GROUP A

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Group A

Friday, January 21 @ 8PM

Saturday January 22 @ 4PM

Sunday January 23 @ 5PM

Tuesday, January 25 @ 7PM

Saturday January 29 @ 8PM

Sunday, January 30 @ 2PM

Monday January 31 @ 7PM

Sunday February 6 @ 2PM

CLOSING



OUT OF TIME
by Barbara & Carlton Molette

Director: Patricia N. Coleman
Proprietor. . . . . . . . . Andrew Matthews
Customer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Zanoni
Shopper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benj Mirman

MAMMARIES
by Joanne Koch

Director: Mikaela Kafka
Woman L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Scott
Woman R. . . . . . . . . . Sundae Van Allen

LAST WORDS
by Jeff Carter

Directors: Mikaela Kafka & Rachel Karp
Ray. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Feras Ghandour
Jason (Jay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrod Luke
Faye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annie Dow

A CHANGE OF PLANS
by Dennis Jones

Director: Patricia N. Coleman
Bob. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary Mooren
Doctor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Schiller
Nurse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christie Pasqua
Wiggins. . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Osborn

…LAST AND ALWAYS
by Allan Baker

Director: Nick Brennan
Kevin. . . . . . . . . . C. Frederick Secrease
Matt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Gould

~ intermission ~

DEAD BODY
by Barry M. Putt, Jr.

Director: Nick Brennan
Ted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Callow
Rick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Ronan

INTERVENTION
by Ron Burch

Director: Nick Brennan
Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Coyne
Mom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Veshecco
Aunt Theresa. . . . . . . Florence Marcisak
Rob. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benj Mirman

ZERO POINT
by Jeff Schwamberger

Director: Mikaela Kafka
Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Young
Linda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gail Young
Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Lamont Ferguson

DUET IN PLATINUM
by Allston James

Directors: Kathleen Swan
Woman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrice Keitt
Man. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Ziniak

THE TROUPE PRODUCTION
HISTORY
THEATER RENTALS PLAYWRIGHTS PLATFORM CONTACT INFO

 

Festival Information

THE 8-MINUTE MADNESS FESTIVAL, 2011, produced by Turtle Shell
Productions, returns for its NINTH SEASON at our state-of-the-art theater in the heart
of Times Square.

The selected plays, presented in three group s of 9, will be directed by carefully
selected directors, performed by New York Actors, and mounted by a team of
experienced set, lighting, sound, and costume designers. The run of up to 12
performances will be publicized by our marketing team.

As in the past, audience members will not only discover fresh new work offered by
innovative writers but will have the opportunity to vote for "BEST PERFORMANCE
BY AN ARTIST" and "THE BEST PLAYWRIGHT OF 2011." At the end of the run,
the recipients of the “Best Playwright” and “Best Performance” awards will receive
the 8-Minute Madness Playwright Festival Trophies at the Artist Celebration
Awards Ceremonies.

 

 

Artistic Director/Producer: John W. Cooper, Lighting Designer: Kate Devine, Set Designer: Kyle Dixon, Props Mistress: Paulina Cooper, Sound Designer/Engineer: Hidenori Nakajo, Costume Designer, The Wedding Ring: A. Christina Giannini, Production Manager: Gigi Eng, Stage Manager: Laura Lindsay, Stage Manager: Becca Pickett, Stage Manager: Jordana Kaplow, Projection Manager: Josh Millican.

"Thank you Playwrights for your submission to our 8 Minute Madness Playwrights Festival."

John Cooper
Artistic Director/Produce


GROUP B

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Group B

Saturday, January 22 @ 8PM

Sunday, January 23 @ 2PM

Monday January 24 @ 7PM

Friday, January 28 @ 8PM

Saturday January 29 @ 4PM

Sunday, January 30 @ 5PM

Tuesday, February 1 @ 7PM

Saturday February 5 @ 4PM

CLOSING

 

MAGNOLIA DAY
by S.D. Graubert

Director: Heather Lanza
Marie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brianna Hurley
Lisa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caitlin Burdi

SHORT DIVISION
by Fred Sahner

Director: Heather Lanza
Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lily Styles
Larry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Kenneth

BONA FIDE
by Nina Mansfield

Director: John W. Cooper
Assistant Director: Joel Haberli
Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maia Karo
Samir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roni Mazumdar

SLIPPING INTO ANARCHY
by Jeffrey Wolf

Director: Abigail Strange
Kip. . . . . . . . . . . . . Galway McCullough
Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natalie Wetta

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH
by Rand Higbee

Director: Heather Lanza
Jeff . . . . . . . Brian Matthew Landisman
Sally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alison Whitney
Harold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Osborn

~ intermission ~

THE WEDDING RING
by Tony Howarth

Director: Kathleen Swan
Dorothy . . . . . . . Natalie Doyle Holmes
William. . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Swendsen

IT’S THE JEWS
by John Minigan

Director: Kathleen Swan
Arny Sibber . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Kaufman
Stevie Moffeles. . . . . . . Bryan Kenneth

FIRST HALF
by Ron Burch

Director: John W. Cooper
Chris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amadeo Fusca
Judy . . . . . . . . . . . . Madelyn Schwartz
Andy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clem McIntosh

THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER
by Gigi Eng

Director: John W. Cooper
Wanda LaWow. . . . . . Lucy-Jade Norris
Clay Claymore . . . . . . . . David C. Neal
Bradley Kershaw. . . . . . . . . Wesley Volcy
Junior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Gulling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


GROUP C

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GROUP C

Saturday January 22 @ 1PM

Sunday January 23 @ 11AM

Thursday, January 27 @ 7PM

Friday January 28 @ 5PM

Saturday January 29 @ 1PM 

Sunday, January 30 @ 11AM

Thursday February 3 @ 5PM

Friday February 4 @ 5PM

Saturday February 5 @ 11AM

Sunday February 6 @ 11AM

CLOSING

 

SUSHI
by Greg Machlin

Director: John W. Cooper
California Roll. . . . . Evan James Rocco
Teriyaki Chicken. . . . . Hannah Carne
Pickle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Spagnola
Yellowtail. . . . . . . . . . . . Mehera Woods
Eel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Raffloer
Wasabe. . . . . . . .. . . . Nelson G. Anthony

RUSSIAN DOLLS

by Juel Wiese

Director: Nick Brennan
Young Writer. . . . . . Gabriel Florentino
Young Woman . . . . . Rachel Khutorsky

COVERT OPERATIONS
by Rachel Teagle

Director: Abigail Strange
Roger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Javier Spivey
Ted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Coleman Jr.
Frida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marian Scaturro

BRECKA & SCARLET
by Fran Handman

Director: John W. Cooper
Yazmuk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nora Burns
Eshka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabby Friedman
Scarlett. . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Greenberg
Yutta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriel Florentino
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gracjan Machala

THERE’S NO “E” IN SKI
by Catherine Castellani

Director: Mikaela Kafka
S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillian Lieberman
K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Rosenthal
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alana Collins
E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Cevallos

~ intermission ~

SILENT ONES
by Catherine Castellani

Director: Mikaela Kafka
W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megan Doyle
C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brielee Lu
L. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lydia Batten
K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Hanos
B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janaries Velasquez

SWIMMING POOL
by Scott McCrea

Director: Heather Lanza
Ellen. . . . . . . . . . Giovanni-Marie Roper
Bonnie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah-Niyah Neal
Jimmy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Harkin
Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis Rubino

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
by Rob Tymchyshyn

Director: John W. Cooper
JONES. . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Greenberg
MURPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaylie Bucaro

SUDDEN FEAR
by Fran Handman

Director: John W. Cooper
Sam Richards . . . . Nelson G. Anthony
Cora Benson. . . . . . . . . Hannah Carne