SUMMER SHORTIES?.SUMM-AR NOT Play Festival Returns To NYC This August

What happens when you mix "QUIRKY (a couple in a bar bonding on the things they hate)," add "TOPICAL SATIRE (on the news media and reality shows)," stir in some "COMEDY (Blitzen has been downsized)," a pinch of "HORROR (a teenager experiments with murder)" and a dram of "DRAMA (a desperate daughter challenges her suicidal dad?)" You get a cool summer treat that will satisfy your appetite for entertaining, provocative theatre - SUMMER SHORTIES, SUMM-AR NOT at the Shell Theater, where Turtle Shell Productions is presenting 27 EXCITING ORIGINAL SHORT PLAYS, written by innovative, award-winning playwrights who come from across the country and internationally.

Venue: The Turtle's Shell Theater (in the Times Square Arts Center)
300 W. 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
General Tickets $ 20 * Senior Citizens $15 * Combo Nights $30
Tickets can be purchased at Theatermania.com or TurtleShellProductions.com or call 212 352 3101

Shaping this amazing group of plays are eight experienced, inventive directors with award-winning expertise, working with our very own in-house talent, "THE TROUPE."

The plays will be directed by Hinton Battle (3 Time Tony Award Winner), Leslie Hoban Blake, David Ledoux, Fred C.L Mann III, Peter Sander, Stasi Schaffer, Bill Toscano, Shela Xoregos, and Natasha Yannacañedo. Share in the excitement of discovering new material and excellent performances in our comfortable air-conditioned theatre right in the heart of Times Square.

WHO WE ARE
Turtle Shell Productions creates theater with a focus on current issues, ethics, culture and history. We pride ourselves on creating a safe haven where artists may grow in their craft and collaborate on productions that celebrate the universal truths of human experience.

We have produced over 90 plays including Five By Tenn., Blues for Mister Charlie, PUCK'd, Ourselves Alone, The 8 Minute Madness Playwright Festival, The Aspern Papers, and Dreams. TSP is in its sixth year producing plays in New York City.