2016 Downtown Urban Theater Festival Finalists Announced

Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) has announced the finalists for its 14th Annual Season to run at HERE and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in spring 2016. Reg E. Gaines, two-time Tony nominee, returns as DUTF's Artistic Director.

The finalists are:

FULL:
Canned Laughter by Dean Preston
Failure to Thrive by Wade Savitt
Letters to Zoey by Garrett Buhl Robinson
Love, Locs & Liberation by Ella Turenne
No Cowards In Our Band by Anthony B. Knight, Jr.
Recess by Una Aya Osato
The Bronx Queen by Joe Gulla

SHORT:
Broken by George Cameron Grant
Cost of Exposure by Mel Nieves
Dine & Dash by Anghus Houvouras
Ferry Limbo by Chip Bolcik
Flip-in by John Foster
In the Library by Clyve Lagerquist
IndianapolisAlyssa1985 Is Getting Married by Beth Hyland & Gracie Gardner
One Size Fits All by Irene Hernandez
Radical by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
Rags To Bitches by Tommy Jamerson
Stop and Frisk by Matthew Widman
Strange Fruit Redux by Afrika Brown
trash by Alyssa Krompier and Justice Hehir
Twist & A Bridge by Jennifer Cendana Armas
Veronica Bunny Read Her Text Messages by Cesi Davidson
When the Bell Rings You Shut the F*ck Up by Jim Bulluck

In 2001, DUTF was founded with the purpose to build a repertoire of new American theatre that echoes the true spirit of urban life and speaks to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. That purpose has been realized many times over, as more than 100 writers have created and refined their work for the stage and thousands of inspired Audience members have applauded their performances. DUTF inaugurated the festival in 2002 at HERE in SoHo to help revitalize the NYC downtown arts scene, which, at the time, was experiencing a severe downturn due to the WTC disaster. It has been recognized as "one of the world's best festivals for new works" and described as "not only prestigious, but a slice of heaven for playwrights who want the chance to freely express themselves." (Lisa Mulcahy, Theater Festivals, Allworth Press, 2005)

For more information about DUTF visit www.dutfnyc.com and www.facebook.com/dutfnyc.

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