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Midwinter Madness
Is Coming!!
25 shows & 75
Performances in 21 Days
Beginning February
7th at the Times
Square
Arts
Center
When the jingle bells have been put
away and the bitter cold hits the streets of New York
City, it's time for Midwinter Madness! Presented by John Chatterton, the Midwinter Madness Festival raises
the curtain on a three-week festival of more than two-dozen one-act works.
Running February 7th to February 27th, Midwinter Madness will take place at
the Payan Theatre in the Roy Arias Studios, located on the 5th floor
of the Times
Square
Arts Center, at
300 West 43rd
Street. Reviewers are welcome at all
performances.
From a woman
contemplating leaping to her death from a subway platform, to a struggling
artist bemoaning the stress of his craft, to twin sisters who believe their
lives are going nowhere, Midwinter Madness offers situations
where, out of depression and despair, opportunities for hope and change can
materialize; if only one has the courage to take that final step and learn from
what has come before.
"I've always been a fan
of one-act works," Chatterton explained. "Not only as a form of storytelling,
but also because it gives playwrights a chance to see what they've got and gauge
the audience reaction before taking it to the next level. I received literally
dozens of submissions for Midwinter Madness and, if the
audience response is favorable, I'm looking forward to making this an annual
event."
The following plays are
part of Midwinter
Madness:
Hush the Musical
Review: A New
Age Buddhist, a materialistic businessman, a kooky stewardess and an inept
hetman -- need we say more?
Last One Out: Three young comedians vie for an
opportunity that could take one of them to the big
time.
Matchless.com: A woman tries to navigate the
Internet dating scene after 25 years of marriage.
Portrayed: Two 28-year-old twins have done nothing
with their lives. Can their younger sister help them before it's too
late?
Posing: A one-man show about the (literal) naked
truth of a life as a performance artist.
Twisted: A real-estate agent, a prospective buyer
and his wife become involved in a dangerous game of revenge and
murder.
John Chatterton has been active in
New
York theatre for close to two
decades. He founded oobr (the off-off-broadway review), and
began presenting the annual Midtown International Theatre Festival (now in its
12th year) in 2000. His other projects have included Beyond The Veil (which he wrote and
produced), the children's show Captain
Marbles And His Acting Squad, The Midtown Cabaret Festival and the ongoing
Short Play Lab.
Running February 7th thru February
27th at the Roy Arias Studio in the Times Square Arts Center at 300 West 43rd
Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues) on the fifth floor Payan Theatre, each of
the shows in Midwinter Madness will play a total
of 3 performances over a single week during the Festival's three-week run.
Performances begin at 6pm Monday to Friday and run from
12 noon till approximately 11pm on Saturday and Sunday. Individual
shows run 30-60 minutes. Tickets for specific shows will be $12.00 or $15.00 and
can be purchased by calling 212-868-4444 or going to www.smarttix.com and
searching for MIDWINTER MADNESS.
All performances are open for review.
Further information on
the Midwinter Madness Festival will be
released shortly.
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Information for Listing
Editors
WHAT:
Midwinter Madness
Festival
25 one-act plays
in a 21-day period, with a line-up that includes musical revues, one-person
performance pieces, comedies, dramas and everything in between-including a
lesson on Internet dating and a real estate deal which leads to
murder!
WHERE
Roy Arias
Studio
Times
Square
Arts Center
300 West 43rd
Street
(between 8th & 9th
Avenues)
5th Floor (Payan
Theatre)
WHEN
February 7th-February
27th
Each show will play 3
performances over the space of a week during the Festival's
three-week run.
Shows run from 6-11pm Monday to
Friday
and 12 Noon to
11pm
Saturday and Sunday
A complete schedule for
Midwinter Madness will be announced shortly.
RUNNING TIME:
30-60
Minutes
TICKETS:
$12.00-$15.00
RESERVATION:
212-886-44444 or www.smarttix.com
SUBWAY
INFO:
Take the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 train to
42nd
Street
All performances are
open for review.
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