Lineup Set for The 6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival
The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) and INTAR continue their acclaimed collaboration with The 6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival, with part of the proceeds to benefit UNIT 52, INTAR's training program for emerging artists. Following sold-out performances in more than twenty cities, this festival aims to celebrate Latinx voices and investigate the cultural zeitgeist through this exciting process.
The 6th Annual INTAR One-Minute Play Festival will take place at INTAR Theatre (500 West 52nd Street, at Tenth Avenue) for three performances only on Saturday, December 2nd at 8pm and Sunday, December 3rd at 3pm & 8pm. Tickets will be $20 and may be purchased at www.intartheatre.org or by calling 212/352-3101.
#1MPF will feature 60 brand new One-Minute Plays by more than 20 Latinx playwrights. Artists will be working on this emerging short form to explore the relationship of the individual voice to the zeitgeist of a specific region. The writers have several weeks to complete scripts, with the only stipulation being that they can be performed in one minute.
"I'm thrilled to continue the partnership between 1MPF and INTAR Theatre for a 6th year in a row," said 1MPF's producing AD, Dominic D'Andrea. "At this moment of political and social unrest, bringing together a community of artists to do the work that we love, at our favorite theatre, feels more important than ever."
"We are very excited to enter our 6th consecutive year of collaboration with the OMPF. The Festival has become synonymous with our UNIT52 as it provides a first look at the newest talent in NYC and is the beginning of our audition process for 2018 Unit52," said Lou Moreno, Artistic Director INTAR.
Playwrights are selected by invitation and asked to engage in #1MPF's playmaking approach. Playwrights are encouraged to write about anything they are passionate about, and, as emerging themes or ideas become apparent, the plays are grouped into "clumps" to reflect those elements. Teams of directors and actors work to stage each clump of plays.
This year's festival will feature works by established and emerging writers, including Candido Triado, Caridad Svich, Marisela Orta, Juan Villa, Julian Mesri, Maggie Bofill, Bernardo Cubria, Matthew Paul Olmos, Elaine Romero, Matthew Barbot, Martina Potratz, Migdalia Cruz, Julissa Contreras, Mando Alvarado, Oscar Cabrera, Dacyl Acevedo, Francisco Solorzano, Alfredo Narciso, Amparo Garcia-Crow, Marisol Miranda, Dominic Colon, Juan C. Sanchez, Guadalis Del Carmen, Christina Quintana, David Anzuelo, and Nilsa Reyna, directed by Gineiris Garcia, Enormvs Muñoz, Oscar Cabrera, Nathanial Claridad, David Perez-Ribada, Benjamin Manno, and Jacqueline Guillén. INTAR's 6th Annual One-Minute Play Festival is curated by #1MPF Producing Director Dominic D'Andrea.