| 2008 Midtown International Theatre Festival - Page 5 |
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438 West 37th Street, (between 9th & 10th Avenues) 5th Floor Seating Capacity: 30 (This venue is wheelchair accessible) Entwine (drama) By Sean Michael Rice Directed by Eileen Trilli Presented by Husky Dog Productions Featuring: Annie Keating and Jeff Todesco myspace.com/entwinenyc Running Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Layers of life, confusion, anguish, bliss and love swirl together in this explosive confrontation in which two long-time lovers break down emotional walls to finally answer the question - "What happened to all those love feelings?" After years of knowing nothing other then their relationship, Annie and Sam appear relieved to finally be free of each other, able to explore their own individuality. However, after Sam flies across the country to rekindle their once burning flame or to finally extinguish it, they expose their raw internal struggles between who they are and who they are trying to be. Schedule: Saturday, July 26th at 8pm Tuesday, July 29th at 8pm Wednesday, July 30th at 8pm Saturday, August 2nd at 4pm Sunday, August 3rd at 4:30pm ********** How I Found an Affordable Apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Without Really Trying (solo show) Written & performed by Charles Gross youtube.com/watch?v=OSlynL_-Zok Running time 1 hour, 25 minutes Affordable apartments in Manhattan, romance in an elevator & a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Theatre Critic, Charles Gross, Host of TV's "Two On The Aisle", steps to the other side of the footlight in this Spalding Grey-meets-Jerry Seinfeld take on life in the big city. Schedule: Thursday, July 24th at 8:30pm Sunday, July 27th at 2:30pm Thursday, July 31st at 6:15pm Sunday, August 3rd at 7pm ********** Mother May I? (solo show/comedy/drama) Written and Performed by Joy Gabriel Presented by Joey Productions joygabriel.com Running Time: 60 minutes This is the story of a devoted Mormon mother and her adoring little namesake, Joy. They criss-cross the country with the help of their best friend, Jesus. From food stamps to swindling, He's got all the answers. But when Joy gets a mission of her own all hell breaks loose. Will she choose Mom? Jesus? Or get sent to outer darkness? Schedule: Friday, July 25th at 6:30 pm Saturday, July 26th at 2pm Sunday, July 27th at 6:30pm Friday, August 1st at 6pm Saturday, August 2nd at 7:30 pm ********** A Perfect Specimen of Femininity (solo show/comedy/drama) Written and Performed by Lisa Dominique Directed by Matt Hoverman Running Time: 60 minutes In the spirit of self-discovery comes the journey of a young girl in an extremely dysfunctional family trying to make up for all the things that are missing in her life. Recently previewed at the Wonder Woman Festival in New York City, this semi-autobiographical tale captures the honesty of trying to find love outside of ourselves. Lisa and her girlfriends decide that they are sick of boys their age. But where can they meet real men? The answer is Unproductive, the hottest nightspot in Queens. Schedule: Thursday, July 24th at 6:30pm Saturday, July 26th at 6pm Sunday, July 27th at 4:30pm ********** Sacred is the NEW Profane (solo show/comedy) Written and performed by Cheryl Harnest Directed by Jeremy Bloom youtube.com/v/d_v2GP8wpE8 Running time: 55 minutes We follow Charyl, the spawn of a sex-educator mother and a Reverend-father, on her journey from drama queen to dharma queen. Desperate to replace life's moaning with meaning, she quits anti-depressants after 13 years, falls in love and realizes she reflects the Divine. A shaman, channelers and an epiphany while teaching inner city kids help her to accept her sacred nature, and her humanity, too. Schedule: Friday, July 25th at 8:30pm Saturday, July 26th at 4pm Friday, August 1st at 8pm Saturday, August 2nd at 2pm Sunday August 3rd at 2:30 pm
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