NYTE to Present 'Capture the Flag' Festival Starting 11/16

NEW YORK THEATRE EXPERIMENT PRESENTS CAPTURE THE FLAG: A FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN PLAYS. Featuring World Premiere Work by Robert Attenweiler, Juan Castro, Nathan Dame, George Cameron Grant, Terence Patrick Hughes, Daniel Kelley, Victor Lesniewski, Vincent Madero, Dan Monaco, and Rebecca Ortese.

The festival will run from November 6-16, 2008 on the following schedule:

November 6 and 13 @ 7 PM and 9:30 PM
November 7-9, 11-12, and 14-16 @ 8 PM
November 8-9 and 15-16 @ 2:00 PM

All shows are performed at the Access Theatre (380 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10013)  Tickets for single series are $18.00, tickets for both series is $30.00

For tickets visit www.theatermania.com or call 212-352-3101.

ABOUT CAPTURE THE FLAG:

This year, inspired by the exciting wave of change afoot in American culture and politics, New York Theatre Experiment (NYTE) is embarking on an exploration of American theatre, voices, images, ideas, and themes. During this season-long endeavor, which we have affectionately dubbed “The American Experiment,” we will explore and celebrate great voices from the past with readings of some of the most influential and powerful American plays, and we will work to nurture new voices in the American theatre through several exciting initiatives designed to generate, support and produce new works.

“The American Experiment” has manifested in three steps:

1. Photographer Leah Reddy freshly restaged 16 Iconic American Photographs all over New York City in June 2008, including “The Kiss” in Times Square, “Marilyn Monroe from the Ballerina Series,” and “Migrant Mother,” among others. All pictures can be viewed at http://www.newyorktheatreexperiment.org/NYTE/CTF.html.

2. “The Great American Pie-Off,” held at The Bowery Electric in July 2008, and judged by Top Chef Dave Martin, and high-profile chefs Jason Schreiber, Judiaann Woo, and Betty Yip. NYTE unveiled the recreated photographs at this innovative Bake Off, which received press attention from Time Out and Urban Daddy. Playwrights were also invited to this event to view the photographs and use them as inspiration to create new work.

3. Culminating this November, New York Theatre Experiment will present "Capture the Flag: A Festival of New American Plays," a rotating series of the top 10 plays as selected by New York Theatre Experiment, inspired by the 16 restaged Iconic American Photographs. NYTE is bringing together playwrights, directors, and actors to participate in this exciting and unique collaboration.

SERIES A: Plays 11/6 @ 7, 11/8 @ 8, 11/9 @ 2, 11/11, 11/13 @ 9:30, 11/14, 11/15 @ 2 and 11/16 @ 8:

Tex and the King by Robert Attenweiler, Directed by Justin Eure
Featuring Andrew Kaempfer and Joe Stipeck

The Numbing Agent by Nathan Dame, Directed by Leigh Morlock
Featuring Shawn Dempewolff, Laura Gale, and Scott Tyler

Foreclosure by George Cameron Grant, Directed by Nicole A. Watson
Featuring Amanda Boekelheide, Kevin Buscemi, Hakim McMillan, Reggie Oldham, and Scott Tyler

The Legend of Sunshine by Daniel Kelley, Directed by Sherrine Azab, Musical Director Nick Moore
Featuring Kevin Buscemi, Andrew Geske, Hakim McMillan, and Vayu O’Donnell

Mushroom Kiss by Dan Monaco, Directed by Martin Brown
Featuring Emberli Edwards and Jason Tomarken

SERIES B: Plays 11/6 @ 9:30, 11/7, 11/8 @ 2, 11/9 @ 8, 11/12, 11/13 @ 7, 11/15 @ 8, 11/16 @ 2

Mother Courage of Westchester by Juan Castro, Directed by Joseph Schultz
Featuring Nicol Dellisanti, Stephen Dexter, Geoff Lerer, and Amanda Sayle

Smoke Em' If You Got Em' by Terence Patrick Hughes, Directed by Rori Bergman
Featuring Kevin Crouch, Shawn Dempewolff, Darin Guerrasio, and Bonnie Milligan

First Breath After Total Devastation by Victor Lesniewski, Directed by Kareem Fahmy
Featuring Kevin Dwyer and Allyson Morgan

Coyote by Vincent Madero, Directed by Andrew Scoville
Featuring Geoff Lerer, Jonathan Marballi, Kelly Miller, and Reggie Oldham

Point of the Mountain by Rebecca Ortese, Directed by Laura Gale
Featuring Brian Schaney and Rick Zahn

New York Theatre Experiment (NYTE), founded in 2004, is dedicated to artistic exploration and innovation. We develop and produce works of theatre that expose the complexity of the human condition and invite audiences to more deeply examine themselves and their world.

NYTE proudly serves as a creative home and developmental forum for leaders in the American theatre. We challenge artists to continually explore the creative process and offer a supportive environment for ongoing growth and development. We view each project as an experiment, an opportunity to discover new ways to bring vibrant works of theatre to full and powerful life.

NYTE is also committed to the development of the next generation of theatre artists and audiences. NYTE’s unique educational programs are designed to empower and inspire, and like our productions, are intended to make theatre accessible, relevant and personal for all audiences.

Visit WWW.NEWYORKTHEATREEXPERIMENT.ORG for more information

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