Midtown International Theatre Festival Announces Eleventh Annual Season 7/12-8/1

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the 2011 Season, running from July 12 - August 1, 2011. 24 plays and five musicals have been chosen. All tickets are $18. Selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a division for plays that run under 60 minutes, will be announced at a later date. Tickets for shows at the June Havoc Theatre, the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, the Main Stage Theater, and the Jewel Box Theater are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111. Tickets for shows at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row are available at www.ticketcentral.com or by phone at 212-279-4200.

2011 SEASON

Alice and Elizabeth's One Woman Show, By Alice Barden
July 16 - 27, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Can two forty-something BFFs finally "have it all," without succumbing to the evil forces of plastic surgery, married people, or even their own bodies turning on them?

American Woman, By Lori Marra, Produced by Vincent Scott & Lori Marra
July 13 - 31, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A trilogy exploring the inward journeys of an African American, an Indian, and an Asian woman.

Asian 'Belle, By Michelle Glick
July 15 - August 1, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
What happens when a sweet southern belle realizes.....she's not so southern after all?

Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?, By Amy Holson-Schwartz, Produced by Marc L. Bailin & Holson Productions
July 17 - 30, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
He's handsome, he cooks, he tolerates Jane Austen. He's even Jewish. But there's Jewish and there's JEWISH.

Civil War Voices, By James R. Harris & Mark Hayes, Produced by Jim Harris - Rough & Ready LLC
July 24 - August 1, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Songs and memoirs of five extraordinary lives.

Colored People's Time, By Leslie Lee, Produced by Negro Ensemble Company
July 18 - 31, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
Can you hear the clock ticking - colored people's time, the past, present and future.

Conspiracy: A Love Story, Book and Lyrics by Victor Lesniewski, Music by Ronnie Reshef, Produced by TrackTwelve Productions
July 14 - 21, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Every little thing might make you think: Conspiracy!

Etty, By Susan Stein, Produced by ettyplay inc. / Susan Stein
July 17 - 31, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A portrayal of one woman's struggle to sustain humanity in the face of Nazis' brutality.

The Gospel According to Josh, By Joshua Rivedal, Produced by Joshua Rivedal/Small Pond Entertainment
July 16 - August 1, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A thirty character, twelve song, comedic tour de force of a one man show.

Gray Matters, By Jacques Lamarre, Produced by Emerson Theater Collaborative/Camilla Ross
July 17 - 31, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
When Sarah Gray loses the one thing she needs most as an actor, can she reboot her life to prove she still matters?
In Our Own Image, By Christopher Heath, Produced by Agony Productions & Paris Junior College
July 18 - 31, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Absurdity mixes with reality in this exploration of death, religion, and responsibility.

The King of Bohemia: The Life and Times of Franz Kafka, Written and Produced by Jeffrey Boles
July 17 - August 1, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
An inside account of the deception that created an icon.

Layla, By Jonathan Wallace, Produced by Howling Moon Cab Company
July 14 - 31, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
You're nobody unless you'd fight the devil for your friends.

Literary Disruption, Written and Produced by James V. O'Connor
July 19 - August 1, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Trust and ideals collide with the deceit of a predatory stranger.

Love Humiliation Karaoke, By Enzo Lombard, Produced by DQDI Productions
July 29 - August 1, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Enzo Lombard plays over 15 characters - several at the same time - in 6 hilarious episodes, each set in a different city.

Love Me Tinder, By Martin Dove, Produced by Mike Reardon/Write Paths Studio
July 21 - August 1, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Sometimes home is not where you came from... it's where you've been.

Lovers, Book, Music & Lyrics by Christopher Massimine, Produced by Massimine/Roytman/Presentations
July 15 - August 1, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
Arriving at her apartment, Jolie finds a mysterious package with a note attached from her ex-fiancee, Chip. Jolie's just returned from a funeral, Chip's funeral, and the note and package are postmarked a week ago from today, the day of Chip's death.

Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Musical, By Michael Tester, Produced by Broadway Clubhouse.com
July 18 - 28, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
It's the Glee Club vs. The Jocks in a Senior Superlative Showdown.

Never Norman Rockwell, By Kyle Baxter, Produced by The Collective Objective
July 16 - 31, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
It's the day before the wedding and the best man is coming out!

Peking Roulette, By Ben Thompson, Produced by Anna Grace
July 15 - 31, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A quirky look at the life (and love) of an aging expat in Beijing.

Prevailing Wins, By Robin Bond, Produced by Divine Production, LLC
July 14 - 27, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
An amusing look at the politics of relationships, the competitive nature of social status, and the innate human desire to get even, if not to come out ahead.

ResurGENTS: The Reappearance of Hope, By Damion Sanders & Lawrence Floyd, Produced by Obsidian Media Group
July 12 - August 1, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A new millennium choreopoem from the male perspective.

Screenplay, By Scott Brooks, Produced by Badlands Theatre Co.
July 17 - 31, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
They made him an offer he should have refused.

Shiloh by Starlight, By Bradford H. Harlan, Produced by Bradford H. Harlan & Cynthia F. Stillwell
July 13 - 31, The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
Clifford had a boyfriend in high school. Trouble was, the boyfriend was in high school, and Clifford was his teacher.

The Starship Astrov, By Duncan Pflaster, Produced by Oberon Theatre Ensemble
July 17 - 31, The Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC
A Chekhovian Space Comedy.

Tango, By Meri Wallace, Produced by Howling Moon Cab Company
July 17 - 30, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Dancing your way back to love.

Ten Reasons I Won't Go Home With You, Book by Kelly Nichols; Lyrics by Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, and Blake Hackler; Music by Alan Bukowiecki, Bobby Cronin, Jason Purdy, Andrew Byrne, Steven Silverstein, and Phillip Chernyak; Produced by Burning Nickels Productions / Phil Newsom Prod., Michael Roderick
July 17 - 29, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
A funny and heartfelt musical about a girl who discovers she has to kiss a lot of frogs before she finds Prince Charming.

The Tragedie of Cardenio, By Ben Bartolone, Produced by Brain Trust Productions/Ben Bartolone
July 22 - 28, The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor, NYC
The lost play of William Shakespeare turns up in the hands of an idiot.

Until We Find Each Other, By Brooke Berman, Produced by Mara Kassin
July 20 - August 1, The Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Three psychic cousins wrestle with angels. Family, mysticism, sex, and Judaism.

The MITF's 2010 Season runs from July 12 - August 1, 2010 at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC; the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its eleventh year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the Theatre World. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.

Mr. Chatterton created the MITF, a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, in 2000 as a way to present the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety. In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions. The MITF's artistic emphasis is on the script itself and therefore the Festival requests minimal production values.

For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.

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