Brett Singer & Associates, LLC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
The Midtown International Theatre Festival in Association with TRU
Presents
THE MATERNAL INSTINCT
June 13, 2006
The Midtown International Theatre Festival
in association with TRU is proud to present Monica Bauer’s new play, THE MATERNAL
INSTINCT, which will be at The Workshop Theatre, 312 West 36th
Street. Performances begin on Saturday,
July 22nd and will run through Sunday, August 6th.
The Maternal Instinct is a bittersweet drama with comedy about
the power and mystery of love, addictions, and conflicting desires. In Boston, a married lesbian couple discovers that "First comes
love, then comes marriage, and then comes…" What happens when one spouse
feels the pull of the maternal instinct, as the other is repelled by it?
Monica Bauer is an
award-winning playwright and composer. A graduate of Brown and Yale, she was
the Teaching Fellow in the Graduate Playwriting Program at Boston University in
2004-05, where she studied with Derek Walcott, Kate Snodgrass, and Richard
Schotter. She has also studied with Craig Lucas as part of the Pataphysics
seminars at The Flea Theater in New York City. Her work has been seen
regionally from San Diego to Boston, and off-off Broadway at the HERE Arts
Center, the Bowery Poetry Club, and Emerging Artists Theater. The Maternal Instinct was awarded
third place in the national New Works for Young Women playwriting competition.
Directing THE MATERNAL INSTINCT is Melissa J. Wentworth, who received her MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College
before founding Out of the Blue Theater Company (OOTB) with Karen Woodward
Massey in 1992.
The cast for THE
MATERNAL INSTINCT includes Rena Baskin, Stephen Cooper, Alisha Jansky and Elise Audrey Manning, who The Boston Globe said
was “terrific.”
Reviewers praised
the recent production of THE
MATERNAL INSTINCT in Boston presented by Out of the Blue Theatre at Boston
Playwrights Theater. David
Frieze of Backstage said, "…
an intelligent and highly entertaining new play... Hilarity often ensues... But
for all the laughs, The Maternal Instinct turns out to be a serious play about
real people with real conflicts.” He went on to say, “… made me laugh, and
moved me close to tears.” And Larry Stark of Theatermirror.com wrote, “Monica
Bauer’s writing is compellingly interesting … and funny as hell!”
In
keeping with the theme of the play, the producers will host a special event,
"Gay Family Day," on Sunday,
July 23rd at 3:15. A "Rainbow Kid's Party"
with free refreshments, supervised by a former nanny and volunteers will be
given for kids age 5-12 at Where Eagles Dare, across the street from the
WorkShop Theater, so parents can enjoy the play with free baby-sitting. Parents
may reserve a place for their kids by emailing
thematernalinstinct@domainsbyproxy.com.
THE MATERNAL INSTINCT will begin performances on Saturday, July 22nd and
will continue through Sunday, August 6th. Performances will be on Saturday, July 22nd at 8:15PM,
Sunday, July 23rd at 3:15PM, Saturday, August 5th at
8:15PM and Sunday, August 6th at 5:30PM. Tickets will be $18.00 for
all seats. Tickets may be purchased by calling (212) 868-4444 or visit
www.smarttix.com. For more information, visit www.thematernalinstinct.org.
Photos will be available for download at www.brettsinger.com/clients/maternalinstinct.html.
The
Maternal Instinct
Written
by Monica Bauer
At
The WorkShop Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor
Saturday,
July 22nd Through Sunday, August 6th
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 22nd at 8:15PM, Sunday, July 23rd at
3:15PM, Saturday, August 5th at 8:15PM and Sunday, August 6th
at 5:30PM.
TICKETS: $18.00; Call
(212) 868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com
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