The Festival: A series of 10-Minute Plays
November 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 at 7:30 p.m.
November 5 & 12 at 3 p.m.
Mount Hall Studio Theatre
In 1977 at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival, founding director Jon Jory oversaw the debut of a new dramatic structure, the 10-Minute Play. Since that time, 10-minute play festivals have been produced all over the country exposing audiences to a wide variety of genres and giving playwrights a new forum to ply their trade. Maggie McClellan of the Ashland Oregon New Plays Festival says, “The 10-minute play format challenges actors, writer, and director to develop character and tell a story in the time it takes to walk the dog.
The following plays will be featured during The Festival:
Naming the Band, by Nicholas Dekker
Directed by Cole Simon
Four friends take a moment to discuss the difficulty they had naming their band. In the process they address issues of individual and collective identity.
Baby Doe, by Gibson Cima
Directed by Max “Bora” Koknar
When his old mentor, Victor calls, Yale professor Chris finds himself leaving everything behind and traveling across the Atlantic for a scholar’s dream. But why did Victor really ask him to Florence and what will he find there?
Toast, by Brian Rotman
Directed by Matt McCarren
Two aliens are reluctantly sent on a mission to explore primitive intelligence in the far reaches of the galaxy. On earth, they find humans and believe that their lives revolve around toast.
The Seventh Circle, by Martin Casella
Directed by Kal Poole
In this political satire, George, Dick, and Don find themselves in hell with Lyndon Johnson. These characters must examine the choices they made for the sake of political gain. This play contains adult language.
White Trash, by Catherine Filloux
Directed by Caehlin Bell
In 1996 the government sanctioned the avicide of thousand of seagulls in order to save the endangered plover. The two birds meet and form an unlikely friendship, based on mutual compassion against this war-like backdrop.
First Communion, by Mary Gallagher
Directed by Jason Bush
In this imaginative memory play, a grown-up Joan recounts her first communion at seven-years old. It is at the same time heartbreaking, horrific, and humorous.
Potato Blossoms, by Okla Elliot
Directed by James Smith
In this touching story, Jasper must help his sister, Maggie, comes to terms with the sudden death of their parents.
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