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16th Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival
Rise of the Usher
Written and Performed by Jessica Elkin; Directed by Mary Catherine Donnelly
Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 6:30PM

Davenport Theatre, Black Box Stage
354 W. 45th Street
between 8th & 9th Avenues
New York, NY 10036
Black Box Theatre, 2nd Floor
MTA Subways and Busses to the 42nd St/Port Authority Stop

Black Box Theatre

Rise of the Usher has elements of All About Eve as well as parallels to Shakespeare's Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. The ambitious protagonist rises to the top of the usher anthill to achieve chief usher status. When she later transitions from her focus from career to romantic life, she learns about boldness from the heart versus ambition and realizes that different rules apply. (Solo, Comedy)