Art. Pain. Suffering. Disconnection. Reaching Out. Coming Together. Dead Babies.

One can find solace in the strangest of places, as shown when several emotionally broken artistic folk converge at a photographer's studio in Elisa Abatsis' bittersweet and funny drama, Daguerreotypes.

Directed by Karen Raphaeli and presented by Shoes for Royalty Productions, the show will have its world premiere as part of the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.