SUMMER SHORTIES YOUTHFEST Runs 8/15 Thru 8/30

A recipe for a cool summer treat is SUMMER SHORTIES...SUMM-AR NOT, tales told by Turtle Teens.

A dimwitted crocodile, a meteor shower, a terrified sushi, a disappeared guitarist: You'll find them all at the SUMMER SHORTIES YOUTHFEST. Featuring nine original entertainingly quirky comedies and dramas for kids. You get SUMMER SHORTIES, SUMM-AR NOT, a cool summer treat that will satisfy your appetite for entertaining, provocative theatre. Turtle Shell Productions is presenting 9 EXCITING ORIGINAL SHORT PLAYS, written by innovative, award-winning playwrights who come from across the country and internationally.

PREVIEW Sat. 8/15 11:00 AM
Sat. 8/15 5:00 PM
Sun 8/16 5:00 PM
Thurs 8/20 5:00 PM
OPENING Fri 8/21 5:00 PM
Sat 8/22 5:00 PM
Sun 8/23 5:00 PM
Thurs 8/27 5:00 PM
Fri 8/28 5:00 PM
Sat 8/29 2:00 PM
CLOSING Sun 8/30 12:00 PM

General Tickets $20 * Senior Citizens $15 * Combo Nights $30. Tickets can be purchased at Theatermania.com or TurtleShellProductions.com or call 212 352 3101. At the Turtle's Shell Theater (in the Times Square Arts Center) 300 W. 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036.

TSP'S SUMMER SHORTIES YOUTHFEST is powered up by the amazing Turtle Teens, Jazz Anderson, Jake Bazel, Gabriel Benitez, Elisabeth Bulzomi, Piper Curda, Carmelo D'Angelo, Teddy Fatscher, Eldin Feratovic, Elvin Feratovic, Justin Golden, Jakob Hastie, Gianna Hodes, Jared Kirsch, Joanne Koch, Anne Koloski, Gianna LePera Alexis Molner, Carly Nelson, Emma Nelson, Katelyn Rapp, Allison Sparrow, Petey Yarosh, Amanda Yarosh.

The plays. written by Michael Bettencourt, Evan Guilford-Blake, Kenyon Brown, Kathy Coudle-King, Joanne Koch, Greg Machlin, Scott McCrea, and Walter Thinnes. The plays will be directed by Hinton Battle (3 Time Tony Award Winner), Christie Booker, Fred C.L Mann III, Stasi Schaffer, and Bill Toscano.

Come join us for a cool summer treat with the SUMMER SHORTIES YOUTHFEST right in the heart of Times Square in our air-conditioned theatre.

Turtle Shell productions creates theater with a focus on current issues, ethics, culture and history. We pride ourselves on creating a safe haven where artists may grow in their craft and collaborate on productions that celebrate the universal truths of human experience.

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