October 24, 2011; New York, NY: The First Annual Times Square International Theatre Festival (TSITF) is officially accepting submissions for the January 16-22, 2012 season. TSITF will kick off the New Year with stimulating National and International theatrical performances in the most exciting city in the World; New York City! The Time Square International Theater Festival is dedicated challenging the status quo, presenting work that exhibits artistic excellence and invention and innovation in all of it's aspects, and work that offers new ways of seeing and being, as both artists and as global citizens.

TSITF fosters reciprocal collaboration of art by encouraging participants to join forces and learn from each other. TSITF produces projects that integrate genres and art forms, break with traditional forms of representation, and develop democratic and cross-cultural conversation. We believe that through the practice of collaboration, a group of artists working together can have a significant impact upon both contemporary theater and the world at large. Join us as we re-imagine the theater district.

TSITF will make it possible for an assortment of plays and performance pieces to be seen in the heart of Broadway that might not have had the opportunity otherwise. TSITF will offer companies of limited resources, but great artistic merit, the opportunity to show their art in the heart of the theatre capital of the world!

Applications will be accepted through November 17th, 2011. The application, which is available at www.tsitf.com includes a $20 fee, cover letter, company biography, a copy of the script, and a DVD/video tape (if available).  For more information visit www.tsitf.com.

Festival Dates: January 16-22, 2012

Festival Location: Roy Arias Studios and Theatres, 300 West 43rd St., New York, NY

Tickets: $18 in advance and $20 at the door.   Tickets will be available after the show line-up is announces at www.royariasstudios.com.

Double Play Connections and Doing Life Productions
Jane Dubin, Executive Producer

are pleased to invite you into the studio of the artist
where painting and poetry ignite

"A tour de force.Rap, poetry, painting and beguiling recitations are the hallmark of this gifted artist." - Herb Boyd, Amsterdam News

"Seeing a person trying to be honest about himself and his life is always riveting, but to see someone who is immensely talented do so is beyond amazing." - Caribbean Life

"Mandingo also demonstrates his abilities as a singer, dancer, performance artist, standup comedian and storyteller...Mandingo combines his talents and produces a multimedia performance that is entertaining, thought-provoking and truly beautiful." - Show Business Weekly

unFRAMED

A Man in Progress

Written and Performed by Iyaba Ibo Mandingo

Directed by Brent Buell

SPECIAL NEW YORK ENGAGEMENT
Thursday, November 17 at 9:00pm
Sunday, November 20 at 1:00pm

THE ALL FOR ONE THEATER FESTIVAL

THEATRE 80 St. Marks

The nation misread him, the prison enraged him, his art expressed him,
his woman believed him, his poetry saved him.Winner of the 2011 Award for Excellence in Theatre from the DC Black Theatre Festival, "In unFRAMED writer and performer Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of his journey from Antigua to America. It wasn't without tribulations; navigating treacherous times without a father, Mandingo turned to art. unFRAMED puts the art front and center: Mandingo uses painting, poetry, prose and song to tell a story that echoes the lives of many."- Times Herald Record.

unFRAMED plays the following schedule:
Thursday, November 17 at 9:00pm
Sunday, November 20 at 1:00pm

Running Time: 85 minutes, no intermission

Tickets are $20

Tickets are available online at www.AFOfest.org or http://bit.ly/unFRAMEDtixatAFO
For unFRAMEDwebsite/photos/videos, visit http://www.unFRAMEDthePlay.com


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FRESHLY SQUEEZED CREATIVE JUICES THEATRE COMPANY
Proudly Presents the World Premiere of

GUTS
A multi-media fantasia

Performed by LIAT RON

Directed by SHOSHONA CURRIER

NOVEMBER 3 – 20, 2011 AT THE 9TH SPACE
Hellthy is a superwoman--smart, savvy, Israeli-American-New Yorker…she should have it all, why is it so hard?

When Hellthy moves back to Israel, after an exhausting breakup, she is the center of attention for her over-bearing parents. Hellthy battles with a dangerous obsession to fit into a size 0, at any cost. Her heart never seems to be in sync with her brain and her diary is her only real confidante.

How does she overcome it all? -- She has GUTS!

Written and performed by Liat Ron, GUTS is a multi-media fantasia that uses Middle Eastern dance and a shockingly honest comedic narrative to tell Hellthy's story. It’s the story of womanhood, testing ones internal strength, and making a way in two very different worlds.

GUTS plays the following schedule through Sunday, November 20:
Wednesdays at 8 p.m. | Thursdays at 8 p.m. | Fridays at 8 p.m. | Saturdays at 8 p.m. | Sundays at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and are now available online at www.9thspace.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Theatre Box Office, 30 minutes prior to the performance.

Running Time: 60 minutes

Website: www.gutstheplay.comClick here for your $20 tickets! 

MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS

Proudly Presents the World Premiere of

“[Rich Rubin]brings surprising humor..and sensitivity” to Alzheimer’s Disease. – Oregonian (Assisted Living)

“Hilarious, moving and Simonesque.”– Neil Simon Festival (Assisted Living)

“Quick-witted and fecking hilarious.” –Off-Off-Off Theatre (Hamlet in Hiding)

“Wicked Twist of a play.” –Sydney Short & Sweet Festival (Maid/Man)

“A great play … frank, funny and timely.”– Trustus Theater Company Playwright Competition (Costa Rehab)

COSTA REHAB
“I dunno who the fuck I am anymore. And then it gets worse … ‘cause sometimes I do know.”– Davis (in Costa Rehab)Written by RICH RUBIN

Directed by SHELLY FELDMAN

NOVEMBER 3 – 19, 2011THE WORKSHOP THEATER, 312 W 36th St, 4th Floor


Wheeler and Corso, two injured Iraq War veterans, recuperate in the rehab unit of a stateside Army hospital. Their friendship is based on a profane camaraderie and a shared, if unstated, experience of war. Both men, however, are bored and sliding towards burnout, worn down by the weight of their injuries and the impersonal face of the Army bureaucracy. The arrival of Davis, a third injured vet, serves to rejuvenate the other two soldiers, providing them with a fresh, if unconventional, mission to focus on. Their subversive quest on Davis’ behalf leads to a renewed sense of hope for all three of them.

Featuring Nicholas Urda* (Kidnapping Laura Linney) and MTWorks Company Members Peter Cappello*, Sarah Chaney*, Louise Flory, Rachel McPhee* (Vieux Carre, directed by Tony Award nominee Austin Pendleton) and Jacob Thornhill* (Mr. Roberts alongside Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster, directed by Tony Award nominee Robert Longbottom).



COSTA REHAB plays the following regular schedule through Saturday, November 19:

Tuesdays at 7 p.m. – Talk-Back Tuesdays with Special Guests leading a panel

Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Fridays at 8 p.m.

Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Ticketsare $18 (veterans $12; students/seniors $15) and are now available online at www.mtworks.org or by calling 866-811-4111. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the theater’s box office ½ hour prior to performance.

Running Time:90 minutes, no intermission

Website: www.mtworks.org

HARRY DIESEL PRODUCTIONS
Proudly Presents

BOY GETS GIRL

Written by REBECCA GILMAN

"One of the finest, most disturbing American plays in years. (...) Gilman has a tragic vision of a society in which men and women cannot see each other as human beings. Yet her social comment grows organically out of credible, unexpected characters (...) Boy Gets Girl grasps at big ideas, but reaches the heart and the head with equal force." - Richard Zoglin, Time

"One of the most conspicuous members of a breed of rising dramatists who don't shy from the social problem play(...) The play is first-rate (…) [Gilman] is a connoisseur of self-consciousness (…) Ms. Gilman has it in her to create characters with the richness of ambiguity that lets actors bloom."– Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“It is an effective play (...) The characters are cannily drawn, the dialogue is witty, idiosyncratic, and incisive. There is genuine suspense and mounting terror."- John Simon, New York

"Gilman -- an acute and wiry writer -- puts her ideas into the structure rather than the speeches of her plays (...) But everyone performs unpredictably: one of the points of this penetrating drama is that the gap between motive and effect is enormous." - Susannah Clapp, The Observer

Directed by MICHAEL MENGER

NOVEMBER 3 – 20, 2011 AT THE ACCESS THEATRE



Theresa Bedell is an independent literary journalist living in New York City. Utterly devoted to her work, she struggles to find a meaningful relationship. When set up on a blind date with Tony, a handsome man new to town, with humor and suspense her life is turned upside down.

What defines a stalker? How tenuous is one woman's control over her own life, when someone refuses to take no for an answer?

BOY GETS GIRL plays the following regular schedule through Sunday, November 20:
Thursdays at 8 p.m. | Fridays at 8 p.m. | Saturdays at 8 p.m. | Sundays at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.theatermania.com or by 866-811-4111. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the theater ½ hour prior to performance.

Access Theatre, 380 Broadway @ White Street. (2 blocks South of Canal) on the 4th Floor.

Running Time: 120 minutes

Website: www.boygetsgirltheplay.com


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