John Chatterton News

In less than three weeks the first annual Midwinter Madness Festival is set to take New York City by storm, with a cornucopia of one-acts by up-and-coming artists and theatre companies all looking to make their mark on the Big Apple.

Playwright Andrea J. Fulton's powerful One Drop will receive four performances, February 11-19, as part of the Midwinter Madness Festival of one-act plays at the Roy Arias Studios, 300 West 43rd Street.

In less than three weeks the first annual Midwinter Madness Festival is set to take New York City by storm, with a cornucopia of one-acts by up-and-coming artists and theatre companies all looking to make their mark on the Big Apple.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces new staff members for the 2011 season. New additions include Jason Bruffy, co-artistic director; Michael Gnat, Festabill editor; Katrin Hilbe, artistic director of international relations; and Gerald vanHeerden, co-artistic director.

Hush the Musical Review, a production of the Frizzi & Lazzi Musical Theatre Company, will take part in the Midwinter Madness Festival, presented by John Chatterton. It will play three performances next month at the Payan Theatre in the Times Square Arts Center.

Playwright Andrea J. Fulton's powerful One Drop will receive three performances, February 11-13, as part of the Midwinter Madness Festival of one-act plays at the Roy Arias Studios, 300 West 43rd Street.

When the jingle bells have been put away and the bitter cold hits the streets of New York City, it's time for Midwinter Madness! Presented by John Chatterton, the Midwinter Madness Festival raises the curtain on a three-week festival of more than two-dozen one-act works. Running February 7th to February 27th, Midwinter Madness will take place at the Payan Theatre in the Roy Arias Studios, located on the 5th floor of the Times Square Arts Center, at 300 West 43rd Street.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presents the second annual MITF Symposium on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11am at The June Havoc Theatre at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 W 36th St., first floor, NYC.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) presents the second annual MITF Symposium on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 11am at The June Havoc Theatre at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 312 W 36th St., first floor, NYC.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) seeks submissions for its twelfth season, running from July 11 - 31, 2011.

Filipino actor, playwright and director Joel Trinidad's 'Crush Hour', a two-character play that's less than ten minutes, recently received its Off-Off-Broadway premiere at the Roy Arias Studios, 300 West 43rd Street, New York City. It was performed, alongside five other short plays, through producer and playwright John Chatterton's regular series of 'The Short Play Lab'.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces the winners of the MITF Eleventh Season Awards. The AWARDS CEREMONY was held on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 8pm at New World Stages, 340 W. 50th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues), NYC.

John Chatterton Presents Captain Marbles And His Acting Squad- Held Over!! Sundays thru Aug. 29 at 11 am (no show July 4) at Theatres at 45 Bleecker Green Room Theatre 45 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012

The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues) present ASIAN BELLE from July 15th to August 1st as part of the 11th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival. Show times are Thursday, July 15th at 6pm, Saturday, July 17th at 3pm, Friday, July 23rd at 8pm, Saturday, July 24th at 5pm and Sunday, August 1st at 4pm. Tickets to all shows are $18.00, $15.00 for students and seniors. Reservations can be made by calling 866-811-4111 or visiting www.midtownfestival.org. The running time for ASIAN BELLE is 60 minutes.

A hard-charging lawyer from New England struggles with demands made by her Indian heritage while forever fighting the perception that all dark-skinned people with foreign accents are terrorists; a late forty-something African-American woman just wants to go home to the South, but instead gets caught up in what she perceives is racially-based con game at a local garage (a tale told in the tradition of Ulysses); and a 23-year-old girl from Taiwan (and recent American citizen) happily imagines how her life will turn out, but is stymied on how to go after what she wants, as she contemplates her own experiences with racial injustice.

The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues) present ASIAN BELLE from July 15th to August 1st as part of the 11th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival. Show times are Thursday, July 15th at 6pm, Saturday, July 17th at 3pm, Friday, July 23rd at 8pm, Saturday, July 24th at 5pm and Sunday, August 1st at 4pm. Tickets to all shows are $18.00, $15.00 for students and seniors. Reservations can be made by calling 866-811-4111 or visiting www.midtownfestival.org. The running time for ASIAN BELLE is 60 minutes.

He's cool, he's hip, he's short...ish. He's the happening host, the man with a spring in his step (thanks to his platform shoes), the man who puts the 'i-t-y' in Marvelosity! He's the wannabe King of talk -- a driven, terribly insecure and narcissistic fellow, with a bit of a self-destructive bent -- and nothing is off limits as long as it's all about him. He's the one, the only, Martin -- and he will show you just how marvelous he is as he interviews four eccentrically distinct guests in his one man show at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, located at 312 West 36th Street, starting on July 13th, as part of the Eleventh Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.

A hard-charging lawyer from New England struggles with demands made by her Indian heritage while forever fighting the perception that all dark-skinned people with foreign accents are terrorists; a late forty-something African-American woman just wants to go home to the South, but instead gets caught up in what she perceives is racially-based con game at a local garage (a tale told in the tradition of Ulysses); and a 23-year-old girl from Taiwan (and recent American citizen) happily imagines how her life will turn out, but is stymied on how to go after what she wants, as she contemplates her own experiences with racial injustice.

He's cool, he's hip, he's short...ish. He's the happening host, the man with a spring in his step (thanks to his platform shoes), the man who puts the 'i-t-y' in Marvelosity! He's the wannabe King of talk -- a driven, terribly insecure and narcissistic fellow, with a bit of a self-destructive bent -- and nothing is off limits as long as it's all about him. He's the one, the only, Martin -- and he will show you just how marvelous he is as he interviews four eccentrically distinct guests in his one man show at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, located at 312 West 36th Street, starting on July 13th, as part of the Eleventh Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.

The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues) present ASIAN BELLE from July 15th to August 1st as part of the 11th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival. Show times are Thursday, July 15th at 6pm, Saturday, July 17th at 3pm, Friday, July 23rd at 8pm, Saturday, July 24th at 5pm and Sunday, August 1st at 4pm. Tickets to all shows are $18.00, $15.00 for students and seniors. Reservations can be made by calling 866-811-4111 or visiting www.midtownfestival.org. The running time for ASIAN BELLE is 60 minutes.