Marathon 2006, a festival of new one-act plays at Ensemble Studio Theatre

Ensemble Studio Theatre will present Marathon 2006, E.S.T.�s 28th annual festival of new one-act plays, at the Ensemble Studio from the 23 May - 25 Jun 2006.

Marathon 2006 offers thirteen one-act plays (11 are premieres) in three separate evenings. The three series will run in rotating repertory for twelve performances each (a detailed schedule of the series follows).

The playwrights contributing to Marathon 2006 are Edward Allen Baker, Julia Cho, Anton Dudley, Will Eno (Thom Pain - based on nothing), Amy Fox (Heights), Stephen Adly Guirgis (Jesus Hoped the A Train), Ann Marie Healy, David Ives (All in the Timing), David Mamet, Thomas Mizer & Curtis Moore, James Ryan, Lloyd Suh and Michael Louis Wells.

Also notable among those participating this season are 2006 Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter), Walter Bobbie (Chicago, the upcoming High Fidelity), Andrew McCarthy and acclaimed British star Ruthie Henshall.

Marathon 2006 - Series A (Bill of four one-act plays)
Dates: 23 May - 10 Jun 2006

• Breakfast and Bed
  writer: Amy Fox
  Director: Abigail Zealey-Bess
• The Other Woman
  writer: David Ives
  Director: Walter Bobbie
• Davy and Stu
  writer: Anton Dudley
  Director: Jordan Young
• Not All Korean Girls Can Fly
  writer: Lloyd Suh
  Director: RJ Tolan

Marathon 2006 - Series B (Bill of four one-act plays)
Dates: 30 May - 19 Jun 2006

• Bone China
  writer: David Mamet
  Director: Curt Dempster
• 100 Most Beautiful Names of Todd
  writer: Julia Cho
  Director: Jamie Richards
• On the Sporadic
  writer: James Ryan
  Director: Charles Richter
• Intermission
  writer: Will Eno
  Director: Michael Sexton

Marathon 2006 - Series C (Bill of five one-act plays)
Dates: 13 - 25 Jun 2006

• The Night That Roger Went To Visit The Parents Of His Old High School Girlfriend
  writer: Ann Marie Healy
  Director: Andrew McCarthy
• The Bus to Buenos Aires (A Musical)
  writer: Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore
  Director: Carlos Armesto
• Detail
  writer: Michael Louis Wells
• Lila on the Wall
  writer: Edward Allen Baker
  Director: Kevin Confoy
• The Sissy Letters: Numbers 14, 29, and 47
  writer: Stephen Adly Guirgis
  Director: Adam Rapp