THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOSH Plays MITF 7/16-8/1

Small Pond Entertainment and Joshua Rivedal in association with the Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Rivedal?s The Gospel According to Josh, directed by Josh Gaboian. The Gospel According to Josh, a thirty character, twelve song, comedic tour-de-force of a one-man show, will play a 3-week/6 performance limited engagement at Off-Broadway?s Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street, 2nd floor New York, NY 10018). Performances begin Friday, July 16th and continue through August 1st. Press are invited to all performances.

The Gospel According to Josh is a 30 character one man Josh-apalooza, centered around a small town Jersey boy, as he follows his dreams to Hollywood despite the great obstacle of his life: the tempestuous relationship with his pious father. This coming of age tale chronicles Josh?s religious upbringing and escape to New York, including a look into his starring roles in not one but two reality TV shows, and ending with a final showdown between him and his father.

Featuring cameos by Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Moms Mabley, a gaggle of flamboyant gay men, and Elvis Presley; ?The Gospel...? will leave you praying for more.

The production stars Joshua Rivedal* (FilmFakers/AMC; Seven Card Draw/Dixon Place), featuring lighting design by Jake DeGroot, and sound design by Kim Fuhr. Jennifer Bronstein is the stage manager.

The Gospel According to Josh plays the following schedule through Sunday, August 1st:

Friday July 16th at 6 p.m.
Saturday July 17th at 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday July 21st at 6 p.m.
Saturday July 24th at 3 p.m.
Tuesday July 27th at 8 p.m.
Sunday August 1st at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $15-18 and are now available online at www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/738305 or at www.midtownfestival.org. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre Box Office, 30 minutes prior to show time.

Running Time: 75 minutes

Website: www.thegospelaccordingtojosh.com

BIOGRAPHIES

JOSH GABOIAN (Director) a glutton for creative involvement, the director has spent the last four years in New York seeking and creating projects of unique artistic appeal. With the animated series 'Popcorn Dave' in development and the indie rock album 'Dream Machine' in the late stages of production, he feels fortunate to be working with his good friend Joshua Rivedal on his passion project and grateful to exercise his love for the theatre. As an actor, credits include various television shows, several New York theatre credits and the award winning film; 'For All Mankind' by Onset Films, directed and written by budding Hollywood star Dan Clifton.

JOSHUA RIVEDAL (Playwright/Actor) Some favorite roles include, Radames in ?Aida,? and Richard Loeb in, ?Thrill Me.? He has also appeared on television in AMC?s, ?FilmFakers,? Maury Povich and the, ?Bio Channel?s Celebrity Ghost Stories.? As a writer, ?The Gospel According to Josh,? was accepted into the Emerging Artists: OMT series and played at the TADA theatre for one workshop performance in the Spring of 2010. His new play, ?It?s Good to be Home,? was also workshopped independently in 2009. He has co-produced and acted in, ?Virtual Reality,? an Alan Arkin play that was part of a collection of one acts called ?Criminal Acts,? and showed at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe; and then, ?When We Have Gone Astray,? a new play that went for a three week run at the Sargent Theatre in The American Theatre Of Actors. He also co-produced Hogan Gorman?s one woman show, ?Hot Cripple,? for a three week run in early 2010. Joshua is a member of the Actor?s Equity Association.

SMALL POND ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) provides educational opportunities and a range of services for high school and university students as well as for professionals in the performing arts. By providing administrative, marketing, managerial, and producing support and education we hope to equip artists with the basic operating tools they need to function as business-conscious members of the performing arts community. Through our services, we hope to shape a new generation of playwrights, filmmakers, actors, directors, dancers, designers, etc. who can efficiently and creatively showcase their work to the Manhattan Independent Theatre community, regardless of their age or experience.

MIDTOWN INTERNational Theatre FESTIVAL (Presenter)
The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival?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. Tickets are $18 ($15 for Short Subjects). 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.

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.