The Dorothy Strelsin Theatre Present ASIAN BELLE, 7/15-8/1

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.

Directed by Christine Miller and produced by Namakula, ASIAN BELLE is written and performed by Michelle Glick. Growing up in Alabama, first generation American Michelle, the daughter of a Vietnamese war bride, wants nothing more than to be a typical Southern Belle. So why won't anyone look at her that way? In her one-person piece, ASIAN BELLE, Glick (playing multiple roles) faces typecasting when trying out for the school production of Annie, has problems at the local Bible School when the instructor tries to change her brother's name, and the endless annoying looks she got from store clerks who thought she couldn't speak English. She also examines her relationship with her mother and her mom's own personal experiences in America in this touching and heartfelt solo piece about personal identity and coming to terms with one's unique heritage.

An actress, writer and producer, Michelle Glick has performed in productions at The Actor's Studio, The Cherry Lane Theatre and The Upright Citizen's Brigade. Michelle's films have screened in major film festivals, including the Toronto Film Festival, SXSW, the Cannes Film Festival and the TriBeCa Film Festival. Most recently she appeared as the lead in the feature film Exposed, which won the Best Feature Film Award at the New York International Independent Film Festival. Through her Production Company, The FilmGym, her most recent project as producer is The Sea Is All I Know, starring 2009 Oscar nominee Melissa Leo and Peter Gerety (The Wire). Her company's latest film, The Bridge, won Best Short at The Athens International Film Festival and will screen at The Beijing International Film Festival. Please visit her website at www.michelleglick.com.

Christine Miller feels a special connection directing solo-shows and understands the courage to perform them, having written, produced and performed her solo-show Baby Cow at FringeNYC 2008. Directing credits include: Maybe Later (solo show, Tongue in Cheek Theatre), Make-out Queen (solo show, Emerging Artists Theatre), Drug Buddy (Assistant Dir., Cherry Lane), Fiddler on the Roof! (Hamilton, NY), National Abolition Hall of Fame; In Your Company (Colgate University). Some acting credits include: The Cycle (finalist for HBO short films), Sister, Sister, Party of Five, General Hospital, Moesha. Please visit her website at www.christineRmiller.com.

Namakula is a New York City-based artist who has worked in various capacities in theatre, film, television and radio, including as a commercial/film editor, writer, actor, producer and director in the United States, England, and Spain. Her performance work runs the gamut from appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, to stand up in NYC Comedy Clubs, to off Broadway performances at The Cherry Pit Theatre, The Manhattan Theatre Club, and La Mama Theatre, to name a few. Recently, she modeled for the photo project The Chicken Society for critically acclaimed DP/photographer Valentina Caniglia, which just had its premiere at Gelato Salon in Rome and recorded a narrator voice over for Steve French's new audio book, Baggily Bogwits. Currently, she is a fundraising coordinator for the charity organization Focal Point Aid and is producing the first season of her comedy webseries KATE & KULA. Please visit her website at http://namakula.com.

The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, created by John Chatterton and now in its eleventh year, welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world. For more information, go to www.midtownfestival.org.

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