TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVALS
* Best Play -•- ** Runner-up -•- ^ Audience Favorite
2024
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
* READY OR NOT by Michael Anthony Mercado
Directed by James Thaggard
** BALLOON RELEASE by Keith Whalen
Directed by James Kassees
ADULATION by Elan Garonzik
Directed by Lynda StJames
ALL SEWN UP IN NEEDLE PARK by Donna Sorbello
Directed by Dylan Jones
DRONES by Michelle Pascua
Directed by J. K. Musser
THE FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN by Don Salvo
Directed by Travis Ray
THE JAR by Fredric Sirasky
Directed by Aden Russell
PLANNING A BRUNCH by Eric Leventhal
Directed by Jenny Aldrich Walker
2023
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
* IN REMEMBRANCE by Michelle Pascua
Directed by Katherine Michelle Tanner
** 15 SECONDS by Bruce Karp
Directed by Lee Gundersheimer
BACK TO ONE by Keith Whalen
Directed by Ken Basque
ETERNITY by Elan Garonzik
Directed by Travis Ray
PARADISE BREAKUP by Risa Lewak
Directed by Ken Basque
PITY MOURNER by Paul J. Donnelly
Directed by Katherine Michelle Tanner
A SQUAD OF THEIR OWN by Bethany Dickens Assaf
Directed by Lee Gundersheimer
STEAM FOG by John J. Kelly
Directed by Travis Ray
2022
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
*SIGN HERE FOR ALL THAT REMAINS by Greg Burdick
Director: Alan Brasington
**ANCESTRY by Connie Schindewolf
Director: Leona Collesano
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEONARD by Walter Thinnes
Director: Amanda Schlachter
ONE-WAY MIRROR by Don Salvo
Director: Steve Black
SIX FEET APART by Lyle Landon
Director: Alan Brasington
SMART PIZZA by Meryl Rachlin
Director: Amanda Schlachter
SOWERS by John J. Kelly
Director: Leona Collesano
YOUTH FOR DARK by Keith Whalen
Director: Steve Black
2021
(presented online as radio plays)
* WHITE ANGEL by Keith Whalen
Directed by Preston Boyd
** DANCING IN THE ELEVATOR by Dorothea Cahan
Directed by Jenny Aldrich Walker
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Arthur Keyser
Directed by Don Walker
ON ROBOTS AND RAINDROPS by Monica Cross
Directed by Eileen Price
SCIENCE FRICTION; OR, THE RAPID DECONSTRUCTION OF A RATIONAL MIND by Ken Preuss
Directed by Kathryn Parks
SEX, LIES AND STYROFOAM by Arianna Rose
Directed by Tom Aposporos
TOGETHERNESS by Jan Wallace
Directed by Karen Romant
UNDUE INFL UENCE by Laurie Stoner
Directed by Steve Black
2020
(presented online as radio plays)
* SINGLE RIDER by Michelle Pascua
Directed by Dylan Jones
** FINDING HELP by Marj O’Neill-Butler
Directed by Jan Wallace
FINAL CURTAIN by Marvin Albert
Directed by Bob Trisolini
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY by Frederic Sirasky
Directed by Dan Higgs
SOLASTALGIA by Sylvia Reed
Directed by Michele Strauss
THE MIS-TRIAL OF ANNE HUTCHINSON by Bernard Yanelli
Directed by Dan Higgs
WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM by Arthur Keyser
Directed by Bob Trisolini
WHAT I GOT NOBODY WANTS by John J. Kelly
Directed by Louise Stinespring
2019
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
* FAMILY BY NUMBERS by Arianna Rose
Directed by Michele Strauss
** COMING TO TOWN by Keith Whalen
Directed by Jamie Butrum
FAMILY VISITATION by Paul Donnelly
Directed by Leona Collesano
DOME by James Kassees
Directed by Preston Boyd
VOLITION by Tony Gunn
Directed by Louise Stinespring/Don Walker
WHO DONE IT by Robert Wanderman
Directed by Jamie Butrum
CRUNCHERS by Frank Motz
Directed by Leona Collesano
A CONUNDRUM by Dan Higgs
Directed by Preston Boyd
LIFE ON EARTH by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Louise Stinespring/Don Walker
2018
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
*THE CARD GAME by Michael Bille
Directed by Brendan Regan
**CLICHÉ by Keith Whalen
Directed by Brendan Regan
^DEATH OF HONOR by Bernard Yanelli
Directed by Ren Pearson
A LOVE STORY by Dan Higgs
Directed by Carole Kleinberg
BOB’S by Fredric Sirasky
Directed by Ren Pearson
SILENT LETTERS by Cece Dwyer
Directed by Carole Kleinberg
THE HALLMARK MAN by Seva Anthony
Directed by Jamie Butrum
U TURN by Frank Motz
Directed by Jamie Butrum
2017
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
*THE BEST TEN MINUTES EVER by Dylan Jones
Directed by Sara Logan
**ALWAYS by Stephen Cooper
Directed by Louise Stinespring
^I’M DEAD WHEN I SAY I’M DEAD by Ron Pantello
Directed by Louise Stinespring
A BIG WAVE by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Bob Trisolini
THE CALL by Frank Motz
Directed by Bob Trisolini
KENNEDY’S ACOLYTES by Jack Gilhooley
Directed by Sara Logan
SECRET’S OUT by Greg Burdick
Directed by Daniel Greene
WHEELCHAIR CHICKEN by J.Clark
Directed by Daniel Greene
2016
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
Click HERE to view scenes from the 2016 Festival
*HANDS by Sylvia Reed
Directed by Seva Anthony
**CLARINET LICKS by Fredric Sirasky
Directed by Helen Holliday
THE CLOWN by Larry Hamm
Directed by Seva Anthony
A TENDER MOMENT by Frank Motz
Directed by Bob Trisolini
SILENCES by Mark Leib
Directed by James Thaggard
CHOPPING CELERY by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by James Thaggard
CALL THESE DELICATE CREATURES OURS, AND NOT THEIR APPETITES by Peter A. Balaskas
Directed by Helen Holliday
MISS O’HARA, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Bob Trisolini
2015
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
Click HERE to view scenes from the 2015 Festival
*HIGH SCHOOL REUNION by Arthur Keyser
Directed by Louise Stinespring
**THE COWARD by Dylan Jones
Directed by Preston Boyd
DREAM ON, MERRY MAY by Bernard Yanelli
Directed by Preston Boyd
NIMBY by Robert Kinast
Directed by Louise Stinespring
WHY by Marvin Albert
Directed by Jenny Aldrich
IT’S TIME TO MOVE by Ron Pantello
Directed by Don Walker
THE LOCKET by Mark Leib
Directed by Pam Wiley
THE DANCING LESSONS by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Pam Wiley
2014
(Cook Theatre at FSU/Asolo Performing Arts)
*A BOTTLE OF VODKA by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Preston Boyd
**SMART BRA by Sylvia Reed
Directed by Carole Kleinberg
^VISITING GRANDPA by Ron Pantello
Directed by Carole Kleinberg
FANCY SEEING YOU HERE by Marvin Albert
Directed by Richard LeVene
FOR ART’S SAKE by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Richard LeVene
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Dale E. Moore
Directed by Rosalind Cramer
JUST FOOLING by Verna Safran
Directed by Rosalind Cramer
SCHOOL FOR WIVES by Arthur Keyser
Directed by Bob Trisolini
2013
(Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe)
Dan Higgs, Artistic Director
*A LITTLE HELP by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Catherine Randazzo
**THEY’RE GONNA KILL GERTIE by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Melliss Kenworthy
^LEAVING NIC by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Dan Higgs
EXCURSIONS by Brandon Cahela
Directed by Dan Higgs
LITTLE MISS ICE CREAM CONE by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Catherine Randazzo
RESERVATIONS by Dylan Jones
Directed by Melliss Kenworthy
WAR HERO by Julian Olf
Directed by Ellie Pattison
WHITE CASTLES by Michael Phelan
Directed by Ellie Pattison
2012
(Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe)
Catherine Randazzo, Artistic Director
*CONFESSIONS À DEUX by Steven Cooper
Directed by Melliss Kenworthy
**THE VISITOR by Arthur Keyser
Directed by Bob Trisolini
ALL TOO SOON by Marvin Albert
Directed by Michael Newton-Brown
CHANNELING TENNESSEE WILLIAMS by Connie Kauffman
Directed by Michael Newton-Brown
JUST PERFECT by Dan Higgs
Directed by Carole Kleinberg
LAYAWAY by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Melliss Kenworthy
NOT OUR TIME by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Carole Kleinberg
TWILIGHT IN THE MEMORIAL GARDEN by Jeffery Kin
Directed by Bob Trisolini
2011
(Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe)
Melliss Kenworthy, Artistic Director
*ORDINANCE by Paul Argentini
Directed by Bob Trisolini
**A LINE OF MALARKY by Larry Paar
Directed by Daniel Greene
14 HOURS by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Tom Aposporos
CHANGING PARTNERS by CeCe Dwyer
Directed by Elliott Raines
JUSTICE HERE, JUSTICE THERE by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Dan Higgs
ROADHOUSE by Lorene Erickson
Directed by Elliott Raines
TASTE by Lisa Evans
Directed by Preston Boyd
2010
(St. Paul’s Lutheran Church)
Preston Boyd, Artistic Director
*THE SILENCE by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Candace Artim
**HOMECOMING OF JENNY by Marvin Albert
Directed by Tom Aposporos
BARBIE by Walton Beacham
Directed by Candace Artim
DRAMATIC ENTRANCE by David Abolofia
Directed by Tom Aposporos
IN THE CARDS by David Ohlson
Directed by Preston Boyd
SAYING GOODBYE TO GRANDMA by Bernie Yanelli
Directed by Preston Boyd
“HONEST ABE” MAZULA by Steven Cooper
Directed by Daniel Greene
MID-LIFE ROMANCE by Arthur S. Keyser
Directed by Daniel Greene
I DO, I DO, I DON’T by Stephen Cooper
Directed by Laurie Zimmerman
OBSOLETE by Jack Gilhooley
Directed by Laurie Zimmerman
2009
(Crocker Memorial Church)
Preston Boyd, Artistic Director
*STORMY by Walton Beacham
Directed by Daniel Greene
AND GODS CRY, TOO by Janis Frawley
Directed by Laurie Zimmerman
INSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF EXTERIOR by Philip W. Hall
Directed by Preston Boyd
LOST AND FOUND by Jenny Beres
Directed by Rosalind Cramer
ROCCO BRUNO: THE DECORATOR OF DELANCY STREET by Lisa Evans
Directed by Candace Artim
TRANSITION by Larry Hamm
Directed by Laurie Zimmerman
2008
(Sarasota Players Theatre)
Preston Boyd, Artistic Director
*PRECONCEPTION by Larry Hamm
Directed by Preston Boyd
**FORGOTTEN MEMORIES by Eva Slane
Directed by Jack Eddleman
DINNER AT THE STEAK BARN by Dean Glasel
Directed by Preston Boyd
NECESSARY EVIL by Michael Phelan
Directed by Louise Stinespring
REALITY SHOW by Larry Hamm
Directed by Preston Boyd (not part of competition)
SHARED SORROW by M. John Bohane
Directed by Pam Wiley
THE MERMAIDS SECRET by Janis R. Frawley
Directed by Fred Zimmerman
UNDERNEATH by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Pam Wiley
2007
(The Backlot)
Jeffery Kin, Artistic Director
*CLAWS & EFFECT by Michael Phelan
Directed by Jack Eddleman
**BLOOD & BONE by Scott R. Sands
Directed by Jeffery Kin
THE GREATEST TEN MINUTE PLAY EVER WRITTEN by Stephen M. Press
Directed by Jeffery Kin (not part of competition)
DUCT TAPE by Corinne Fleisher
Directed by Jack Eddleman
HEATHER’S LEGACY by James Hilderbrandt
Directed by Jeffery Kin
TIDE LINE OF JULY 15th by Connie Schindewolf
Directed by Jack Eddleman
2006
(Art Center Sarasota)
*COULD by Crista Kreimendahl
AMERICAN FLAG by Sylvia Reed
DELICTO by Maureen A. Martin
THE CELLO by Robert L. Kinast
THE GROCER by Corinne Fleisher
(not part of competition)
SINS OF THE FATHER by M. John Bohane
All Plays Directed by Thomas Griffin
