Shortened Attention Span Play Fest Begins June 14

On June 14th the first Shortened Attention Span One Act Festival will begin at The Players Theatre Loft, 115 Mac Dougal Street, presenting 20 plays under 20 minutes by 18 different authors over 4 weeks.   Producers Carlo Rivieccio and Christy Benanti will present 4 different programs during the Festival which runs through July 8th. 

Festival producers Rivieccio and Benanti said: "We felt that the short form is greatly under represented, especially in the summer theatre festivals in NYC, so we decided to create a festival that celebrates the short play.  Our shows cover a wide range of topics from romance stories to diva penguins to war plays to talking sirloins.  We wanted a little of every type of genre to be represented in the Festival." 

The performance schedule is:

Week 1: June 13 - 17                   
June 14, 15 & 16 at 8pm, June 16 at 2pm, June 17 at 3 PM
           
Slot A    Theatre Ghost by Mim Granahan       
Slot B    Life in E Sharp by Jonathan G. Galvez       
Slot C    Girl Hates Cabs by Warren Schultz       
Slot D    Feed Me What I Drink by Ian Grody       
Slot E    Yes Before Goodbye by Dan Chen      

Week 2: June 20 - 24                   
June 21, 22 & 23 at 8pm, June 23 at 2pm, June 24 at 3 PM               

Slot A    The Titanic Trivia Game by Lisa Haeber           
Slot B    Looking for Love by J. Boyer               
Slot C    The Solution by Stewart Rudy and Julia Susman       
Slot D    Tenacity by Scott T. Barsotti               
Slot E     Pending

Week 3: June 27 - July 1                   
June 28, 29 & 30 at 8pm, June 30 at 2pm, July 1 at 3pm
           
Slot A    Death and Deception by Catherine Lamm           
Slot B    Sunday Kind of Love by Concetta Rose Rella       
Slot C    The Café by Kyle Bradstreet               
Slot D    Rich On Skins by Joe Lauinger               
Slot E     Penguins Are Mad Scary by Michael Tester

Week 4: July 2 - July 8               
July 5, 6 & 7 @ 8 PM, July 7 @ 2pm, July 8 @ 3pm   
    
Slot A    Plays for the Sunni Triangle Parts 1 and 2 by Jerrod Bogard
Slot B    Plays for the Sunni Triangle Part 3 by Jerrod Bogard  
Slot C    Little Squirrel by Caroline McGraw           
Slot D    Sirloins in Space by Joel Hanson           
Slot E    Beer and the Meaning of Life by Carlo Rivieccio

The festival runs June 14 - July 8 at The Players Theatre Loft, 115 Mac Dougal Street (west 3rd Street & Minetta Lane).  Twenty shows under twenty minutes by 18 different authors presented over four weeks.  4 different programs with 5 plays each.  Thursday-Sat at 8 PM, Sat at 2 PM, Sunday at 3 PM.  All seats $15.  For reservations, visit www.theatermania.com.