68 Productions to Present THREE BITES, 7/11-12

This July, 68 Productions' romantic dramedy "Three Bites" is making its New York City debut for the Manhattan Repertory Theatre's 10th Anniversary event!

See "Three Bites" on Saturday, July 11 at 9 p.m. or Sunday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, 303 W. 42nd St. (at Eighth Avenue), sixth floor. Tickets are $20 at the door, cash only. Reservations can be made by emailing MRTreserve@gmail.com. Also showing both evenings is Richard Thomas Henle's "Latebar."

The show follows the rise and fall of a relationship over the course of three meals-the first coffee date, a pivotal breakfast and a fateful dinner. With each bite, Drew (Vaughn Pole) and Adrienne (played by writer and director Summer Dawn Hortillosa) struggle to get to know each other, and themselves. The play is an exploration of trust, power and love. Assistant Director Liliane Wolf also stars as Bettie, a retro diner waitress with impeccable timing.

"We're excited to bring back one of our most dynamic and powerful one-acts to celebrate Manhattan Rep's big milestone!" said Hortillosa. "The power struggle between these two characters is still as riveting, sexy and chilling as it was when 'Three Bites' premiered.

"While the romance and high-tension is so exciting to watch, the show also raises awareness about the dark reality of controlling partners and toxic relationships - and how it can often be impossible to get out of them."

"Three Bites" debuted in 2014 at the Tachair One-Act Play Festival and STAGEfest at the Loew's, both in Jersey City, N.J., from where the playwright hails.

Blogger Timothy Herrick of Dislocations said, "Three Bites showed a relationship at a point where everything that was is now the opposite of what was once hoped, where a once-shared dream...(is) now disconnected from the reality. The tension and sorrow boiled beneath a Seinfeld-like surface of a restaurant scenario, what to eat, whether to eat what you are served and interacting with a waitress (oblivious) to their plight."

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