Photo Coverage: Inside SUMMER SHORTS 2014 Opening Night Party!

Throughline Artists (J.J. Kandel, Executive Producer; John McCormack, Producing Artistic Director) present SUMMER SHORTS 2014, their eighth annual festival of new American short plays from established and emerging writers, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street). Performances continue through Saturday August 30th only. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night celebration below!

Featured are six world premieres from some of the theater's finest established and emerging artists, including Roger Hedden (The Sky and the Limit, directed by Billy Hopkins), Albert Innaurato (Doubtless, directed by Jack Hofsiss), Eric Lane (Riverbed, directed by Matthew Rauch), Warren Leight (Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6, directed by Fred Berner), Neil LaBute (The Mulberry Bush, directed by Maria Mileaf), and Daniel Reitz (Napoleon In Exile, directed by Paul Schnee).

Summer Shorts returns for another summer of new American one-acts featuring original plays by the country's top playwrights. Representing some of today's best writing, directing and acting talents, Summer Shorts celebrates theater, summer and the short form. The festival's two separate series offer a diverse range of voices, styles, and subject matter. Summer Shorts 2014 offers six world premiere one-act plays, presented as two separate evenings of three each. The two series will run in rotating repertory. The New York Times called Summer Shorts "shamelessly clever and deeply satisfying!"

Tickets are $25 each (59E59 Members $17.50). Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office (Monday 12-6pm, Tuesday - Thursday 12-7:30pm, Friday & Saturday 12-8:30pm, Sunday 12-7:30pm); by phone at 212-279-4200; or online at www.59e59.org. Regular service fees apply to phone and online purchases.

For more information, please visit www.summershortsfestival.com or www.throughlineartists.org

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Summer Shorts 2014 Opening Party at Bar Fogo at Fogo De Chao on August 4, 2014 in New York City.

Dana Watkins, Brenda Currin, Andrew Glaszek, Tasha Guevara and David Beck from 'Doubtless'

'Doubtless' playwright Albert Innaurato

Dana Watkins from 'Doubtless'

David Beck from 'Doubtless'

Tasha Guevara from 'Doubtless'

Andrew Glaszek from 'Doubtless'

Dana Watkins from 'Doubtless'

Brenda Currin from 'Doubtless'

Andrew Glaszek from 'Doubtless'

Dana Watkins from 'Doubtless'

'Doubtless' Playwright Albert Innaurato

Brenda Currin and Dana Watkins from 'Doubtless'

Dana Watkins, Brenda Currin, Andrew Glaszek, Tasha Guevara and David Beck from 'Doubtless'

Dana Watkins, Brenda Currin, playwright Albert Innaurato, Andrew Glaszek, Tasha Guevara and David Beck from 'Doubtless'

Playwright Daniel Reitz, Henny Russell, Will Dagger and Director Paul Schnee from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Henny Russell from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Playwright Daniel Reitz from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Director Paul Schnee from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Will Dagger from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Playwright Daniel Reitz from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Henny Russell from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Playwright Daniel Reitz, Henny Russell, Will Dagger and Director Paul Schnee from 'Napoleon in Exile'

Victor Slezak, Director Maria Mileaf and J.J. Kandel' The Mulberry Bush'

Shane Patrick Kearns from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Alex Breaux from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Alex Breaux and Shane Patrick Kearns from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Allison Daugherty from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Alex Breaux from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Shane Patrick Kearns, Allison Daugherty and Alex Breaux from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Allison Daugherty from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Alex Breaux from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Allison Daugherty from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Alex Breaux, Shane Patrick Kearns, Director Billy Hopkins and Allison Daugherty from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Alex Breaux, Shane Patrick Kearns, Director Billy Hopkins and Allison Daugherty from 'The Sky and the Limit'

Director Matthew Rauch from 'Riverbed'

Miriam Silverman from 'Riverbed'

Adam Green from 'Riverbed'

Playwright Eric Lane from 'Riverbed'

Director Matthew Rauch from 'Riverbed'

Miriam Silverman from 'Riverbed'

Director Matthew Rauch, Miriam Silverman, Adam Green and Playwright Eric Lane from 'Riverbed'

Cezar Williams from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Peter Jacobson from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Geoffrey Cantor from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Playwright Warren Leight from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Director Fred Berner from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Geoffrey Cantor from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Geoffrey Cantor, Warren Leight, Peter Jacobson and Cezar Williams from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Cezar Williams, Director Fred Berner, Peter Jacobson, Playwright Warren Leight and Geoffrey Cantor from 'Sec. 310, Row D, Seats 5 and 6'

Summer Shorts 2014 Opening Party