Joshua Perl - The founder and artistic director of HITFest (Hamptons Independent Theatre Fest). Josh founded and runs The Naked Stage program at Guild Hall in East Hampton and teaches English at Suffolk Community College. He lives in Hampton Bays with his wife and three children.

Peter Zablotsky - The co-founder of HITFest and executive director, has multiple outstanding credits as a playwright and producer and is responsible for much of the business management. He is a law professor and father of

Hamptons Independent Theatre Festival, formerly The Naked Stage is a not for profit 501(c)(3) corporation serving as an incubator and laboratory for theatre artists to practice and explore their craft free from the constraints of production schedules, exorbitant budgets, and the scarcity of time.

Recognizing the expense of producing at established theatre venues, HITFest embarked on the creation of The Bridge, a black box theatre.  Josh used his experience as a carpenter to execute Peter's bold idea to build a performance venue on the stage of the Bridgehampton Community House, a black box theatre we call The Bridge. The name is fitting in that it will serve to foster works from the page to the stage.

HITFest is a working collective of performing artists dedicated to the development of theatre on the East End of Long Island. We believe in the possibilities generated by the collaboration of talented & devoted people. We wish to provide a focal point for the encouragement of theatre and all it’s associated arts. HITFest fosters communication and generates community. People arrive as strangers, find common ground, and leave as friends. We believe theatre is essential part of a vibrant cultural life. New members are always welcome.

2012 is a break out year for us. We are co-producing two productions at The Bridge, and will perform A Midsummer Night's Dream outdoors on the grounds of the Bridgehampton High School. The time is right for a new Shakespeare Festival in the Hamptons. Our location is ideal, one quarter mile east of the Starbucks, with plenty of parking and room for amenities, and the future is bright.

Our Goals:

• Reach out into high schools, nursing homes, and other under served venues.
• Pay our actors and other creative talent.
• Survey our patrons to tailor our programming.
• Advertise to increase our visibility in the community.
• Foster new work and bring under exposed theatre into the public eye.
• Become a full-time theatre company.