20th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival

A Very Private Person by Don Salvo, Celebration

Elizabeth MacKintosh uses a female pseudonym to write novels, but in the 1930s she needs to use a male pseudonym in order to have her plays produced. When her newest novel is shortlisted for a prestigious award, she’s faced with exposure. Based on true events.

Director: Ann Gundersheimer

J.T. — Jan Wallace

Sir J.G. — James Thaggard

Abduction by Stephen Walkiewicz, Orlando

After having a bad date, Matthew is abducted by an alien who needs to do a DNA extraction to complete their cataloging job.

Director: Glenn Schudel

Matt — Adrian Van Stee

Culex — Paul Mullen

Feel Good, Inc. by Bernie Yanelli, Bradenton

Itinerant (and evidently timeless) philosophers Socrates and Plato somehow wander into the sales booth of a smarmy LA life coach who attempts to sign them up as clients.

Director: Preston Boyd

Tim Tidewell — Lee Gundersheimer

Peggy Anne Goodall — Judy Glynn

Socrates — Tom Aposporos

Plato — Eric Henry

Love my Dog, Love Me by Seva Anthony, Bradenton

Grace and Herbert meet for their first date at an expensive restaurant upon connecting from a dating site. The conversation has a rocky start but, despite both having relationship baggage, they discover a significant connection for compatibility.

Director: Lynda St. James

Grace — Francesca Mendolia

Herbert — Joseph Smith

Charles — Eric Henry

Outcasts and Rebels by Marj O’Neill-Butler, Miami

Gram looks for and finds her granddaughter Cassie after she has gone missing for a day. Through questions and cajoling, Gram and Cassie find out they are very much alike.

Director: Cinda Goeken

Gram — Seva Anthony

Cassie — Ruby Daines

Something is Rotten on the Stage of Glenmark by Ken Preuss, Oviedo

An audition for Hamlet at Glenmark College goes awry becoming a matter of life and death … and afterlife.

Director: Candace Artim

Vincent — Adrian Van Stee

Professor — Terry Occhiogrosso

Strangers Off a Train by Samara Siskind, Fort Lauderdale

It’s not about the destination, it’s the people you meet on the way.

Director: Alan Brasington

Chris — Yinoelle Colon

Charlie — Aaron Schroeder

The Intermission by Jan Wallace, Sarasota

During a ten-minute intermission of a chamber music concert, three members of the quartet are concerned that their second violinist is missing. If they can’t find him, do they replace him?

Director: Lee Gundersheimer

Moira — Jill Schroeder
Renee — Yinoelle Colon

James — James Kassees

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