Ten Minute Play Festival
Friday, June 14, 2024 at 07:30pm
Ten Minute Play Festival
The Cannon Theatre
28 Andrews Pkwy
Schedule:
Common Sense by Marcy Rose
Directed by Lee Pallotta
Synopsis: A veteran to protests provides advice to a newcomer. The two bond over their life experiences, only to make a startling discovery about each other.
Cast:
Cynthia: Laurel Martin
Emily: Kyla Begle
The Beat Goes On by Arianna Rose
Directed by Laurel Martin
Synopsis: The various forms of music containment (L.P., Cassette, 8-track, CD, and Mp3) vie for the highly coveted "Current" display case at the Smithsonian Museum music exhibit.
Cast:
Cass: Ali Coes
Trax: Meredith Jones
L.P.: Bob Amici
Cee Dee: Aurora Grabill
Dayta: Wren Fountain
Custody by Christopher Lockheardt
Directed by Maren Caulfield
Synopsis: A husband and wife going through a divorce meet in a courtroom to settle who has custody over certain memories from the course of their relationship, while their past selves reenact those moments.
Cast:
Husband: Adam Conn
Wife: Melanie King
Memory Husband: Ben Martin
Memory Wife: Maddy Omelchuck
Judge: John Lynch
Glass Child by Sharisse Zeroonian
Directed by Leslie Wagner
Synopsis: 18-year-old Bella wants to leave Idaho and attend college in NYC, while her mother wants Bella to stay close to home so she can help with her handicapped brother.
Cast:
Bella Nichols: Rachel Cieslik
Celeste Nichols: Cathy Koerwer
Small Talk by Richard Alvin White
Directed by Carolyn Mitchell
Synopsis: A pair of strangers at a convention manage to strike up a new relationship despite some initial awkwardness, thanks to some timely guidance from an online self-help article.
Cast:
Gary: Joe Kandra
Jean: Aurora Grabill
The Dougyssey by Brian Rust
Directed by Ali Coes
Synopsis: Midway through the events of the ‘Odyssey,’ the few surviving crew members begin to have doubts about their mission and the wisdom of continuing to follow Odysseus.
Cast:
Hirene: Alex Rittberg
Dougimedes: Joe Dunn
Odysseus: Adam Conn
Athena: Chelsea Reyes
Divine Guidance by Richard Alvin White
Directed by Liz Chirico
Synopsis: Trying to cope with feeling unloved and disrespected, God visits a therapist.
Cast:
Dr. Cyrus: Sumeet Sarin
God: Simon Jensen-Fellows
I Just Sneezed With a Big Mouthful of Coffee and I Do Not Recommend It by Scott Mullen
Directed by Bob Eiland
Synopsis: Two hypochondriacs strike up a conversation in a hospital while waiting to see doctors for their unique maladies.
Cast:
Ricky: Joe Dunn
Helen: Victoria Bourque
Family By Numbers by Arianna Rose
Directed by John Day
Synopsis: Two people fall in love. They begin a family. But what happens as the numbers change?
Cast:
Father: John Lynch
Mother: Desiree Mangum
Oldest Son: Ben Martin
Middle Child: Alex Rittberg
Youngest Son: Guthrie Haydon
Pillow Talk by Jake Lewis
Directed by Meredith Jones
Synopsis: Separated from his wife Marcy, Tom is packing his things up to move into his own place. The estranged couple argue over possession of a pillow, which takes on a life of its own.
Cast:
Tom: Brian Francis
Marcy: Liz Chirico
Sheila: Ali Coes