Midtown Int'l Theatre Festival Announces Short Subject Selections

The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival (MITF) announces selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a division for plays that run no more than 60 minutes. Eighteen plays were selected. Tickets are $14 -17 and are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111. The Festival also offers various group discounts and package passes, good for full-length and short plays.

John Chatterton, the MITF's executive producer, is especially excited to present the Short Subjects this year. "Until now," he said, "the Short Subjects have been an afterthought intended to fill up empty space in the schedule. This year I accepted less than half the plays submitted, and we were able to schedule them in the regular venues rather than in a tiny theatre of their own, without taking a hit in the schedule. I realized you can fit two-and-a-half plays in an evening but not three, so the extra half is a bonus all 'round!"

2012 SEASON - SHORT SUBJECTS

Alpha Jaws, by Lisa Kimball
Monday, July 16th at 9:15pm; Saturday, July 21st at 12pm; Sunday, July 22nd at 2:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The jaws of dominance take a bite out of these humans who desire to have a life of treats and rewards. 45 min., $14

Attic, by Daniel Guyton
Tuesday, July 24th at 5:30pm; Wednesday, July 25th at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 29th at 10:45am
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
One man's journey into the darker recesses of his mind - and his home. 45 min., $14

COR?ECTION, by Jane Beale and Ronnie Cohen
Monday, July 30th at 7:30pm; Wednesday, August 1st at 7:30pm; Friday, August 3rd at 6pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Sometimes when we make mistakes, life happens. 60 min., $17

Deb & Ted's Excellent Adventures, by Debra Castellano and Ted McAdams
Tuesday, July 17th at 6pm; Sunday, July 22nd at 1pm; Sunday, July 29th at 9:15pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Two 30-minute shows (Stolen Thunder and The Further Adventures of Swamp Girl) about love, family, and screaming matches. 60 min., $17

Destination Wedding, by Jack Wernick
Tuesday, July 24th at 6pm; Wednesday, July 25th at 6pm; Saturday, July 28th at 11:15am
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A family wedding forces a mother and her son to face the rift in their relationship. 60 min., $17

Domestic, by Matthew Klein
Monday, July 23rd at 6pm; Wednesday, July 25th at 9:15pm; Sunday, July 29th at 5pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
In this taut dramatic thriller, two beat cops respond to a domestic disturbance call at the idyllic Hillson home. What they find inside makes one rookie question everything she believes about protecting and serving. 45 min., $14

A Dozen Perfect Moments, by Laura Pedersen
Wednesday, August 1st at 5:30pm; Friday, August 3 at 5:30pm; Saturday, August 4th at 11:45am
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Life-altering decisions need to be made by young people, thereby creating chaos among the adults who have always been in charge until now. 45 min., $14

Erotomania, by Molly Rydzel
Tuesday, July 30th at 5:30pm; Thursday, August 2nd at 5:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
One woman's adventures seeking love in the city - battling her own delusions and the psychoses of others, only to find happily ever after in the most macabre of places. 45 min., $14 - June Havoc

Frozen Borders, by Bruce Colbert
Tuesday, July 24th at 9:15pm; Friday, July 27th at 9:15pm; Saturday, July 28th at 2pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
45 min., $14

Hamlet Bound & Unbound, by Andrew Rothkin
Tuesday, July 31st at 6pm; Saturday, August 4th at 1pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Something is rotten in the City of New York. 60 min., $17

Hiroshi-Me,Me,Me, by Natalie Menna
Thursday, July 26th at 9pm; Saturday, July 28th at 12:45pm; Sunday, July 29th at 6:15pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
45 min., $14

His Father's Son, by Joe Healey
Monday, July 23rd at 5:30pm; Thursday, July 26th at 5:30pm; Friday, July 27th at 5:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The powerful, life-changing force of Acceptance. 45 min., $14

How Herman Commike Saved My Life, by Riley Jason
Monday, July 16th at 5:30pm; Friday, July 20th at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 22nd at 1:45pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A captivating story demonstrating the surprising power of a teacher's impact on a young man's life. 45 min., $14

Mogadishu: A Ghost Story, by Will Snider
Tuesday, July 17th at 9:15pm; Friday, July 20th at 9pm; Sunday, July 22nd at 8:15pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The Old Grand brings its trademark intensity to the story of a former war correspondent haunted by memories of Somalia during Operation Restore Hope in 1993. 60 min., $17

Parting Company, by Jeanne Chenault Porter
Thursday, July 19th at 5:30pm; Saturday, July 21st at 11:30am; Sunday, July 22nd at 12:30pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Financially doomed, the toxic family of Wall Street mogul Victor Zoltan Maxx struggles to survive ... or not! 45 min., $14

Sneasons of Liz, by Tony Taylor and Adele Anderson
Monday, July 30st at 9pm; Tuesday, July 31st at 9:15pm; Wednesday, August 1st at 9pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Half the world has allergies, and it doesn't have to be spring that brings them on. 60 min., $17

Staged Reading, by Sean Michael Welch
Friday, July 20th at 6pm; Saturday, July 21st at 1:15pm; Sunday, July 22nd at 5:15pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The play's the thing; the reading is something else entirely. 45 min., $14

'Til Death Do Us Part?, by Dr. Daniel Jean
Tuesday, July 31st at 6pm; Saturday, August 4th at 2:30pm
The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Two young black newlyweds face many obstacles to staying committed during their first year of marriage. 60 min., $17

The MITF's 2012 season runs from July 16 to August 5, 2012 at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; and the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor.

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. In 2003, the MITF moved its activities to their current location, the Theatre Building on W. 36th St., where it has been successfully ensconced since. The MITF's artistic emphasis is on the script itself, and therefore the Festival focuses on minimal production values.

For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org
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