Board of Director President Fred Zimmerman and Artistic Director Preston Boyd announced the winners of the Theatre Odyssey's 5th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival on Saturday, April 10 in front of a record-setting and enthusiastic crowd. Of the ten finalists, Marvin Albert's poignant Homecoming for Jenny won Honorable Mention and Connie Schindewolf's dramatic The Silence won First Prize. For their efforts, Schindewolf won $250, while Albert took home $50.

On Sunday, April 5th, 2009, for the fourth consecutive year, Theatre Odyssey presented Sarasota's Ten-Minute Play Festival, an event that provides both writers and actors an opportunity to showcase their skills.

The winner of this year's Festival was Walton Beacham's Stormy, which received an award for being the Best Play as well as a $250 cash prize provided by the Executive Producer of Theatre Odyssey's 2009 season, the Longboat Key Club.