one of New York's best-known short play festivals, celebrates its sixth season with

8-MINUTE MADNESS FESTIVAL 2009

Hundreds of playwrights across the nation

Who will be America's Playwright of 2009?

You decide!

Festival Information

TURTLE SHELL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF

8 MINUTE MADNESS YOUTH FEST

  WACKY TERRESTRIALS, ABANDONED SOCKS, A ROCK ‘n ROLL STAR,

A TWISTED FAIRY, AND A WORD SEARCH.

Hundreds of playwrights across the world….A thousand New York actors….

Who will be America's Playwright of 2008?

You decide!

WE'RE BACK!! Our wacky/serious group of plays are back by popular demand!! Last August, our very first Teen Turtle Tales Festival was such a success, that we've morphed it into an 8 MINUTE MADNESS YOUTH FEST featuring our talented Turtle Teens performing in a collection of 7 exciting plays, ranging from goofy to thought-provoking. These plays were selected from submissions by award-winning playwrights from across the country: Kenyon Brown, Mark William Butler, Fran Handman, David Patterson, Emily Paul, Rosemary Frisinco Toohey, and Rob Tymchyshn.

THE 8 MINUTE MADNESS YOUTH FEST IS teen-powered by Taylor Latrowski, Tina Jetter, Paige Simunovich, Christina Choe, Ben Swimmer, Arielle Nacole, John Fisher, Bridget Clark, Katie Schindelheim, Colin Kunze, Aidan Kunze, Alexis Molnar, Ryan Winston, Gianna Bruzzese, Sophia Fox, Sarayah Davis, Gabriel Benitez, Marisa Pierini, Courtney Dunn, Brandon Braverman, and Gianna Hodes.

These works have all been shaped by our inventive, out-of-the-box directors Christie Booker, Nate Brauner, and Bill Toscano. Produced by John W. Cooper; Set Designer Kyle Dixon; Costume Designer Christina Giannini; Stage Managers Patrick Mcghee and Bonnie Hilton and Sound Designers Eric Dente and Jason T. Hurley.

So, come and join us for a really fun and entertaining event in our theatre - right in the heart of Times Square! We look forward to seeing you there. You'll be glad you came!

Purchase your tickets today!

February 28 Preview 12PM
February 28 Preview 6:00PM
March 1 Preview 12PM
March 1 Preview 4:30PM
March 5 Preview 5:30PM
March 6 Opening 5:30PM
March 7 12PM
March 7 6PM
March 8 12PM
March 8 4:30PM
March 12 5:30PM
March 13 5:30PM
March 14 Closing 12PM

Please Note:

We have three separate groups of performances. Each group is listed by the title of its own grouping: "The Best Of", "Original Works", and "Youth Fest". If you are attending a performance to see a particular actor or playwright, scroll down this page to see which group they are in. The group titles also are listed on the TheaterMania calendar once you have selected the performance day you wish to attend.

Awards and musical entertainment will be presented Sunday March 15 at 6:00pm.

Produced by John W. Cooper, Turtle Shell Productions; Directed by: Christie Booker; Nate Brauner; Bill Toscano; Set Design: Kyle Dixon; Costumes Christina Gianinni.; Sound Design Eric C Dente; Stage Managers: Patrick McGhee and Bonnie Hilton,

The Nickname Fairy
by Mark William Butler

Boy.........................Taylor Latrowski
Nickname Fairy.......Tina Jatter
Spike.......................Paige Simunovich
Narrator..................Christina Choe
Queenie....................Ben Swimmer

The Shocker Show
by Emily Paul

Joe........................Ben Swimmer
Ariel.....................Arielle Nacole Freedman
Dana......................Katie Schindelheim
Irene.....................Bridget Clark

Socks
by Rosemary Frisino Toohey

·Meyer..................John Fisher
Elaine....................Alexis Molnar
Brad......................Ryan Winston
Ceil.......................Arielle Nacole Freedman

The Magic Word
by David Patterson

Actor 1...................Gianna Hodes
Actor 2...................Gianna Bruzzese
Actor 3....................Sophia Fox
Actor 4....................Sarayah Davis
Actor 5....................Christina Choe

Pillow Fight
by Kenyon Brown

Jarrod.......................Gabriel Benitez
Janine.......................Marisa Pierini

Brecka and Scarlett
by Fran Handman

Scarlett.....................Courtney Dunn
Yutta.........................John Fisher
Eshka........................Gianna Hodes
Yasmuk.....................Brandon Braverman

Productivity Tools
by Rob Tymchyshn

Jones........................Bridget Clark
Murphy.....................Aidan Kunze / Colin Kunze