Midtown International Theatre Festival July 15, 2009

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces selected plays for SHORT SUBJECTS, a new division for plays that run under 60 minutes, running from July 13 – August 2, 2009. 43 plays and musicals have also been chosen, as well as three Studio Series shows and five readings. Tickets are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at 866-811-4111.

2009 SEASON - SHORT SUBJECTS
"Bible Stories", "Climbing the Ladder", "Cock Tales", "Cracking the Code", "Disillusioned", "Dogs Lie", "The Hanged Man", "Hardware Dreams", "Haters", "Hello Tomorrow", "Iris and Dawn", "Keeping It In Retrospect", "Life Swap", "Lunch", "My Broken Brain", "Parental Guidance", "The Play Plays", "Shakespeare Saturdays Songs in Concert", "Too Much, Too Far, Too Soon", "Unanswered Questions … About My Mother"

The MITF’s 2009 Season runs from July 13 – August 2, 2009 at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the MainStage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor; and Where Eagles Dare Studio Blackbird, 347 W. 36th Street, 13th floor, NYC.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival, now in its tenth year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF 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 festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the theatre world.  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.

Official Website: http://www.midtownfestival.org