MITF Continues Short Play Lab Series This Weekend
The 15th anniversary of the Midtown International Theatre Festival continues. Spend this weekend with John Chatterton and his venerable midtown festival series. Saturday & Sunday at Roy Arias Theatres will be the premiere of 20 new short plays as part of the on-going celebrated Short Play Lab series this weekend, April 26 and 27.
The Short Play Lab are two programs of 10 minute plays - some are preambles to larger works while others are Serling-esque parables that are subject for our approval.
Program A: Sat. 7 pm and Sun. 4 pm
Go Fish by Donald Orwald, directed by Gary Lynch; starring Bonnie Rosenbaum, Ted Wrigley, & Jerusha. A literary agent rejects the novels of Herman Melville and Mark Twain, giving their classics crazy critiques that she says will improve the plots.
Wombat Day by Margot Connolly, directed by Jenny Morris; starring Josh Max, Allison Haglund, Dee Hamid, & Tonia Jagodnik. A family vacation to Australia takes an unexpected turn with one girl's wombat wish comes true... Beneath My Skin And Behind My Eyes by Albert Garcia, directed by The Red Lines; starring Patrick Matzig, Gerome Samonte, & Albert Andrew Garcia. Retain...retain......we must keep...and remember what we have done. Evil Woman written, directed, & performed by Ali Kerestly. A narcissistic young female's inner monologue while dancing to her favorite music. Glory Everlasting by John Ladd, directed by Johnny Culver; starring Nancy Gray & Evelyn Tineo. We read, "If You See Something, Say Something," but what should you do if you "hear something"? One Simple Pill And A Bottle Of H20 written & directed by Barry Ernst;starring Maria Russo Schwartz & Yank Adler. A wife's unsuccessful money-laundering scheme takes her to the edge. The Royal Treatment written & performed by Tamu Favorite; directed by Melvin Turnstall. Sally Ann owns a small-town colored restaurant. Surprisingly, Louis Armstrong and his band show up, and Sally gives them the royal treatment. Top Secret by Leonard David Goodisman, directed by Monica Hoyt; starring Erika Vetter & Ken Dillon. Bob Hyde and Rita Frank are on a case, so sensitive that neither is quite sure what it's about; but wait, he knows a lot about her and wants to "know" more, something she's quite sensitive about. The Harlem Whitewash by Lesley Gist & William "Bill" Beasley, directed by William "Bill" Beasley; starring Fulton C. Hodges & Natasha Demosthene. Juana Bea, Harlem's post-racial revolutionary.Program B: Sat. 9 pm and Sun. 2 pm
Daguerrotype Dialogue #1 by Dianna V. Stark and Michael K. White.
Directed by Monica Hoyt. Starring: Erika Vetter and Adam Fontana. Original music by Rolando Gori. What did people being photographed talk about in the old days of ultra-long exposures?
