A Catalogue of (a few of) my Ten-Minute Plays
Below you will find a selection of my ten-minute plays along with any history of Productions, Readings and Awards. All are available for future productions and some scripts are available to be read at the New Play Exchange. Follow instructions on the NPX section to access.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEONARD
2f; simple interior set
Eleanor has got quite the present for Leonard on his 70th Birthday. But the fun only starts when the clock strikes midnight.
The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival; New York, NY
Production, February 2017; Directed by Pamela Wilson, Featuring Joan Shepard and Sophie Larin
New Writing Showcase, Rebound Productions; Hen & Chickens Theatre, London, UK
Production; Featuring Clarisse Encontre and Christina Raisea; July 2023
Tenth Annual 10x10 Festival, Barrington Stage; Pittstown, MA
Streamed Production; Directed by Matthew Penn, Featuring Peggy Pharr Wilson and Maya Loren Jackson; March 2021
Seventeenth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival; Odyssey Theatre; Sarasota, FL
Production; Directed by Amanda Schlachter and featuring Jenny Aldrich Walker and Julee Breehne; June 2022
Crappy Valentines Festival; Theatre Makers Lab; Middletown, CT
Production; February 2024
Third Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, The Parish Players, Thetford Hill, VT
Production; February 2009
Plays & Prestidigitation #7, The Politically Incorrect Edition; Polaris North; New York, NY
Production; Directed by Pamela Wilson, Featuring Joan Shepard and Sophie Larin; March 2017
Pick of the Vine Festival, Little Fish Theatre; San Pedro CA
Production; January - February 2009
New Works Festival, Acme Theatre Productions; Maynard MA
Production; January 2009
5th Annual Future Ten Festival, Future Tenants; Pittsburgh PA
Production; November 2008
Additional Recognition and Awards
WORKSHOP: Playwrights Workshop I, Polaris North Theatre Co-operative; NY NY; November 2009
BROADCAST; Spokane Radio Theatre, KYRS 92.3 FM & 88.1 FM; Spokane WA; July 2012
READING; Winter Holiday Reading Fundraiser; NYC Playwrights; New York NY December 2008
READING; Audience Choice Award; Second Annual Ten-Minute Play Contest; Magnolia Arts Center; Greenville NC; November 2007
FINALIST; Still Crazy After All These Years One-Act Play Festival 2; Stray Kats Theatre Company; Newtown CT; February 2018
READING, HONORABLE MENTION; Annual Ten Minute Play Contest; Actor's Theatre of Santa Cruz CA; February 2008
SEMI-FINALIST; Off Broad Street Short Play Festival; Augusta GA; February 2024
Read the script of HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEONARD
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YOUR TURN TO WATCH DAD
2f; 1m simple interior set
What else is a busy daughter to do when it is her turn to drive dad to his appointments?
7th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC
Reading as part of the Shortstacks v4:The Lunchbox Diner Plays; AccokeekCreek Theatre Company; Bryans Road MD; September 2008
Festival of Ten; The College of Brockport SUNY; Brockport NY
Production; 1st Place Readers Award; Directed by Michael C. Krickmire; Featuring Misty Stratton, James Anderson, Shea Woodard; February-March 2009
6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival; Heartland Theatre Company; Normal IL
Production; Coffee Shop Theme; May-June 2008
6th Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival,South Street Players; Spring Lake NJ
Production; November 2016
Summer Sampler; Cedar Lane Stage; Bethesda MD
Production; August 2009
The Broad Street Playwrighting Festival; The Little Theater on Broad Street; Killington VT
Production; November 2009
11th Annual Summer One-Act Play Festival; Gulfport Community Players; Gulfport FL
Production; July 2011
Additional Recognition and Awards
READING, 8th Annual National Play Reading Festival; Boca Raton Theatre Guild; Boca Raton FL April 2008
SEMI-FINALIST, Theatre Oxford 10-Minute Play Contest; Oxford MS 2008
SEMI-FINALIST, Minnesota Shorts; A Festival of Short Plays; Mankota MN 2017
Script and Licensing Available through Senior Theatre Resource Center
Five Productions arranged through Art Age Publications including Hood River OR and Gainesville FL
See Below...
"Your Turn to Watch Dad" is licensed by ART AGE Publications
Senior Theatre Resource Center
After many successful productions this script has been published and is licensed by the
Senior Theatre Resource Center under the title
AT THE DINER WITH DAD.
You can find the script and more information at:
MEETING WITHOUT END
4 actors, any age or gender; simple interior set
This is the business meeting you always tried to avoid and always ended up in the middle of. We know. Been there, done that.
Mary Baldwin University; Staunton VA
Production; Directing Class Project directed by Juliana (Toni) Thinnes; May 2017
5th Annual 8 Minute Madness Playwright Festival; Turtle Shell Productions, New York, NY
Production; Directed by Gayle-Taylor Upchurch, Featuring Christine Booker, Robin Made, Kaolin Bass, Justin Tensen; February-March 2008
Best of 8 Minute Madness Playwright Festival; Turtle Shell Productions; New York, NY
Production; Directed by John W. Cooper, Featuring Traci Hovel, Christie Booker, David Myers, Monica Lawson; February-March 2009
Summer Shorties Summar Not Festival Youth Division; Turtle Shell Productions; New York, NY
Production; directed by Stasi Scaeffer, featuring Gianna LePera, Elisabeth Bulzomi, Petey Yarosh, Jared Kitsch, Karelyn Rapp; August 2009
10-Minute Comedy Play Festival; Rover Dramawerks, Plano TX
Production; July 2017
Additional Recognition and Rewards
READING; NYC Playwrights Spring Reading; New York, NY; May 2008
READING: NYC Playwrights Encores! ; New York, NY; September 2008
READING: Cold Cuts Series, Ten Grand Productions at the Algonquin Theater; New York, NY; December 2008
FINALIST: Rogue Valley Ten Minute Plays Festival; Art Work Enterprises; Ashland OR; September 2008
ALWAYS WITH ME
1m, 2f; simple interior set
Three New Yorkers try to come to terms with the impact of a traumatic experience in their lives.
Plays and Prestidigitation #8: That Certain Someone Edition; Polaris North; New York, NY
Production; Directed by Pamela Wilson, featuring Chelsea Robinson, DeAndre' Hicks, Kasey Moorhouse; July 2017
Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival; New York, NY
Production; Audience Choice Award; Directed by Pamela Wilson, Assistant Director Chelsea Robinson, Featuring Max Hanau, Kasey Moorhead and Sophie Larin; June 2017
Playwrights Workshop II, Polaris North, Inc.; New York, NY
Production; Directed by Pamela Wilson and featuring Grant Machan, Joan Lunoe and Lena Gilbert; March 2010
Additional Awards and Recognition
READING: Cold Cuts Reading Series, Ten Grand Productions; New York, NY, October 2007
READING: NYC Playwrights Autumn Reading; New York NY; December 2007
READING: Annual New Play Read-A-Thon, The Process Theater Company; Atlanta GA; November 2011
SEMI-FINALIST; Lakeshore Players Theater 4th Annual Ten Minute Play Contest; Great Bear Lake, MN; March 2008
FINALIST: 7th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, It’s Over Theme; Heartland Theatre Company, Normal, IL.; March 2009
FISHING
2m; Simple Set
A frozen lake, two men, a rifle, and a suspicion of infidelity. This can’t end well, can it?
2nd Annual Shortened Attention Span Horror Fest; The Players Theater; New York, NY
Production; Audience Choice Award; Directed by Pamela Wilson; Featuring Bruce Barton, Walter Thinnes; October 2008
Plays and Prestidigitation #9: The Fright Edition; Polaris North; New York, NY
Production; Directed by Pamela Wilson; Featuring Shelton Tripp and Austin Palenick; October 2017
Additional Awards and Recognition
READING: NYC Playwrights Spring Reading; New York NY, March 2007
SEMI-FINALIST; Twisted, Spooky, Creepy; Little Fish Theater; San Pedro CA; October 2011
2020 - A PERFECT YEAR FOR MAGICAL THINKING
1m, 1f; Simple interior set
The year 2020 was difficult for so many people. For Charles and Louise, it was both troubling and more perplexing than they could have imagined. As the world seems to be returning to normalcy, they struggle to make sense of the past and more vexing than at least one of them can imagine.
Old Library Theatre’s 10th Annual One Act Play Festival; Fair Lawn, NJ
Production (Live Streamed); Directed by Lisa Dascoli; featuring Adam Gelles, Deborah Carozza, Nat Gennace; February 2021
Stagedoor Productions 14th Annual One Act Festival; Fredericksburg, VA
Production; January 2022
John Brown University; Siloam Springs AR
Production for Senior Directing Credit; Director Lainee Stiver; April 2022
BABY TALK
2m, 1f; simple interior set
The future? Books are quaint, Google has acquired Earth and named it, wait for it, Google Earth, babies are routinely fed HGH and something is not quite right with the rocket scientist’s new son!
Instant Theatre Festival, Ten Grand Productions, The Algonquin Theatre, New York, NY
Production; written in 24 hours after being assigned 3 random actors, one common prop, and a specific opening line; Directed by Linda Burson, Featuring Kiran Malhotra, Kevin Maloof, Tony Naumovski; July 2008
Plays and Prestidigitation #8: That Certain Someone Edition; Polaris North; New York, NY
Production; Directed by Pamela Wilson, featuring Shelton Tripp, Chelsea Robinson and Grant Machan; July 2017
TAKE WING
2m, 1f; simple interior set
An Irish-American gangster in New York City has a plan to transcend his circumstances.
Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival; Only in New York; New York NY
Production; Audience Choice Award; Director Pamela Wilson, featuring Eric Diamond, Michael Giorgio, Carly Ruda; June 2018
Theatre Oxford Ten Minute Play Festival, Oxford, MS
Production; L. W. Thomas Award; October 2015
FREEDOM TRAINING
1m, 2f; simple interior set
While training for Freedom Summer in the summer of 1964, young Heshy learns an important lesson
14th Short Plays Marathon, Culture*Park, New Bedford, MA
Staged Reading; November 2016
Plays and Prestidigitation 6, Polaris North, New York, NY
Workshop; Directed by Leslie Lynn Meeker, featuring Sam Lubin, Julia Torres and Cam Kornman; New York, NY; September 2015
The 3rd Annual New Moon Short Play Festival, Luna Stage, West Orange, NJ
Staged Reading; May 2015
Additional Awards and Recognition
FINALIST, Rockford New Play Festival, Rockford, IL, July 2015
SEMI-FINALIST; Minnesota Shorts Play Festival, Manakota, MN, April 2015
myfacespacebook.com
2m, simple set
Dad’s attempt to explain the facts of life to his teenage son goes hilariously wrong.
Shortened Attention Span Festival; Players Theatre; New York, NY
Production; Directed by Pamela Wilson; Featuring Walter Thinnes and Zachary Wilson; June 2009
The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse; Putnam CT
Production; Blockbusters Playwrights Festival; Directed by Keith Murphy, Featuring Garrett Bettis and Mike Gallo; October 2008
NYC Playwrights Spring Reading
Selected Reading; May 2008
Additional Rewards and Recognition
FINALIST; Theatre Plus Plus One Act Play Festival; New York, NY; January 2012
SEMI-FINALIST; 10-Minute Comedy Festival; Rover Dramawerks; Plano TX; April 2024
CELEBRITY DIVORCE
2m, 1f; simple set
In order to divert attention from a potential scandal, two couples offer an alternative scandal for 1950's era television. They might just get away with it.
Playwrights Round Table Launch Festival; Orlando, FL
Production; Directed by Dev Zebra, Featuring Russell R. Trahan, Anthony Marando and Kaley Redfield; March 2022
Additional Awards and Recognition
FINALIST; Short+Sweet Festival Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; April 2021
FINALIST; Short+Sweet Festival Dubai Hold The Stage; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Jan-Mar 2022