Photo Coverage: Inside SUMMER SHORTS' Opening Night Reception!
By: Jennifer Broski Aug. 06, 2013
Throughline Artists (J.J. Kandel, Executive Producer; John McCormack, Producing Artistic Director) presents SUMMER SHORTS 2013, their seventh annual festival of new American short plays from established and emerging writers, at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street between Park and Madison Avenues). BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out full photo coverage from the reception below!
Featured are six world premieres from some of the theater's finest established and emerging artists, including Marian Fontana (Falling Short, directed by Alexander Dinelaris), Lucas Hnath (About A Woman Named Sarah, directed by Eric Hoff), Tina Howe (Breaking The Spell, directed by Birgitta Victorson, with music performed by Evan Shinners), Neil LaBute (Good Luck [In Farsi], which he will direct), Paul Weitz (Change, directed by Billy Hopkins), and Alan Zweibel (Pine Cone Moment, directed by Fred Berner). George Xenos will provide scenic design, with costume design by Sandra Alexandre (series A) and Tamara Menear (series B), lighting design by Greg MacPherson, and sound design by Marios Aristopoulos.
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 2013 offers six world premiere one-act plays, presented as two separate evenings. The two series will run in rotating repertory. The New York Times called Summer Shorts "shamelessly cleaver and deeply satisfying!"
Performances will be Tuesday through Thursday evening at 7:15 pm, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8:15pm, Saturday matinees at 2:15 pm and Sundays at 3:15 pm and 7:15 pm. Tickets are $25 each (59E59 Members $17.50). Tickets can be purchased from the Box Office (Monday 12-6pm, Tuesday - Thursday 12-7:30pm, Friday & Saturday 12-8:30pm, Sunday 12-7:15pm), by phone through Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. Service fees apply to phone and web purchases.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Caroline Lagerfelt, Alex Manette
Allison Daugherty, Alex Manette, Caroline Lagerfelt
Billy Hopkins, Michael D. Dempsey, Allison Daugherty, Alex Manette
Michael D. Dempsey, Allison Daugherty, Alex Manette
Marisa Viola, Ben Vigus, Lucas Hnath, Stephanie Cannon, Mark Elliot Wilson
J.J. Kandel, Elysabeth Kleinhans, John McCormack
Michael Countryman, Jesse Scheinin, Tina Howe, Evan Shinners, Crystal Finn, Birgitta Victorson
Shane Patrick Kearns, Kendra Mylnechuk, J.J. Kandel, Marian Fontana, Alexander Dinelaris
Michael Countryman, Caroline Lagerfelt
Jim Murtaugh, Brian Reddy, Caroline Lagerfelt, Alan Zweibel, Fred Berner, Deanna Dys
Brian Reddy, Jim Murtaugh, Caroline Lagerfelt, Alan Zweibel, Camille Saviola, Deanna Dys, Fred Berner
Jim Murtaugh, Caroline Lagerfelt, Brian Reddy, Camille Saviola
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