Midtown International Theatre Festival Announces MITF Tenth Anniversary Season Award Winners

The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the winners of the MITF Tenth Anniversary Season Awards. The AWARDS CEREMONY, produced by Elisa Abatsis, was held on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 7:30pm at New World Stages / Stage 2, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC.

The 2009 MITF Award Winners are:

Outstanding Production of a Special Event
(including Short Plays, One-Acts, Monologues, Readings, and Solo Shows)
NeverCracked

Outstanding Playwriting for a New Script
(including Plays, Musicals, and Readings)
Exposed! The Curious Case of Shiloh and Zahara--Kate Gersten

Outstanding Music & Lyrics
Insecurity!--Mickey Zetts

Outstanding Direction
I Hate Love--Mark Duncan

Outstanding Costume Design
That's Showbiz!--Izzy Fields

Outstanding Sound Design
Exposed! The Curious Case of Shiloh and Zahara--Rich Meitin

Outstanding Scenic Design
Exposed! The Curious Case of Shiloh and Zahara--Casey Smith

Outstanding Lighting Design
Monroe Bound--Zach Murphy

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play
Gabor Harsanyi--Prison Theater

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play
Karen Irwin--Assholes and Aureoles

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Derek Keeling--Connect/Disconnect

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Heather Laws--Connect/Disconnect

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play or Musical
Duncan Pflaster--I Hate Love

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play or Musical
Grace Kiley--NeverCracked

Outstanding Ensemble Performance
I Hate Love

Outstanding Choreography
(including Dance and Fight)
That's Showbiz!--Natalie Loftin Bell & Andy J. Frye

Outstanding Show Marketing & Advertising
(including Programs, Postcards, Websites, etc.)
Checking In

Outstanding Production of a Play
Made in Heaven

Outstanding Production of a Musical
That's Showbiz!

Producer's Awards
Made in Heaven, Barbara Ligeti - June Havoc Theatre
The Lincoln Continental, Shadow Productions - MainStage Theater
I Hate Love, Jon Crefeld - Dorothy Strelsin Theatre
Yo Hot Mama(s), Natalie Kim - Jewel Box Theater

Congeniality Award
Billy Mitchell, Bartholomew Fair, NJ, produced by The Theater Company / David Zimmerman

The MITF's 2009 Season ran from July 13 - August 2, 2009 at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the MainStage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; and Where Eagles Dare Studio Blackbird, 347 W. 36th Street, 13th floor, NYC.

The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, which has just completed its tenth 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 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. All theatres are located near the MITF offices at 347 W. 36th Street (home of Mr. Chatterton's Where Eagles Dare rehearsal studios and theatre).

For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.