'Sixth Midtown International Theatre Festival'

The Midtown International Theatre Festival returns for its sixth incarnation of presenting works of every shape and size, from solo shows to a full-scale rock musical - with dramas, comedies, staged readings, and everything else in between.

Presenting approximately 40 different shows, the Sixth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF6) will run from the 18 July to the 7 Aug 2005 and be held in five separate spaces, all located on 36th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues.

As with last year's Fest, the MITF will be housed at the WorkShop Theater, located at 312 West 36th Street on the fourth floor. The MITF will be using both the WorkShop's 65-seat Mainstage theatre and their smaller 40-seat Jewel Box space.

The third and fourth venues for the MITF will be at the Where Eagles Dare Theatre at 347 West 36th Street, on the ground floor (where it also took place last year) and at Where Eagles Dare's new Studio Theatre on the 12th floor of the same building.

The final location for the MITF will be Smash Studios, located at 307 West 36th Street, where the Festival will be presenting Penny 4 Eyes - a rock n' roll show about an ambitious 14 year-old determined to break out of the dysfunctional cycles of her abusive home life.

Other shows in MITF6 include:

• 21 Stories: A Broadway Tale: A youthful soccer player from Northern England and a woman from Tyler, Texas chase their dreams in New York City. It's about hope, friendship and love - not to mention that it's a toe-tapping musical!
• Apathy - The Gen X Musical: Follow the wacky adventures of a drug-dealing vamp and her friends as they do acid, undermine authority and treat anything "PC" with insane irreverence.
• Cervix With A Smile: Elisa DeCarlo - who had an hit at the MITF last year with her show "Toasted", portrays a man found naked at the zoo, a dominatrix demonstrating how to torture your mate with kitchen utensils and more - with original songs.
• Cex in the Sity: A parody of that popular HBO series, "Cex" deals with fashion, femininity, relationships and the mishaps that come with each.
• Charles and Diana: Princess Di meets her Guardian Angel and gets a second chance to live her life over again in this musical fantasy drama recounting her tumultuous reign as both the world's goodwill ambassador and spurned wife plagued by her inner demons.
• End Caligula: This satirical dramedy details the final days of the Emperor Caligula, and the efforts of the two senators who seek to end his life - because sleeping with horses is just plain wrong.
• Entrenched in the Oath: A theatrical journey into the minds and hearts of people who have either served in the current war in Iraq or who have family members serving. The piece uses actual interviews to tell a tale of hope, fear, disillusion, and hope once again.
• Feasting On Cardigans: A Comedic Sci-Fi Parable About Love, Family, Exterminators And Moths - Moths are wreaking havoc on the closets of New York, and affable exterminator Haff finds himself questioning his life priorities.
  
• Glory Road: Inspired by Moliere's "Tartuff", Glory Road examines the rise of a television ministry and the loss of spiritual values along the way.
• Good Opinions: A comedy about a coat-check girl who works in a restaurant in New York's theater district and is somehow able to discern the reviews of a New York Times theatre critic before they see print. A top Broadway director learns of this and starts romancing the lady, hoping to land some inside info.
• On The Couch With Nora Armani: Egyptian-Armenian-American Artist Nora Armani's Acclaimed One-Woman Show About Ethnicity and the Struggle To Belong.
  
• Ribeau et le Piano: Dutch artist Ribeau plays a group of actors, as well as their harried producer, in this musical farce about trying to put on a show. Based on the ballet "The Soldier's Tale", with music by Igor Stravinsky.
• Sex, Cellulite & Large Farm Equipment: River Huston's solo show about her experiences as a sex columnist and educator, as well as situations involving dating, marriage, living with HIV and as her arrest for obscenity.

Prices to the various shows will range from $15.00-$20.00