Autumn Hurlburt and Devon Goffman to Lead World Premiere of BLINDSIDED DATE at New York New Works Theatre Festival

Legally Blonde's Autumn Hurlburt and Motown's Devon Goffman lead World Premiere of Blindsided Date in the New York New Works Theatre Festival August 31 at The Elektra Theatre

Blindsided Date, a world premiere play written by Marissa Kohn - about an elementary school teacher/mass shooting survivor, Karen, and an accountant/NRA member, Mack, who meet up for a seemingly innocuous Tinder date - will be presented by the New York New Works Theatre Festival. The NYNW Festival is produced by Gene Fisch, Jr., Blindsided Date is produced by Judy Kent (The Color Purple, Of Mice and Men, Dear Evan Hansen), Jack Lane (The Humans, Fun Home, Peter and the Star Catcher) and Karen Nielson.Directed by Joshua Sarlo, Blindsided Date stars Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde, Little Women) and Devon Goffman (Jersey Boys, Motown).

Blindsided Date will play a ONE-NIGHT ENGAGEMENT at The Elektra Theater, a 199-seat venue, as part of the New York New Works Theatre Festival. This one night only event will be held, August 31, 2016. The Elektra Theater is located at 300 West 43rd Street, 2nd Floor, off 8th Avenue in Mid-town Manhattan.

FOR TICKETSwww.NYNWTheatreFestival.com$21.25 in advance - $25 cash at the doorCURTAIN at 7:00 pm. Running Time, Approx. 2 ½ hrs. - With one Intermission.

Blindsided Date - An elementary school teacher, Karen, and an accountant, Mack, meet up for a seemingly innocuous Tinder date. A simple question, "Where are you from?" launches them both into a passionate conversation about gun reform. Can this mass shooting survivor and this card carrying NRA member find common ground?About the Festival - Taking center stage from August 29th - October 5th, the New York New Works Theatre Festival exposes talented writers to audiences and a panel of Broadway Producers, Emmy and Tony Award Winners.Initially created as a "give-back" project, the 2016 festival presents 53 shows submitted from around the world.

Six diverse productions tread the boards each evening at the Times Square Arts Centre, encompassing all genres of theatre."We wanted to make a difference." said Gene Fisch, Jr., Founder and Festival Director. "Our intent was to create a legitimate theatre festival that incorporated the Broadway community into an environment that truly supported talented writers at little cost for the participants. Each panelist donates their time to review these works and it is guidance such as this that makes us very proud to see that the Broadway community recognizes these efforts." The festival is presented in association with Bear in Mind Creative (Abby Judd and Melissa Gordon). "This is one of our most exciting projects" said Melissa.

"The work selected is truly wonderful and we believe there is an opportunity to see something special with this festival."

The New York New Works Theatre Festival will run August 29-31; September 6-8, 12-14, 19-22, 26 with the finals gala on October 5 2016. Tickets are available online:
New York New Works Theatre Festival