TALES TOLD BY TURTLE TEENS.

8 MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

WHO WILL BE THE PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010?

YOU DECIDE!


What happens when you put together a disappearing guitarist , a tour-guiding chicken , a sad sack spy , whirling, singing snowflakes ? An exciting, wacky show, performed by youth, for the whole family waiting for you at THE SHELL THEATER– 9 plays produced by Turtle Shell Productions, strung together like colorful beads on a string, each one more fun that the last.

“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

All this, and more in the eighth upcoming 8-Minute Madness Youthfest produced by Turtle Shell Productions - 9 lively original short plays , written by innovative, award-winning playwrights to be performed by an amazingly talented cast of young actors at THE SHELL THEATER in Times Square.

Shaping this wacky, entertaining group of plays, written by Mark William Butler, Joe Byers, Kathy Coudle-King, Fran Handman, Nina Mansfield, Barry M. Putt, Jr., Rachel Teagle, Rob Tymchyshyn, and Juel Weise, and Christie Booker, Issaac Bush, Ivan De leon, Kim Douthit, Joel Haberli, Nicholas Libowitzare 6 accomplished directors.

Share in the excitement of discovering exciting new material and talent presented by our

8th 8-MINUTE MADNESS YOUTHFEST.

Producer: John Cooper Set Design: Kyle Dixon, Lighting: Cory Pattak, Costumes: Christina Giannini, Stage Managers Stephen Gardner, Janet Armour-Jones.

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

Below is our selected plays for our 2010 YOUTH.

We hope to see you at the performance.

Congratulations to the following playwrights!!!

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or

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 Tickets: $20

GROUP

 

Chicken Works
by Joe Byers
Director: John Cooper
Julia Hecklman.....Henrietta
Chicken
Chicken

Covert Operations
by Rachel Teagle
Director: Christie Booker
Matthew Flax.....Roger
Indigo Signoretti.....Frida
Brondon Singh.....Ted

Erasing the Brain
by Nina Mansfield
Director: John Cooper
Moniefa Grant.....Ellen
Juadon-Rafik.....Mattie

The Guitar Warrior
by Kathy Coudle-King
Director: John Cooper
Tommy Walsh.....Ryan
Cecilia Gault.....Narrator
Misha King.....Guitar Warrior
Mother
Sister

Russian Dolls
by Juel Wiese
Director: Christie Booker
Lindita Capri.....Young Woman
Tory John Clemente.....Playwright

The Lollipop Lady
by Barry M. Putt, Jr.
Director: Christie Booker
Sophia Rodyakin.....Lori
Kelvin Monsanto.....Officer Natka
Tess Cronin.....Officer McGee

Productivity Tools

by Rob Tymchyshyn
Director: Isaac Bush
Paul Regan......Murphy
Brianna Vieira.....Jones

Snowflakes
by Mark William Butler
Director: Isaac Bush
Snowflake #1
Matthew Wechsler.....Snowflake #1
Angela Lentini.....Snowflake #2
Lucy Carroll Elliot......Snowflake #3
Antonio Q. Yizar......Snowflake #4

A Dog's Life
by Fran Handman
Director: Nicholas Libowitz
Jocelyn Savoie.....Tiny
Ireland Horan......Tiger

 

GROUP CARROT

Stage Manger:

Stephen Gardner (Steve-o)

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PREVIEWS GROUP C

THURSDAY April 1 @ 5:30PM

SATURDAY April 3 @ 10:30AM

TUESDAY April 6 @ 7PM

OPENING

THURSDAY April 8 @5:30PM

SATURDAY April 10 @4PM

SUNDAY April 11 @ 4PM

THURSDAY April 15 @ 5:30PM

SATURDAY April 17 @10:30AM

SUNDAY April 18 @11AM

CLOSING
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Chicken Works
by Joe Byers
Director: Ivan De Leon

Alexandra McGill

Danielle Piazza

Rebecca Lewis

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Snowflakes
by Mark William Butler

Director: Isaac Bush
Music Direction: Ari Kessler
Choreographer: Lindsey Ferguson

Jason Testa

Danielle Piazza

David Teitel

Isabella Patitucci

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Covert Operations

by Rachel Teagle

Director: Christie Booker
Isaac Jin Solstein

Rebecca Lewis

Jake Goris

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Erasing the Brain

by Nina Mansfield

Director: Joel Haberli
Kaylee Finley

Christopher Gray

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The Lollipop Lady

by Barry M. Putt, Jr.

Director: Christie Booker

Brigid Harrington

Isaac Jin Solstein

Charlotte Durkee

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Intermission
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Russian Dolls

by Juel Wiese
Director: Christie Booker

Marissa Barnes

Jake Goris

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A Dog's Life

by Fran Handman

Director: Isaac Bush

Paige Larkin

Patricia Irwin

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Productivity Tools

by Rob Tymchyshyn

Director: Isaac Bush
Jason Testa

David Teitel

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The Guitar Warrior

by Kathy Coudle-King

Director: Kim Douthit

Rebecca Lewis

Jason Portney

Andrew Hinkle

Matthew Poalillo

Dalton Harrod

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group DONUT

Stage Manager:

Janet Armour-Jones

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PREVIEWS GROUP D

FRIDAY April 2 @ 5:30PM

SATURDAY April 3 @ 4PM

WEDNESDAY April 7 @ 7PM

OPENING

FRIDAY April 9 @ 5:30PM

SATURDAY April 10 @10:30AM

SUNDAY April 11 @10:30AM

FRIDAY April 16 @ 5:30PM

SATURDAY April 17 @ 4PM

SUNDAY April 18 @ 1PM

CLOSING

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Tickets:

Theatermania.com

or

Call 212-352-3101

 Tickets: $20

GROUP D

 

Chicken Works
by Joe Byers
Director: Ivan De Leon

Jazmine Rose
Kennedy Barber-Fraser

Anthony Perini

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Snowflakes
by Mark William Butler

Director: Isaac Bush
Music Direction: Ari Kessler
Choreographer: Lindsey Ferguson

Leo Bona-Balibar

Brittany Riley

Matthew Wechsler

Alissa Cavallaro

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Covert Operations

by Rachel Teagle

Director: Christie Booker
Mehera Woods
Nkosi Ford

Troy Doherty

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Erasing the Brain

by Nina Mansfield

Director: Joel Haberli
Abby Spare

Matthew Poalillo

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The Lollipop Lady

by Barry M. Putt, Jr.
Director: Christie Booker

Adrian Richburg

Abigail Drach

Lexy Rutt

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Intermission

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Russian Dolls
by Juel Wiese

Director: Christie Booker
Olivia St Amand

Andrew Hinkle

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A Dog's Life

by Fran Handman

Director: Nicholas Libowitz
Caroline Rosenblum
Jason Portney

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Productivity Tools

by Rob Tymchyshyn

Director: Isaac Bush
Jeremy Rosenblum

Salvatore Rossi

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The Guitar Warrior

by Kathy Coudle-King
Director: Kim Douthit
Jason Portney

Andrew Hinkle

Matthew Poalillo

Dalton Harrod
Patricia Irwin

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