Turtle's Shell Theater Hosts 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL, Begins 4/1

We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Twenty new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each. The plays, directed by innovative directors, are produced by a select team of New York's finest designers. Each performance is a well-orchestrated production, with smooth transitions between each polished segment in a string of deliciously entertaining works from the 8 MINUTE PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2010.

"Combining smart scripts, tight direction, and fine acting, I left feeling as I might after eating hors d'oeuvres for an hour and a half at a large Jewish wedding-sated."
nytheatre.com -Jo Ann Rosen
Attending industry members will vote for who will win the coveted award of 8 MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010. The participating audience will also vote on the best performance by an actor and best over-all show.

Playwrights: Michael Bettencourt, Megan Condit, Bill Fowkes, Rachael Brogan Flanery, Tony Howarth, Nina Mansfield, Chris Shaw Swanson, Rich Orloff, Edward Musto, Jeff Neuman, Nicholas Garr, Sean O'Donnell, Robert Koon, Lisa Soland, Dan Berkowitz, A.J. Ciccotelli, Ron Frankel, Waiting for Lenny: Music by Norman Weiss & Book & Lyrics by Brown Cardwell., The Waiter: Book by Sheilah Rae and Jennifer Maisel, Music by Michele Brourman. Based on the play "Seen/Not Seen" by Jennifer Maisel

PREVIEWS GROUP B
FRIDAY April 2 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 3 @ 1PM
THURSDAY April 8 @8PM
OPENING
SATURDAY April 10 @8PM
SUNDAY April 11 @1PM
MONDAY April 12 @ 7PM
WEDNESDAY April 14 @ 7PM
FRIDAY April 16 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 17 @ 1PM
CLOSING

PREVIEWS GROUP A
THURSDAY April 1 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 3 @ 8PM
MONDAY April 5 @ 7PM
OPENING
FRIDAY April 9 @8PM
SATURDAY April 10 @1PM
SUNDAY April 11 @ 7PM
TUESDAY April 13 @ 7PM
THURSDAY April 15 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 17 @8PM
SUNDAY April 18 @4PM
CLOSING

Directors: Jill Alexander, John Cooper, Nina Mansfield, Kathleen Swan, Elfin Vogel, Debra Whitfield, Music Direction: Ari Kessler, Choreography: Lisa Biagini.
Producer: John Cooper Set Design: Kyle Dixon, Lighting: Cory Pattak, Costumes: Christina Giannini, Projections: Thomas Stanford. Stage Managers: Stephen Gardner, Janet Armour-Jones.

ABOUT TURTLE SHELL PRODUCTIONS
Turtle Shell Productions aspires to create theater with a focus on current issues, ethics, culture and history, while celebrating the universal truths of human experience. We have produced over 26 full length productions, 3 Musicals, and 260 plays in the 8 Minute Madness Playwrights Festival & Summer Shorties Summ..ar Not Festival over the past seven years. We present work that is of high production value with artistic integrity.

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