INTAR Presents NEW WORKS LAB 2010: Staged Reading Fest Thru 6/8

INTAR (Eduardo Machado, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) will present its annual New Works Lab. This lab, developed and honed for over a decade, provides an opportunity for Latino playwrights of significant promise to advance their works-in-progress through workshops leading to public presentations. The lab creates a supportive professional environment for playwrights, directors, actors, and other theater artists, encouraging them to experiment, take risks, and collaborate. This year's Lab is curated by Louis D. Moreno

All readings will be at 7pm at INTAR's Studio (500 West 52nd Street at 10th Avenue/4th Floor). Tickets are FREE but reservations are strongly recommended: 212/695-6134.

These readings are made possible by The New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Monday, May 10
meet juan(ito) doe by Ricardo Gamboa
Directed by Mando Alvarado

Tuesday, May 11
INTO THE LIGHT by Maria Norman
Directed by Pablo Cabrera
developed in INTAR's Hispanic Playwrights-In-Residence Program 2008-‘09

Monday May 17
SPLITTING MAMA by Mando Alvarado
Directed by Taibi Magar
developed in INTAR's Hispanic Playwrights-In-Residence Program 2009-‘10

Tuesday May 18
JUST DON'T TOUCH ME AMIGO by Fernando Gambaroni
Directed by Jose Zayas

Monday May 31 (Memorial Day)
THE BUS ACCIDENT PLAY by Raul Castillo
developed in INTAR's Hispanic Playwrights-In-Residence Program 2009-‘10

Tuesday, June 1
CHILDREN OF THE SKY by Henry Guzman
Directed by Mariana Carreno-King
developed in INTAR's Hispanic Playwrights-In-Residence Program 2008-‘09

Sunday June 7
SOPA DE FIDEO (NOODLE SOUP) by Ed Cardona Jr.
Directed by Daniel Jaquez

Monday June 8
THE SPANISH VERSION by Luis Santeiro
Directed by Louis Moreno

INTAR, one of the United States' longest running Latino theatres producing in English, works to:
v Nurture the professional development of Latino theater artists.
v Produce bold, innovative, artistically significant plays that reflect diverse perspectives.
v Make accessible the diversity inherent in America's cultural heritage.
Through an integrated program of workshops, productions of works in progress, and mainstage productions, INTAR continues to raise standards of the theater arts. INTAR brings to the public vital and energetic voices of both promising and accomplished Latino theater professionals, replacing stereotypes while giving expression to the diversity and depth of today's Latino-American community