a play about saving terrapins

THIS SUMMER, SEE A PLAY ABOUT SAVING TERRAPINS Jonathan Wallace, a volunteer for two years in a project to save diamondback terrapins at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Preserve, is proud to announce the inclusion of his play The Turtle Tattoo in the seventh annual Midtown International Theatre Festival, one of New York City’s leading summer theatre events. The play tells the story of Spike, a burnt out emergency medical technician looking for peace and redemption. Spike discovers that the most enjoyable and calming experience of his week is the time he spends Tuesday mornings helping Jillian, a graduate student in marine biology, protect terrapin nests at Jamaica Bay. As they work together photographing and tagging turtles and putting screens over nests, Spike finds he has fallen in love with the highly competent and sarcastic young scientist–but his lack of sleep and painful memories of his ambulance job on the streets of the Bronx raise a thicket of obstacles. In the mythologies of a multitude of countries, turtles represent order, stability, wisdom, longevity and self-discipline. “The Turtle Tattoo”, replete with real details of the life cycle of the terrapins, also presents them as a metaphor for fundamental issues of life and death which play out on the beach at Jamaica Bay. A $3 discount is available by entering code “OOTTA” in Smarttix (see details below). In addition, six people who show us a turtle tattoo at the door will receive complimentary tickets (please email Jonathan Wallace at jw@… to take advantage of this offer) The performance schedule for The Turtle Tattoo is as follows: Friday, July 21 at 830 pm (sold out except for press and industry comps) Sunday, July 23 at 11 am Monday, July 24 at 830 pm Saturday July 29 at 115 pm Tuesday August 1 at 830 pm Sunday August 6 at 5 pm All performances are at the Jewel Box Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues). All tickets are $18, students and seniors $15. Enter code “OOTTA” for a $3 discount. http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=TUR1 Hope to see you there! Jonathan Wallace