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WHO WILL BE THE PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010?
YOU DECIDE!
We're set to kick off our eighth season celebration with our popular 8-MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL of 2010. Nineteen new provocative and engaging plays and musicals will be presented in groups A and B of 10 plays each. The plays, directed by innovative directors, are produced by a select team of New York's finest designers. Each performance is a well-orchestrated production, with smooth transitions between each polished segment in a string of deliciously entertaining works from the 8 MINUTE PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2010.
“Combining smart scripts, tight direction, and fine acting, I left feeling as I might after eating hors d'oeuvres for an hour and a half at a large Jewish wedding—sated.”
nytheatre.com review -Jo Ann Rosen
Attending industry members will vote for who will win the coveted award of 8 MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010. The participating audience will also vote on the best performance by an actor and best over-all show.
Playwrights: Michael Bettencourt, Megan Condit,
Bill Fowkes, Rachael Brogan Flanery, Tony Howarth, Nina Mansfield, Chris Shaw Swanson, Rich Orloff, Edward Musto, Jeff Neuman, Nicholas Garr, Sean O'Donnell, Robert Koon, Lisa Soland, Dan Berkowitz, A.J. Ciccotelli, Ron Frankel, Waiting for Lenny: Music by Norman Weiss & Book & Lyrics by Brown Cardwell. , The Waiter: Book by Sheilah Rae and Jennifer Maisel, Music by Michele Brourman. Based on the play “Seen/Not Seen” by Jennifer Maisel
Directors: Jill Alexander, John Cooper, Nina Mansfield, Kathleen Swan, Elfin Vogel, Debra Whitfield, Music Direction: Ari Kessler, Choreography: Lisa Biagini.
Producer/ Artistic Director: John Cooper Set Design: Kyle Dixon, Lighting: Cory Pattak, Costumes: Christina Giannini, Stage Managers: Stephen Gardner, Janet Armour-Jones.
"Thank you for your submission to our 8 Minute Madness Playwrights Festival."
John Cooper
Artistic Director/Producer
Below is our selected plays for our 2010.
We hope to see you at the performance.
Congratulations to the following playwrights!!!
GROUP APPLE
Stage Manger:
Stephen Gardner (Steve-o)
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PREVIEWS GROUP A
THURSDAY April 1 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 3 @ 8PM
MONDAY April 5 @ 7PM
OPENING
FRIDAY April 9 @8PM
SATURDAY April 10 @1PM
SUNDAY April 11 @ 7PM
TUESDAY April 13 @ 7PM
THURSDAY April 15 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 17 @8PM
CLOSING
SUNDAY April 18 @4PM
Tickets:
Theatermania.com
or
Call 212-352-3101
Tickets: $20
GROUP A
The Woman Who Wanted Her Husband
Rich Orloff (Playwright)
Jill Alexander Director
Elizabeth Burk
Angela Funk
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People Like Us
Chris Shaw Swanson (Playwright)
Jill Alexander Director
Mandy Franklin Johnson
Heather Refvem
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Table Manners in Tribeca
Bill Fowkes (Playwright)
John Cooper Director
Sarah E. Jacobs
Frank Genniro
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An Affair of State
Michael Bettencourt (Playwright)
Elfin Vogel Director
Elizabeth Burke
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Text Misdirected
Nina Mansfield (Playwright)
Debra Whitfield Director
Adyana de la Torre
Joel Haberli
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Waiting for Lenny
Music by Norman Weiss &
Book & Lyrics by Brown Cardwell
"Based on the play by Joe Masteroff."
Debra Whitfield Director
Ari Kessler Music Directer
Lisa Biagini Choreographer
Kymberly Tuttle
Erin MacDonald
Chris D'Amato
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Commencement
Edward Musto (Playwright)
Jill Alexander Director
John Hardin
Tyler Jakes
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Perfect Match
Rachael Brogan Flanery (Playwright)
Nina Mansfield Director
Rachel Halper
Seneca Black
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Pepe Dormido
Tony Howarth (Playwright)
Nina Mansfield Director
Matt Magnusson
Adyana de la Torre
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The Waiter
Book by Sheilah Rae and Jennifer Maisel &
Lyrics by Sheilah Rae
Music by Michele Brourman
"Based on the play “Seen/Not Seen"
by Jennifer Maisel"
Debra Whitfield Director
Ari Kessler Music Direction
Lisa Biagini Choreographer
Kate Sheehan
Kimani Shillingford
Gail Yudain
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group berry
Stage Manager:
Janet Armour-Jones *
PREVIEWS GROUP B
FRIDAY April 2 @ 8PM
SATURDAY April 3 @ 1PM
THURSDAY April 8 @8PM
OPENING
SATURDAY April 10 @8PM
SUNDAY April 11 @1PM
MONDAY April 12 @ 7PM
WEDNESDAY April 14 @ 7PM
FRIDAY April 16 @ 8PM
CLOSING
SATURDAY April 17 @ 1PM
Tickets:
Theatermania.com
or
Call 212-352-3101
Tickets: $20
GROUP B This Side Up
Lisa Soland (Playwright)
Elfin Vogel Director
Lydia Woods
Kazim Qutab
Dirk Keysser
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Fat Petey Gets It All Wrong
Ron Frankel (Playwright)
John Cooper Director
Brian Donahue
Dave Rosner
Amadeo Paul Fusca *
Everywhere/Nowhere
A.J. Ciccotelli (Playwright)
John Cooper Director
Jim Fromewick
Taylor Curtis
Sue-Ellen Mandell
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Pretty Dan Berkowitz (Playwright)
John Cooper Director
Renee Erikson
Celia Kleeman
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Highway Patrolman
Robert Koon (Playwright)
Elfin Vogel Director
Mig Feliciano
Matt Baxter Luceno
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Award-Winning Entry
Jeff Neuman (Playwright)
Kathleen Swan Director
Jim Fromewick
Isaac Bush
Christie Booker
* The Cherry Sisters
Sean O'Donnell (Playwright)
Kathleen Swan Director
Jeri Silverman
Ashley Blasland
Kim Douthit
Sue-Ellen Mandell
Nicholas Libowitz
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6 Years Down
Megan Condit (Playwright)
Kathleen Swan Director
Jarett Karlsberg
Alice Johnson
* Rooftop Rites
Nicholas Garr (Playwright)
Kathleen Swan Director
Bob Brower
Rick Dettwyler
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