The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a division for plays that run under 60 minutes. 16 plays were selected. Tickets are $12 -15 and are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.
2011 SEASON – SHORT SUBJECTS
The Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor, NYC
Always Be Ready, Written and Produced by Peter Turo
Wednesday, July 13 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 16 at 5:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 8:30pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 5:30pm
Anthony, one of many “hosts” for diseases long (and falsely) believed by the world to be eradicated, struggles with his own fate when he learns he doesn’t have as much time left as he always thought. Drama, 45 min., $12
Apartment Haunting, Written by Val Sherman, Produced by East Park Productions
Tuesday, July 19 at 6pm; Friday, July 22 at 6:45pm; Sunday, July 31 at 7:15pm
Julia is ready to listen to the voice of reason and give up her dreams of the stage, until an unlikely roommate comes to her rescue – the ghost of a great acting teacher who inhabits her new apartment. Comedy, 45 min., $12
Broken Wing, Written and Produced by Rachel White
Wednesday, July 13 at 9pm; Saturday, July 16 at 9:30pm; Sunday, July 24 at 4:15pm
Jake, an injured war veteran, returns home one night to find his wife Allison aloof and unable touch him. When Allison admits that she is horrified by Jake’s injury, the two must confront the trauma that the war has caused them and the reality of their future together. Drama, 45 min., $12
Call Me/Swamp Girl, By Katherine Williams and Deb Castellano, Produced by Debra Castellano
Monday, July 18 at 6pm; Thursday , July 21 at 8:45pm; Saturday, July 30 at 6pm
“Call Me”: In a sea of texters and Facebook stalkers, one woman challenges her potential suitors to unplug. “Swamp Girl”: Who needs a therapist when you have kneepads? Solo show, 45 min., $12
Final Discussion, Written and Produced by Vincent A. Apollo
Wednesday, July 13 at 7:45pm; Saturday, July 16 at 5pm; Sunday, July 24 at 6:45pm
A life time of martial strain is explored with the conversations of three people, one who enters as an unexpected guest. Bill has trepidations about his role in life, Jane is unhappy with Bills participation in their union and Margaret has her own methods of attaining martial bliss, slightly bent they may be. All of this is explored in a fast paced dialogue driven one act with a nice surprise at the end. Comedy, 45 min., $12
I-Pod, By Natalie Menna, Produced by Ego Actus
Tuesday, July 19 at 7:15pm; Saturday, July 30 at 1:30pm; Sunday, July 31 at 6pm
An artist posing as an environmentalist struggles to survive for two months on an Eco-Barge in order to compete for a Guggenheim grant and come to terms with her father’s legacy. Solo show, 45 min., $12
Lost And Found, Written and Produced by Marsha Lee Sheiness
Monday, July 18 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 21 at 7:15pm
Drama, 60 min., $15
Mistress Ilsa, By N. G. McClernan, Produced by Mergatroyd Productions
Wednesday, July 20 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 28 at 6pm; Saturday, July 30 at 2:45pm
Mistress Ilsa has seen them all – businessmen, ministers, politicians, and now that she is the most popular dominatrix in town she must face her old deadly rival Mistress Anastasia – will Mistress Trixie ever get to Disneyland? Comedy, 60 min., $15
Monette, Written and Produced by Kymberle Joseph
Saturday, July 16 at 3:30pm; Sunday, July 17 at 12:30pm; Saturday, July 23at 4pm
Drama, 60 min., $15
Moon Orphans: Orphans on the Moon by Mitch Edmond, By Alex Fischer, Produced by Camille Harris
Wednesday, July 13 at 10:15pm; Sunday, July 17 at 4pm; Monday, July 18 at 8pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 6pm; Sunday, July 31 at 8:30pm
A wannabe writer from Kansas presents his sci-fi masterpiece: a 30 minute TV show about three teenage orphans living on the moon, in this comedy inspired by the 70’s TV show Land of the Lost. Comedy, 45 min., $12
Perfect, Written and Produced by Rebekah L. Pierce
Tuesday, July 19 at 8:30pm; Saturday, July 23 at 7pm; Friday, July 29 at 8pm
Claire, Sasha & Zenobia are college friends who grew up believing women could have it all: the perfect career & family. But when their careers collide with the reality motherhood and family, each realizes there’s no such thing as “perfect.” Drama, 60 min., $15
Prescriptions, Written and Produced by Ellen Orchid
Thursday, July 14 at 8:45pm; Saturday, July 16 at 2:15pm; Saturday, July 23 at 2:45pm; Wednesday, July 27 at 9:30pm; Saturday, July 30 at 4pm
A psychiatrist invites one of her patients to her apartment to house-sit for her while she goes to attend a conference. The patient has been living in a shelter and is glad for the opportunity and the vote of trust. Until something happens… Drama, 45 min., $12
Rachel And Ruthie, Written by Karen Sokolof Javitch, Produced by Norma Johnson
Wednesday, July 20 at 6pm; Thursday, July 21 at 6pm; Friday, July 22 at 5:30pm
Drama, 45 min., $12
Sweet, Written and Produced by Jan Rosenberg
Wednesday, July 20 at 7:15pm; Thursday, July 28 at 7:30pm; Saturday July 30 at 4:15pm
Be careful what you crave… An unlikely friendship between a compulsive overeater and a maternal,Transgendered fairy godmother who owns a sweet shop. A physically abusive jealous husband who’s passion is taxidermy. A Miniature Dachshund whose days are numbered. An unconventional play about unconventional people. Drama, 45 min., $12
Un-Silenced, By Baila Goldstein, Produced by Bella Starr Productions
Tuesday, July 12 at 8:30pm; Thursday, July 14 at 7:15pm; Sunday, July 17 at 3:30pm
Travel back to the ancient times of today. To redeem her family, a dreamy orthodox Jewish girl in Boro Park agrees to an arranged marriage with a Rabbi’s closeted gay son. A Torah-fic tale of escape and self-discovery. Solo show, 60 min., $15
Windmills, Written and by Meri Wallace; Produced by Howling Moon Cab Company.
Wednesday, July 15 at 8:30; Thursday, July 28 at 8:45; Saturday, July 30 at 8:45
Five short plays about diva actors, maddening sisters, and monster cats. Drama, 60 min., $15
The MITF’s 2011 season runs from July 11 – 31, 2011 at 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 twelfth 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.
John 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. The Short Subjects are an informal and inexpensive way for emerging producers and playwrights to showcase short works.
For more information, visit www.midtownfestival.org.
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