Welcome to another hot summer at the Summer Play Festival! This year we are putting eight new playwrights and their works in the spotlight for the first time at New York's legendary Public Theater.

We will be opening up the Living Room once again so if you need a break between plays, at intermission, or need to rendezvous with friends before, during, or after shows, you can relax and quench your thirst at the Living Room.

All performances for the 2008 Summer Play Festival will take place at the Shiva and Anspacher Theaters at the Public Theater.

$10 Tickets For All Shows!

Order your tickets through the Public Theater:
By Internet: www.publictheater.org
Select show and view calendar after link, or review shows below first.
By Phone: 212-967-7555
Phone ticket sales available 10:00am - 9:00pm (Mon - Sun).

The Black Suits

Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis
Book by Joe Iconis and Rob Maddock

With the prospect of a dead-end life looming, this rock musical follows a group of Long Island teens in their struggle to make something of their band and of themselves. As they perform to escape, the music can't drown out what is imminent, and they face decisions that will shape the rest of their lives.
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Esther Demsack

By Billy Finnegan
Directed by Stafford Arima
Esther Demsack finds herself accidentally employed as young Everette Brewster's governess. In this over-the-top comedy Everette tries desperately to turn her into his own Auntie Mame. While moving through their world of showtunes and movie stars, Esther digs deeper to find the dark secret haunting Everette and the entire Brewster family.
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Future Me

By Stephen Brown
Directed by Joanna Settle
One irreparable mistake propels Peter from successful lawyer to prison inmate as his world gets turned upside down. In this powerful drama, Peter wrestles with his personal desires and societal taboos, as he copes with his choices and tries to re-build relationships.
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Green Girl

By Sarah Hammond
Directed by Wendy McClellan
A magic gift entwines the fates of two sets of sisters living over a hundred years apart. Each girl must endure the trials of growing up, but only one can master the gift inherited from her ancestors. A provocative, mystical drama where sisterhood is tested and time stands still.
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Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom

By Jennifer Haley
Directed by Kerry Whigham
Welcome to everyday suburbia where teens become completely obsessed with an unusual video game. As they advance to each new level, the lines between reality and virtual reality blur. In this sci-fi thriller, only those with a true 'killer' instinct survive.
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Tell Out My Soul

By Jacquelyn Honess-Martin
Directed by Evan Cabnet
The ultimate test of their relationship transpires when Thomas and his daughter Ruth have a young student with an unusual story enter their lives. Challenged by their own views on religion in a world of suffering, Ruth and her father seek understanding in this timely examination of identity and truth.
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The Ones That Flutter

By Sylvia Reed
Directed by Stephen Brackett
Roddy learned early in life that he was capable of completing tasks that others could not. Now retired, and with the fate of his family's home resting in his hands, this evocative drama follows Roddy as he grapples with the ghosts of his past, and seeks peace in a world where the morality of his job defines him.
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Tio Pepe

By Matthew Lopez
Directed by Caitlin Moon
Dreaming of a life as Broadway gypsies, The Candelarias refuse to vacate their Manhattan apartment scheduled for demolition. Music, dance, and golden years of the Broadway musical all take center stage in this touching and funny play about the strength of family in the face of impending disaster.
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