The Maternal Instinct Plays Final Performances, 8/5 & 8/6

The Midtown International Theatre Festival in association with TRU is presenting Monica Bauer's new play, The Maternal Instinct, which will be performed at The Workshop Theatre, 312 West 36th Street.  Final performances are Saturday, August 5th at 8:15PM and Sunday, August 6th at 5:30PM.

The Maternal Instinct is "a bittersweet drama with comedy about the power and mystery of love, addictions, and conflicting desires. In Boston, a married lesbian couple discovers that 'First comes love, then comes marriage, and then comes…' What happens when one spouse feels the pull of the maternal instinct, as the other is repelled by it?," state press notes.  Melissa J. Wentworth directs.

The cast includes Karen Woodward Massey, Rena Baskin, Stephen Cooper, Alisha Jansky and Elise Audrey Manning.

Bauer's work has been seen regionally from San Diego to Boston, and off-off Broadway at the HERE Arts Center, the Bowery Poetry Club, and Emerging Artists Theater. The Maternal Instinct was awarded third place in the national New Works for Young Women playwriting competition.

Final performances of the showare Saturday, August 5th at 8:15PM and Sunday, August 6th. Tickets are $18.00 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased by calling (212) 868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com. For more information, visit www.thematernalinstinct.org.