Where Eagles Dare

John Chatterton, who is the brainchild behind the successful Midtown International Theatre Festival, which held its 6th annual festival this year, has now initiated a much smaller theatre festival for the Fall.

The Fall Mid-Fest Theatre Festival wil ltake place from the 3 - 20 Nov 2005 and all events will beheld at his Where Eagles Dare Theatre or Studio.

The festival continues the theatrical new wave in the Fashion District. Mr Chatterton has chosen a handful of new or little-known works for the festival.

PLEASE NOTE: The Festival Schedule is subject to change. Please confirm details when ordering tickets. To purchase tickets call: 212-868-4444

All productions at the:

Where Eagles Dare
347 West 36th Street
(between 8th & 9th Avenues)
New York, NY 10018

All shows are $20, unless otherwise indicated.

Following is a complete schedule for The Fall Mid-Fest Theatre Festival

• Last Day:
  Does love even exist? What is our role in today�s over-populated society to pair off and mate? Set to the familiar tune of wedding bells and one couple�s confused, earnest attempt to live up to their present while honoring their past.

  Writer by: Jesse Schmitt
  Length: 1 Hour 15 Mins

  Fri 4 Nov 6pm, Sat 5 Nov 5:30pm
  Fri 11 Nov 11pm, Sun 13 Nov 1pm
  Sat 19 Nov 2:30pm, Sun 20 Nov 8pm

  
  
  
  
• Only His Knees' And 'Losin� Mannie
  (Double-bill):
  Both plays are set in New Orleans, Eddie Betz�s hometown

  Writer by: Eddie Betz
  Length: 1 Hour 30 Mins

  Sat 5 Nov 3pm (noon), Sun 6 Nov 6pm
  Thu 10 Nov 8:15pm, Sat 12 Nov 9:15pm
  Sat 19 Nov 12pm (noon), Sun 20 Nov 4pm

  
  
  
  
• Return Of The Native or The Wages Of Sin:
  An adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Novel.
  "O deliver my heart from this fearful gloom and loneliness," prays the passionate Eustacia Vye, who detests her life amid the dreary environs of Egdon Heath. With the return of Clym Yeobright from Paris, her escape from the heath and its brooding isolation appears to be at hand. Clym finds in Eustacia the same dark mystery of his native heath, and his irresistible attraction to them both leads to a clash of idealism and realism.

  Book, Lyrics & Music: John Taylor Thomas
  Featuring: Anne Fisher & Kathryn Thompson share the role of Eustacia Vye.
  Length: 2 Hours

  Sat 5 Nov 12pm (noon), Sun 6 Nov 3pm
  Fri 11 Nov 6pm, Sat 12 Nov 6:15pm
  Fri 18 Nov 8pm, Sun 20 Nov 1pm

  
  
  
  
• S�ance On 36th Street: two one-acts:
  'In Re: Mr. Stanley,' a drama in four monologs, reveals the seamy downside of an upscale corporate law firm;
  'Seance at Fountainebleau' is a comedy about two phony spiritualists who inadvertently conjure up a very real spirit.
  Writer: Michael Kalmen
  Director: Shela Xoregos Cast: �Camille Mazurek, Ed Roggenkamp, Elizabeth Ruelas and Quinn Warren.
  Length: 1 Hour 10 Mins

  Sat 5 Nov 7:45pm, Sun 6 Nov 1pm
  Sat 12 Nov 12pm (noon), Sun 13 Nov 3:15pm
  Thu 17 Nov 6pm, Sat 19 Nov 4:45pm

  
  
  
  
• Simply Selma:
  A young woman, Selma, keeps two full-time jobs - as a stripper at a local club and taking care of her mother at home. Mama is a loving, but overbearing, woman in her 60s determined to convince Selma to stop stripping and find herself a mate. When Michael moves in next door, Mama is convinced he is the perfect man for her daughter.

  Writer: Jonathan Joy
  Length: 1 hour 15 mins

  Thu 17 Nov 8pm, Sat 19 Nov 7:15pm

  
  
  
  
• Abnormal Stew:
  Siblings re-united!� Sins forgiven? Boy meets Girl. Boy marries Girl. Girl has torrid affair with a ... sock monkey? An hour and a half of pure silliness! And if you pay attention to this �vulgar vaudeville,� you might even find a real plot in there somewhere.

  Cast: features - King and Giselle �Baby G� Talent (of the Talented Talent Brothers)
  Length: 1 hour 30 mins

  Thu 3 Nov 8:30pm, Fri 4 Nov 8:15pm
  Fri 18 Nov 9pm

  
  
  
  
• La Playa:
  La Playa's protagonists have two things in common, something to hide and a motive to kill. Fate brings them together and through performance-art, masque, music, drama, comedy and multimedia, their secrets will be exposed.

  Writer: Roi Escudero "Bubi."
  Director: Roi Escudero "Bubi."
  Length: 1 hour 30 mins

  From 7 - 13 Nov 2005
  Mon - Sun 8pm