SHORT PLAY LAB Set for MITF Lineup This Weekend

Enjoy a night of more than a dozen new works brought to you by John Chatterton and the MITF!

The latest installment of John Chatterton's SHORT PLAY LAB - a series of short works that shine a light on topical and current issues as well as a few taboos and touchy subjects - joins the 16th Annual Midtown international theatre Festival performs. The Short PlayLab is two programs of 10-minute plays - some are preambles to larger works while others are Serling-esque parables subject for our approval. Look for glimpses into love, family, prostitution, criminal activity and human nature ... on this plain and the next.

Year 2015 is Sweet 16 for the MITF. Young playwrights and other artists will be celebrated this year as part of the "Next Generation" focus in all festivals. Prolific producer John Chatterton has been a fixture of the Manhattan theatre scene for two decades. The Midtown International Theatre Festival is a leader in presenting powerful works from around the world - and one of the best reasons to come to New York in the summer. Visit www.midtownFestival.org to learn about the MITF and the entire family of arts festivals: Short Plays, One-Acts, Variety, Children's Theatre, Commercial Works... and even late night programming! Oh yes, and ask us about our FILM FESTIVAL.

Program A, Saturday July 25 7pm - Sunday, July 26 4pm

Roy Arias Stage 7

711 7th Avenue

Hesitation by David Getz, directed by Karen Getz; starring Karen Getz. The female owner of an NBA team, perplexed by the intellectual style of play of her star shooting guard both off the court and on, confronts the player before the expiration of his contract.

Fat Chance by John Ladd, directed by Alaina Hammond; starring Alaina Hammond. Is it nature or is it nurture? Or is it something more, some-socio-genetic mutation? Fat Chance gives you a brief tour through a ward of variant human potential.

Repeat Offender by Arthur W. French III, directed by Arthur W. French III; starring Bianca Ambrosio, Albert Eggleston, Yohanna Florentino, Catherine Sui, Cherri Nelle Thompson. A man's past catches up with him, again, again, and again.

Lulu's Dance by Rebekah Lynn Pierce, directed by Mariska Phillips; starring Ana Roman, Antwain Lewis, Kareer Marshall, and Sawandi Wilson. LuLu has traveled across time, waited centuries - patiently - for him at the bar of the local dance salon. Then one night, HE comes in. Has the wait been worth it?

The Cookie Jar by Patti Veconi, directed by Haven Mitchell-Rose; starring Brannon Boswell, Alexa Fitzpatrick, and Emily Kugel. The Cookie Jar: For when your loved one's remains aren't ashes - and there's no time to shop for an urn.

The Encapsulated Zone by Renee McNeil, directed by Renee McNeil; starring Robert Bryson, Cassiopia Coyne, Bradley Custer, and Monisha Shiva. They were sent to be tested on; but will they ever get out.

The Back Massage by Ginger Reiter, directed by Ginger Reiter; starring Sheba Mason, Jennifer Yadav, Trevor Crane, and Ginger Reiter. A bookish fifteen-year old girl pleads with Mom to buy her a vibrator for her birthday. Grandma has her own unique set on the subject.

Heavenly Bodies Move in Space by Ran Xia, directed by Ran Xia; starring Carmen Scott and Douglas Robinson. They look to the stars, and make the entire universe an intimate space.

Program B, Saturday July 25 9pm - Sunday, July 26 2pm

Sat July 25, 9pm; Sun July 26, 2pm

Roy Arias Stage 7

711 7th Avenue

Honey I'm Home by Micah Spayer, directed by Ben Gougeon; starring Micah Spayer, Concetta Rose, and Mark Ryan Anderson. An eccentric married couple's will is tested after a series of mishaps.

Family Photo by Nicole Soul, directed by Jillian Green; starring Nicole Soul. After 27 years, a little girl from New Jersey, who's not so little anymore, finally gets her wish, a family photo with her parents.

Another John by Aaron Zilbermann, directed by Aaron Zilbermann; starring Beatriz Naranjo and Eddie Layfield. A man visits a prostitute and quickly discloses that he has simply come to talk, unloading his crises onto her.

One Million by Veronica Marks, directed by Arden Dressner Levy; starring Caroline Loftus, Lillian Carver, Jennifer Loo, Michael Curry Jr., James P. Stanton, Shelley Hainer, Bleu Zephra Santiago, Ursula Jitta, and Plai Ravangpal. A thought-provoking memory play that follows a young woman with severe facial deformities through her first gut-wrenching months of high school.

Disappear by Christopher Sirota, directed by Deter Meg and Mario Claudio; starring Sean McGrath and Alex Kidder. People die...Love never does.