, the MITF will include a Short Subjects division.
Mr. Chatterton created the MITF in 2000, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. The MITF's artistic emphasis is on the script itself and therefore the Festival requests minimal production values. It styles itself as "the festival that cares," because of its high ratio of paid staff to participants compared to other festivals.
In addition to Mr. Chatterton, this year's panel included Gerald vanHeerden, one of the Festival's artistic directors; Jamibeth Margolis, MITF artistic director for musicals; Erica Ruff, producer of last season's ALICE: A NEW MUSICAL; Andrew Barbato, writer/director of last season's ALICE: A NEW MUSICAL; and Michael Tester.
Application forms for the Midtown International Theatre Festival are available online at www.midtownfestival.org. Completed applications, scripts, production materials and a non-refundable reading fee of $30 (none for Short Subjects) must be mailed to: The Midtown International Theatre Festival, 2578 Broadway #145, New York, NY 10025. Pricing plans for shows vary. Details may be found at www.midtownfestival.org.
The 2012 Festival will take place at 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.
Further information about the MITF can be found in the Festival Manual at www.midtownfestival.org.
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John Chatterton presents In association with The Thirteenth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival
The Second Annual Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival Script Submissions
John Chatterton and the Thirteenth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival are pleased to request script submissions for the Second Annual Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, which will be held at Roy Arias Studios from February 14 - March 4, 2012.
Mr. Chatterton started Midwinter Madness in 2011, in response to growing interest in the short-play format through such ongoing events as his own Short Play Lab and Short Subjects. "It was a pretty barebones festival," said Chatterton. "Twenty-seven shows in one 50-seat theatre, no greenroom, no room for the piano backstage - but we got through it and it was a lot of fun for everyone. And people showed up to see the shows!" (This year's Midwinter Madness plans to have 2 theatres plus a greenroom, for as many as 50 shows.)
Midwinter Madness presents a repertory of plays 30 - 60 min. long. Each play gets 3 performances in 1 week. Producers (often the playwrights themselves) are responsible for all production costs necessary to bring a show to the Festival; the Festival picks up the cost of the venue, Festival staff, and PR and marketing. The Festival gets the door. Tickets are $12 (plays 30 - 45 min.) and $15 (45 - 60 min.). There are no senior or student discounts. There are no application or participation fees, though the Festival charges a $100 deposit on acceptance, refundable after a successful Festival appearance. All formats are encouraged, including (small) musicals, except for multimedia presentations. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011. The festival runs February 14 - March 4, 2012
"The connection between the MITF (which I also produce) and Midwinter Madness is a no-brainer," said Chatterton. "I've been developing the Short Subjects in the MITF for 3 seasons, and my other short-play activities only feed the MITF. And the MITF knows lots of full-length playwrights who from time to time need to take off the pressure and develop something small in a more modest setting."
To apply for the Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, E-mail John Chatterton at john.chatterton@gmail.com with a copy of the script in standard playscript format (12-pt type, 1" margins, dialog and character names on separate lines, indented stage directions on separate lines). Further information about the MITF can be found at www.midtownfestival.org.
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MITF ANNOUNCES AWARD CEREMONY TO HONOR 2011 NOMINEES.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announced that they will present their Twelfth Annual Season AWARDS CEREMONY on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) at New World Stages, Stage 5, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC. Tickets are $25 and are available now at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.
The AWARDS CEREMONY will feature entertainment by some of the 2011 Season's hit shows. This 2011 Season nominees are:
Outstanding Production of a Play
Sex Curve
Hanky Panky
Home Movies
Lavender Shore
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Women and Guns
Outstanding Production of a Musical
Alice: A New Musical
Children of God
Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
Ocean in a Teacup
Peg O' My Heart
Sistas: The Musical
Outstanding Production of a Solo Show or Special Event
Dad Doesn't Dance
Dirty Paki Lingerie
Georgia and Me
The Banana Monologues
The Royal Weight Watcher
Outstanding Production of a Short Subject
Broken Wing
Lost and Found
Moon Orphans
Windmills
Outstanding Reading
Naked in Encino
Utility Monster
Outstanding New Script
Frank Winters - Home Movies
Vicky Vodrey - Hanky Panky
Lawson Caldwell - Lavender Shore
Richard L. Gaw - Ethan's People
Steve Gold - Women and Guns
Joshua R. Pangborn - Don Gio
Outstanding Music & Lyrics
Andrew Barbato, Lesley de Santis - Alice: A New Musical
CB Murray - Children of God
Christian Pedersen, Uma Incrocci, Kirk McGee - Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
Dan Furman, Mary Liz MacNamara - Rip!
Fred Fisher, Alfred Bryan, Grant Clarke, Joe Goodwin, Howard Johnson, Joe McCarthy, Billy Rose, George Whiting, Greg Kayne - Peg O' My Heart
Joel Krantz, Neil Selden - Ocean in a Teacup
Outstanding Direction of a Play, Musical, Solo Show or Special Event
Andrew Barbato - Alice: A New Musical
Danny Williams - Gated
Erica Jensen - Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
Glenn de Kler - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
James Gray - Peg O' My Heart
Kenneth Ferrone - Sistas: The Musical
Outstanding Direction of a Short Subject
Ben Prusiner - Prescriptions
Jennifer Hart - Broken Wing
Marsha Lee Sheiness - Lost and Found
J.T. Ross - Rachel and Ruthie
Outstanding Costume Design
Brittany Rolfs - Alice: A New Musical
Cathy Parrott - Peg O' My Heart
Cheryl McCarron - Rip!
Megan Hill - Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
Outstanding Sound Design
Ann Warren - Gated
John R. Brennan - The Banana Monologues
Kelly and Lindsay Do New York: Literally.
Scott O'Brien & Amanda Tamny - Dirty Paki Lingerie
Outstanding Scenic Design
Andrew Barbato - Alice: A New Musical
Jennifer Varbalow - Flowers: A Thorny Romance
Buds of May Productions - Ethan's People
Peg O' My Heart
Steven Laing - Home Movies
Tamara Lomsadze - Sarke
Outstanding Lighting Design
Erica Ruff - Alice: A New Musical
Bandele Prioleau - Tea in a Tempest
Kia Rogers - Sistas: The Musical
Nadine Charlsen, Tommy Williamson - Rip!
Duane Pagano - Peg O' My Heart
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Daniel Fox - Ethan's People
Jason Ralph - Home Movies
John R. Brennan - The Banana Monologues
Markus Potter - Lavender Shore
Stuart Aion - Tea in a Tempest
Jordan Auslander - Mad Mel and the Marradians
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Aizzah Fatima - Dirty Paki Lingerie
Allison Hirschlag - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Jessica Delbridge - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Ramona Mallory - Women and Guns
Sofia Lauwers - Home Movies
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
CB Murray - Children of God
Gus Curry - Ocean in a Teacup
Jeremy Benton - Peg O' My Heart
Nathan Lucrezio - Children of God
Rob Langeder - Rip!
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Ashley Wren Collins - Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
Brittney Lee Hamilton - Peg O' My Heart
Jennifer Fauche - Sistas: The Musical
Patrice Covington - Sistas: The Musical
Rocio del Mar Valles - Alice: A New Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Short Subject
Christian Titus - Broken Wing
Ross Kramberg - The Boatman (in Windmills)
Ryan Blackwell - Moon Orphans: Orphans of the Moon
Steve Aron - Apartment Haunting
Outstanding Actress in a Short Subject
Danielle Burr - Rachel and Ruthie
Molly McDowell - Prescriptions
Nandita Chandra - i-Pod
Olivia Horton - Broken Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play or Musical
Colin Pritchard - Lavender Shore
Dan Domingues - Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
David R. Gordon - Alice: A New Musical
Lucas Van Engen - Women and Guns
Luis Alberto Gonzalez - Ethan's People
Paul Geiger - Children of God
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play or Musical
Jennie Harney - Children of God
Kelly Jeanne Grant - Peg O' My Heart
Rachel Bahler - Alice: A New Musical
Susan Quinn - Gated
Whitney Kimball Long - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Alice
Between the Bricks
Gated
Hanky Panky
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Outstanding Choreography (including Dance and Fight)
Andrew Barbato - Alice: A New Musical
Ashley Wren Collins - Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
Chie Mortia - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
James Gray - Peg O' My Heart
Kevin Fitzgerald Ferguson - Boomers
Jennifer Weber - Trouble
Outstanding Show Marketing & Advertising (including Programs, Postcards, Websites, etc.)
Gated
Peg O' My Heart
Sistas: The Musical
The Banana Monologues
In addition to the Artistic Awards above, MITF bestows the following prizes:
The 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 monetary 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.
Producers Awards- This monetary award is awarded to the producers who sell the most tickets and engage in the most inventive marketing, presented by MITF Executive Producer John Chatterton.
The MITF's 2011 Season ran from July 11 - 31, 2011 at 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. 23 plays and 11 musicals were featured.
The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its eleventh year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the theatre world. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.
Mr. Chatterton created the MITF, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, in 2000 as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions. The MITF's artistic emphasis is on the script itself and therefore the Festival requests minimal production values.
For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.
JULY 11 -31, 2011 - FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
TWELFTH ANNUAL MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
2011 FULL FEATURE SEASON SHEDULE:
23 plays and 11 musicals have been chosen. Tickets are $15-18 and are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.
(Scroll to the BOTTOM of THIS PAGE for the SHORT SUBJECT SCHEDULE)
Alice: A New Musical
Book by Andrew Barbato, Music/Lyrics by Andrew Barbato and Leslie Desantis, Produced by Cellar Door
Wednesday, July 20 at 8pm; Saturday, July 23 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 1:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 11am
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Hold onto your imagination, even above the rabbit hole.
What happens when you are caught between growing up too fast and holding onto your youthful imagination? Alice is about a young girl who runs away from her 13th birthday, only to discover that becoming an adult doesn't have to mean letting go of your childhood.
The Banana Monologues
By John Brennan, Jason Cooper, and Mary Cimino, Produced by Gregory Taft Gerard in association with Jason C. Cooper
Thursday, July 14 at 6pm; Saturday, July 23 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 7:30pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 9:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 4pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A romance that splits below the belt.
A sexy comedy inspired by a true love story about a man, a woman, and his banana, Sgt. Johnson. When the layers of the relationship are peeled back, Gus tries to split from his girlfriend Alexis, but Sgt. Johnson stands firm.
Between the Bricks
By Anthony Giorgio and Cecilia Ceresa, Produced by Blair Hotchner
Sunday, July 17 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 20 at 9:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 10pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 8:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Ding Dong the Wizard of Oz is...Dead.
We know what happens before Dorothy landed in Oz. We know what happens when she arrives, but what happens when she leaves? Does the glitz and glamour float away in a hot air balloon or can this mysterious place hold on to the magic?
Boomers, The Musical of a Generation
Book, Music & Lyrics by Peter Baron
Friday, July 15 at 5pm; Saturday, July 16 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 12pm; Wednesday, July 20 at 5pm; Friday, July 22 at 5:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 11am; Sunday, July 24 at 8:30pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 5:45pm; Saturday, July 30 at 8:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A true story...about you.
Boomers is an intimate, emotional roller coaster ride with Will and Laura, through three decades of world altering events. Their dreams and idealism collide with reality to forever alter their fairy tale existence.
Children of God
Written and Produced by Charles Murray
Wednesday, July 13 at 8:30pm; Tuesday, July 19 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 5:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 12:30pm; Sunday, July 31 at 5:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A modern musical mash-up of inspiration for the next generation.
An unforgettable story of hope told through the struggles of three amazing teenagers highlighted in song and dance, these Children of God will capture your heart. Our story follows a week in the lives of three amazing teenagers. DC is being raised by his step father, Tunica only has her grandmother and Will is in Foster Care. Each of them is special and deserves a chance. Children of God is an urban story of hope.
Dad Doesn't Dance
By Nora Brown, Produced by Small Pond Enterprises
Tuesday, July 12 at 7:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 6pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6pm; Sunday, July 24 at 4pm; Friday, July 29 at 8pm; Saturday, July 30 at 2:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A dancer from the wilds of Winnipeg tangos through five mysterious men to her ultimate dance partner, BioDad.
Dad Doesn't Dance is a woman's quest to find her biological father. She lived without a past. Clues from five mysterious men help her reach BioDad's door in Hollywood. Does she have the courage to knock?
The Dickening
By Ben Ferber and Donald McEwan, Produced by Fop! Productions
Sunday, July 17 at 6pm; Friday, July 22 at 6pm; Sunday, July 24 at 4pm; Monday, July 25 at 6pm; Saturday, July 30 at 8pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
A dicktastic romp featuring a smorgasbord of screaming.
Six hilariously absurd vignettes! One ball turns two soldiers gay. Three unwanted clients provoke one lawyer into a smorgasbord of screaming. Three office drones take one unexpected hostage. And much more!
Dirty Paki Lingerie
Written and Produced by Aizzah Fatima
Saturday, July 16 at 2pm; Thursday, July 21 at 7:30pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 6:15pm; Thursday, July 28 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 8pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A glimpse into the secret sexual lives of Pakistani-American Muslim women.
In this touching, hilarious, and endlessly illuminating series of interactions, six Pakistani American Muslim females struggle to find their place at the chaotic juncture of two very different cultures.
Don Gio
By Joshua R. Pangborn, Produced by Sidekick Productions
Saturday, July 16 at 4:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 4pm; Monday, July 18 at 8pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 6pm; Sunday, July 31 at 8:30pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Butlers, zombies, lesbians...it's all just sex to him.
Don Gio, portly lover of pleasure, is after his next great conquest, the lovely Ana. However, to win her he'll have to overcome several obstacles, including a long dead brother, a transsexual witch, and his affair with his butler in this gender-bending, hedonistic romp.
Ethan's People
By Richard L. Gaw, Produced by Buds of May Productions
Wednesday, July 13 at 6pm; Wednesday, July 20 at 8pm; Sunday, July 24 at 12:30pm; Thursday, July 28 at 8pm; Sunday, July 31 at 2:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Four friends struggle to hold on to each other as the world around them falls apart.
In the wake of unspeakable horror, little Ethan writes a nursery rhyme. His parents and their friends struggle to hold on to each other as the world around them falls apart.
Flowers: A Thorny Romance Story
By Carolyn M. Brown and D.E. Womack, Produced by All in Black and White Productions
Sunday, July 17 at 2pm; Monday, July 18 at 6pm; Saturday, July 23 at 7pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 8pm; Sunday, July 31 at 6:30pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Love shouldn't hurt...But sometimes it does...
Whether she's a Fortune 500 wife and mother, Christian immigrant, lesbian poet, or a teenager in love, whenever a woman is hit she gets a bouquet of flowers and an apology. This is her story. Flowers intertwines vignettes, monologues, poetry and music to explore love's journey.
Gated
By Marisa Marquez, Produced by The Isa Company
Wednesday, July 13 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 16 at 8:30pm; Wednesday, July 20 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 1pm; Sunday, July 30 at 4pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
The new millennia answer to Our Town.
The illusion of the American dream built around the perfect home is torn down by the funny reality of suicide, mental disorder, child abuse, Iraq, erectile dysfunction and keeps this community Gated.
Georgia & Me
By Sarah Ford, Produced by Small Pond Enterprises
Sunday, July 17 at 7:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 1:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 5:30pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 7:45pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Does love and artistic fulfillment have to be at odds?
A woman thinks she has it all. Then the spirit of renowned painter Georgia O'Keeffe breaks down her door and challenges her to pick up the project she abandoned years ago. It's never too late to find out who you thought you were!
Hanky Panky
By Vicki Vodrey, Produced by Lot In Life Productions, LLC
Saturday, July 23 at 3pm; Sunday, July 24 at 8pm; Monday, July 25 at 8pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 8pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Does EVERYBODY'S family act this way in the face of death?!
The Gunther family descends on Flowering Fields Nursing Home around the bedside table of their nearly deceased Patriarch. Old wounds are re-opened and new battle lines are drawn in the hilarious dark comedy.
Home Movies
By Hank Winters, Produced by The Treehouse Theatre Company / Stephen Brown
Saturday, July 16 at 7:15pm; Friday, July 22 at 6pm; Saturday, July 23 at 6:45pm; Sunday, July 24 at 2:15pm; Saturday, July 30 at 12:45pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
How much of our relationships should we exploit for art?
When emerging filmmaker Sam Wallach visits his hometown to tell his first love, Ellie Atkins, he's made a film about her, we learn how much some people are willing to sacrifice to reconstruct the past.
Kelly and Lindsey Do New York
By Kelly Wallace-Barnhill and Lindsey Gentile, Produced by Kelly Wallace-Barnhill
Sunday, July 17 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 1:30pm; Monday, July 25 at 6:30pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 8pm; Sunday, July 31 at 4:30pm
The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
A non lesbian love story.
In a city where craigslist crazies, dude-bro douche bags, and that guy who won't stop exposing himself on the A train are the only eligible bastards around, two sexy, quirky twenty-somethings would be happy to just avoid dying alone. Will they find love before 30? Probably not.
Lavender Shore
Written by Lawson Caldwell, Produced by Richard Manichello
Wednesday, July 27 at 6pm; Thursday, July 28 at 6pm; Friday, July 29 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 2pm; Sunday, July 31 at 4:30pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
A 1930's New York Socialite discovers she is married to two men, one of whom has fallen in love with someone else. Maybe the butler did it!
Harrison and his butler, Gerald, stranded for five years on an island, return to find Harrison's wife, Daphane, married to Thomas. Harrison's legally married to Daphane, but now loves Gerald. Thomas love Daphane. Daphane loves all the attention.
Mad Mel and the Marradians
Written and Produced by Gary Morgenstein
Monday, July 11 at 6pm; Saturday, July 16 at 2:30pm; Tuesday, July 19 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 6pm; Thursday, July 28 at 8pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
In this sci-fi comedy by Syfy Channel's Gary Morgenstein, ancient aliens invade Earth. Only a writer can save the human race. Uh-oh.
Angry aliens. Doomed Earth. Uh-oh. In this sci-fi comedy by Syfy Channel's Gary Morgenstein, a writer's phony scholarship stumbles upon a deadly plot by ancient aliens. Now they invade. In pearls. Pray.
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Making God
Book, Music and Lyrics by Rodney Dickerman, Produced by Small Pond Enterprises
Saturday, July 23 at 8:30pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 6:15pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 8pm; Friday, July 29 at 6:15pm; Sunday, July 31 at 2:30pm
The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
You know you've got a problem when being Evangelical Christian ain't bein' religious enough!
The wickedly dry story of a would-be messiah, who discovers the only way to be close to god is to replace Him. Arizona stand-up comic/musician Rodney Dickerman saves your soul in his new one-man musical (aided by a chorus of 3 holy rollers)!
Mother Eve's Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood
By Uma Incrocci, Erica Jensen, and Kirk McGee
Tuesday, July 12 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 14 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 16 at 12pm; Saturday, July 23 at 9pm; Friday, July 29 at 6pm; Sunday, July 31 at 2pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Produced by Mother Eve LLC/Co-Executive Producers, Erica Jensen and Ashley Wren Collins
Help yourself to the Mother of all Rock Musicals!
Self-help guru Mother Eve helps women transform their lives - by teaching them to unleash their inner skanks, celebrate their cellulite, and explore their female flower power. This rock musical will show you how to love yourself as much as you love cheese!
Ocean in a Tea Cup
By Joel Krantz, Produced by JK Entertainment
Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm; Friday, July 15 at 9:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 3pm; Monday, July 18 at 8:30pm; Monday, July 25 at 8pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 6pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A broken American soldier gets a second chance at life in post war India.
The war is over, but Ray Hauserman does not return home from India to the woman he loves. The shame of having broken his vow "never to kill" draws him to an Indian teacher who offers him a unique path to redemption.
Peg O' My Heart
Adapted as a Musical by Karin Baker, Original play by J Hartley Manners, Produced by Hell's Kitchen Musicals
Saturday, July 16 at 2:45pm; Sunday, July 17 at 5:30pm; Monday, July 18 at 6pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6pm; Monday, July 25 at 5:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
She's young, she's strong, she's Irish, and she's about to change everyone's world. She's Peg O' My Heart!
It's 1920 and young Peg is traveling from lower Manhattan to upper class English society where the banks are failing and all hell is about to break loose. Who knew one young girl could single handedly burst everyone's bubble. Come meet Peg...Peg O' My Heart!
The Picture Plane
Written & Produced by Bruce Colbert
Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm; Friday, July 15 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 16 at 12:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 4:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
What happens when art and life get mixed up?
A New York painter holds on to his faith that his other world will make some sense in this one.
RIP!
Music, Lyrics, & Book by Dan Furman, Additional lyrics by Mary-Liz McNamara, Produced by Massimine/Roytman/Presentations and Wildly Productive Productions
Friday, July 22 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 3pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 31 at 12:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A story of love, revolution and what is possible.
The American Revolution arrives in the Catskills. When a battle goes wrong, a soldier escapes into a magical "Bowling Green." Twenty years later, can Rip Van Winkle return home?
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
By Tom Stoppard, Produced by Panicked Productions
Wednesday, July 13 at 8pm; Sunday, July 17 at 2:30pm; Tuesday, July 19 at 6pm; Friday, July 22 at 8pm; Monday, July 25 at 8pm; Friday, July 29 at 6pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
An all female, all existentialist cast takes on Stoppard's classic play-within-a-play.
An all female cast takes you on a ride with everyone's favorite late 16th Century comedy duo as they head on the road trip of a lifetime. Tom Stoppard's classic absurdist comedy will keep you laughing too much to ponder the nature of existence.
The Royal Weight Watcher
By Franziska Huber and Susan Batson
Friday, July 15 at 7pm; Sunday, July 17 at 2pm; Friday, July 22 at 8pm; Saturday, July 23 at 5:30pm; Monday, July 25 at 8pm
The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Sarah Ferguson: A duchess hungry for love!
Sarah Ferguson is lonely. Chocolates and late night phone calls are her only companions at heart. An anti fairy tale about how the need for approval can weigh one down and make food and body image become a compulsive obsession.
Sarke
By Lia Bakhturidze Sirelson, Produced by Dancing Crane, Inc.
Tuesday, July 19 at 6:30pm; Friday, July 22 at 8pm; Sunday, July 24 at 2pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
A Georgian woman tries to marry-off her daughter to a "rich" Georgian-American. (May have been the one he applied with.)
MITF's first-ever foreign language production! Written in the Georgian language, Sarke tells the story of Veriko, an elderly Tbilisi woman, who tries to marry her daughter to a "rich" NY Georgian man. This entertaining yet tragi-comic clash between the old and new cultures forces us to see ourselves.
Sex Curve
Written and Produced by Merridith Allen
Thursday, July 21 at 9pm; Monday, July 25 at 6pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 5:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 9:30pm; Sunday, July 31 at 4:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Hypothesis: Science can control who you fall in love with.
After a nasty break-up, biochemist, Marissa, invents a serum which blocks the effects of the love-inducing hormone, oxytocin. Along with her roommates, Marissa creates an experiment which declares war on love, sex, relationships and gender roles.
Sistas: The Musical
By Dorothy Marcic, Produced by Dr. Dorothy Productions
Monday, July 11 at 6pm; Thursday, July 14 at 5pm; Thursday, July 21 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 1:45pm; Friday, July 29 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 31 at 3pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The Story of African-American women told through popular music, from "God Bless the Child" to Destiny's Child.
Using popular music to trace the development of black women from the oppression of the 1930's through the Girl Groups of the 60's to empowerment in the 90's, this soulful and fun show takes the audience on a musical journey from pain to power.
Surviving Love
By Robert Chionis, Produced by Daniel Wolfsbauer
Wednesday, July 20 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 5pm; Sunday, July 24 at 12pm
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
The boy from Nowhere, USA finds his way out of "real America" and into the real world.
The story of an isolated gay youth who escapes to the big city and finds love during the onset of the AIDS epidemic, told through songs by William Bolcom, John Bucchino, William Finn, Ricky Ian Gordon, Adam Guettel, and Brian Lasser.
Tea in a Tempest
Written and Produced by James V. O'Connor
Tuesday, July 12 at 8:30pm; Friday, July 15 at 7:45pm; Saturday, July 16 at 1pm; Saturday, July 23 at 4:15pm; Thursday, July 28 at 6:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
They say the truth will set you free - but not always.
A showdown between a philandering husband and his family forces him to face the music but things aren't what they seem. Tea in a Tempest is a comedy about love, infidelity and the power of theatre.
Trouble: A New Rock Musical
Book by Michael Alvarez, Music & Lyrics by Ella Grace, Produced by Saving Grace Productions
Thursday, July 28 at 8:30pm; Friday, July 29 at 6pm; Saturday, July 30 at 3pm; Sunday, July 31 at 8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
24 Hrs. 6 Friends...and OMG, so much Trouble!
Nick and Jen's true-love is being threatened. Hannah is hiding a secret from her boyfriend James, whose ex, Sarah, wants him back. And never-been-kissed Joe is striking up drama with the hottest guy in school. Trouble is out of control...
Truth
Written and Produced by Ellis Gaskell
Thursday, July 14 at 8pm; Saturday, July 16 at 3:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 12:45pm; Wednesday, July 20 at 6pm; Saturday, July 23 at 5pm; Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
When religion clashes with politics, sparks fly. It's an old story, but with thought-provoking conjectures that are provocative as well as entertaining.
It's a familiar story, but in a modern setting that evokes no particular era, Truth revisits Pilate's trial of Jesus with fascinating conjectures that are absorbing, entertaining and perhaps controversial!
Women and Guns
Written by Steve Gold, Produced by Maxwell Arts Group
The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Monday, July 11 at 8pm; Wednesday, July 13 at 6:30pm; Friday, July 15 at 8:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 12pm
Always Faithful.
A provocative new play by Steve Gold, Women and Guns tells the story of Marine MP Tiffany Hansen's life from her first day in basic training to her subsequent deployment in Iraq. Along the way, she meets Bobby, a car mechanic who will become her companion and the psychological effect of her deployment both on her and Bobby is examined, as is her reaction to bloodshed in Baghdad.
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2011 Season Short Subject Selections
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a division for plays that run under 60 minutes. 16 plays are selected. Tickets are $12 -15 and are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.
2011 SEASON - SHORT SUBJECTS
The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Always Be Ready
Written and Produced by Peter Turo
Wednesday, July 13 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 16 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 8:30pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 5:30pm
Anthony, one of many "hosts" for diseases long (and falsely) believed by the world to be eradicated, struggles with his own fate when he learns he doesn't have as much time left as he always thought. Drama, 45 min., $12
Apartment Haunting
Written by Val Sherman, Produced by East Park Productions
Tuesday, July 19 at 6pm; Friday, July 22 at 6:45pm; Sunday, July 31 at 7:15pm
Julia is ready to listen to the voice of reason and give up her dreams of the stage, until an unlikely roommate comes to her rescue - the ghost of a great acting teacher who inhabits her new apartment. Comedy, 45 min., $12
Broken Wing
Written and Produced by Rachel White
Wednesday, July 13 at 9pm; Saturday, July 16 at 9:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 4:15pm
Jake, an injured war veteran, returns home one night to find his wife Allison aloof and unable touch him. When Allison admits that she is horrified by Jake's injury, the two must confront the trauma that the war has caused them and the reality of their future together. Drama, 45 min., $12
Call Me/Swamp Girl
By Katherine Williams and Deb Castellano, Produced by Debra Castellano
Monday, July 18 at 6pm; Thursday , July 21 at 8:45pm; Saturday, July 30 at 6pm
"Call Me": In a sea of texters and Facebook stalkers, one woman challenges her potential suitors to unplug. "Swamp Girl": Who needs a therapist when you have kneepads? Solo show, 45 min., $12
Final Discussion
Written and Produced by Vincent A. Apollo
Wednesday, July 13 at 7:45pm; Saturday, July 16 at 5pm; Sunday, July 24 at 6:45pm
A life time of martial strain is explored with the conversations of three people, one who enters as an unexpected guest. Bill has trepidations about his role in life, Jane is unhappy with Bills participation in their union and Margaret has her own methods of attaining martial bliss, slightly bent they may be. All of this is explored in a fast paced dialogue driven one act with a nice surprise at the end. Comedy, 45 min., $12
I-Pod
By Natalie Menna, Produced by Ego Actus
Tuesday, July 19 at 7:15pm; Saturday, July 30 at 1:30pm; Sunday, July 31 at 6pm
An artist posing as an environmentalist struggles to survive for two months on an Eco-Barge in order to compete for a Guggenheim grant and come to terms with her father's legacy. Solo show, 45 min., $12
Lost And Found
Written and Produced by Marsha Lee Sheiness
Monday, July 18 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 21 at 7:15pm
Drama, 60 min., $15
Mistress Ilsa
By N. G. McClernan, Produced by Mergatroyd Productions
Wednesday, July 20 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 28 at 6pm; Saturday, July 30 at 2:45pm
Mistress Ilsa has seen them all - businessmen, ministers, politicians, and now that she is the most popular dominatrix in town she must face her old deadly rival Mistress Anastasia - will Mistress Trixie ever get to Disneyland? Comedy, 60 min., $15
Monette
Written and Produced by Kymberle Joseph
Saturday, July 16 at 3:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 12:30pm; Saturday, July 23at 4pm
Drama, 60 min., $15
Moon Orphans: Orphans on the Moon
by Mitch Edmond, By Alex Fischer, Produced by Camille Harris
Wednesday, July 13 at 10:15pm; Sunday, July 17 at 4pm; Monday, July 18 at 8pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 6pm; Sunday, July 31 at 8:30pm
A wannabe writer from Kansas presents his sci-fi masterpiece: a 30 minute TV show about three teenage orphans living on the moon, in this comedy inspired by the 70's TV show Land of the Lost. Comedy, 45 min., $12
Perfect
Written and Produced by Rebekah L. Pierce
Tuesday, July 19 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 7pm; Friday, July 29 at 8pm
Claire, Sasha & Zenobia are college friends who grew up believing women could have it all: the perfect career & family. But when their careers collide with the reality motherhood and family, each realizes there's no such thing as "perfect." Drama, 60 min., $15
Prescriptions
Written and Produced by Ellen Orchid
Thursday, July 14 at 8:45pm; Saturday, July 16 at 2:15pm; Saturday, July 23 at 2:45pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 9:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 4pm
A psychiatrist invites one of her patients to her apartment to house-sit for her while she goes to attend a conference. The patient has been living in a shelter and is glad for the opportunity and the vote of trust. Until something happens... Drama, 45 min., $12
Rachel And Ruthie
Written by Karen Sokolof Javitch, Produced by Norma Johnson
Wednesday, July 20 at 6pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6pm; Friday, July 22 at 5:30pm
Drama, 45 min., $12
Sweet
Written and Produced by Jan Rosenberg
Wednesday, July 20 at 7:15pm; Thursday, July 28 at 7:30pm; Saturday July 30 at 4:15pm
Be careful what you crave... An unlikely friendship between a compulsive overeater and a maternal,Transgendered fairy godmother who owns a sweet shop. A physically abusive jealous husband who's passion is taxidermy. A Miniature Dachshund whose days are numbered. An unconventional play about unconventional people. Drama, 45 min., $12
Un-Silenced
By Baila Goldstein, Produced by Bella Starr Productions
Tuesday, July 12 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 14 at 7:15pm; Sunday, July 17 at 3:30pm
Travel back to the ancient times of today. To redeem her family, a dreamy orthodox Jewish girl in Boro Park agrees to an arranged marriage with a Rabbi's closeted gay son. A Torah-fic tale of escape and self-discovery. Solo show, 60 min., $15
Windmills
Written and by Meri Wallace; Produced by Howling Moon Cab Company.
Wednesday, July 15 at 8:30; Thursday, July 28 at 8:45; Saturday, July 30 at 8:45
Five short plays about diva actors, maddening sisters, and monster cats. Drama, 60 min., $15
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The MITF's 2011 season runs from July 11 - 31, 2011 at 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 twelfth 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.
John 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. The Short Subjects are an informal and inexpensive way for emerging producers and playwrights to showcase short works.
For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.