The Midtown International Theatre Festival kicks off its eighth annual presentation of performances, staged readings, talkbacks, dancing girls (well, maybe not dancing girls) and a wide selection of shows.

Inaugurated in 2000, the Midtown International Theatre Festival was created to offer an opportunity for productions and performances that might otherwise not be seen by as broad an audience as possible. Since its inception, the MITF has presented over 300 different works.

MITF8 will take place at the MainStage and Jewel Box spaces at the WorkShop Theater, located at 312 West 36th Street (on the 4th floor), the Where Eagles Dare Theatre, located at 347 West 36th Street (also between 8th & 9th Avenues) on the ground floor, and Stage Left Studio, located at 348 West 37th Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues), on the 5th floor.