10-Minute Plays

    Faith in Best Ten-Minute Plays 2022
    FAITH in "Best Ten-Minute Plays 2022"

    FAITH

    Published in: 
    The Best 10-Minute Plays 2022 (Smith & Kraus) LINK
    - Take Ten II: More 10-Minute Plays (Vintage) LINK
    An Anthology of Contemporary American Plays (English & Chinese)
    Heideman Award Finalist
    Premiere: Orange Thoughts, NYC
    A young man enters a confessional with a startling announcement, “I have killed someone.” A taut, unsettling confrontation with the Priest ensues. (Cast: 2M)

    ASSUMPTIONS in The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2022
    ASSUMPTIONS in "The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2022"

    ASSUMPTIONS

    Published in: 
    The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2022 (Smith & Kraus) LINK
    Premiere: Western Connecticut State University
    As Ray and Bailey work, they discuss various subjects ranging from: was Shakespeare depressed when he wrote Hamlet to the danger of making assumptions. (Cast: 2M)

    A BOWL OF SOUP by Eric Lane in RECKONING at The Wallis
    A BOWL OF SOUP in RECKONING at The Wallis

    A BOWL OF SOUP

    At The Wallis Annenberg Center in 
    Reckoning, a short play festival LINK
    Published in: 
    Take Ten: New 10-Minute Plays (Vintage) LINK
    An Anthology of Contemporary American Plays (English & Chinese) 
    Premiere: HERE, NYC
    An intimate and emotional drama, set at the height of the AIDS epidemic that looks at the bond between brothers. Rob can barely speak after the loss of his partner. His brother Eddie visits and tries to get him to talk again. (Cast: 2M)

    THE VIEW FROM HERE by Eric Lane
    THE VIEW FROM HERE with Michele McDonald

    THE VIEW FROM HERE

    Published in: 
    The Best 10-Minute Plays 2021 (Smith & Kraus) LINK
    WCSU production directed by Pam McDaniel WATCH 
    Four stories, told as monologues, converge in downtown Manhattan. (Cast: 2F/2M)

    BE MORE FUNNY AND OTHER SHORT PLAYS

    Premiere: Western Connecticut State U. New Works/New Voices Series.
    Watch the TRAILER

    The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional Finalist, Irene Ryan Award Finalists, KCACTF Fringe 2021.
    From comic to dramatic, this collection of award-winning short plays spans a wide range of stories, styles and emotions. With strong roles for young actors, the 12 pieces can be performed individually, or on a single evening with up to 27 actors.

    BE MORE FUNNY

    Independent Play(w)rights - Winner
    In this fast-paced comedy, a tragic opera diva answers the age-old question, "What is funny?" (Cast: 2F)

    CATER-WAITER

    Published 10-minute version in: 
    The Actor's Book of Gay & Lesbian Plays (Penguin) LINK
    Heideman Award Finalist
    Premiere: Westbeth Arts Center, NYC
    The story of two gay waiters at a Republican fundraiser.
    Basis of the short film starring David Drake, Tim Deak, John Kelly and Lisa Kron. (Cast: 2M)

    CITY OF LOST SOULS

    Heideman Award Finalist
    Premiere: Makor Center, NYC
    A mismatched romance strikes up on the subway. (Cast: 1F/1M)

    CURTAIN RAISER

    Published in Shorter, Faster, Funnier (Vintage) LINK
    Heideman Award Finalist
    Premiere: Center Stage, NYC
    A young couple transforms an abandoned building into a theater. (Cast: 1F/1M)

    FLOATING

    (10-minute version) 
    Heideman Award Finalist
    Premiere: Actors & Writers
    A lyrical piece about a young man who visits his aging parents in Brooklyn. (Cast: 1F/2M)

    LADY LIBERTY AND THE DONUT GIRL

    Published in Plays for Two (Vintage Books) LINK
    Heideman Award Finalist
    NYC 15-Minute Play Festival Semi-Finalist
    Premiere: Turnip Theater & Old Globe Theatre
    A short comic drama about two teenage misfits stumbling into adulthood. (Cast: 1F/1M)

    RIDE

    Published by:
    - Dramatists Play Service (full-length version) LINK
    Scene 1 is the original 10-minute play
    Premiere: Vital Theatre Co. & Samuel French Best Short Play Festival - directed by Daisy Walker
    ‘IN 10’ festival of plays with strong roles for young women - Finalist
    When Molly drives up to her job at the farm stand in a brand-new convertible that her dad gave her, Carrie is blown away by his generosity. But for these two teenage girls, nothing is as it seems. (Cast: 2F)

    THE STATUE OF BOLIVAR

    Published in Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays (Vintage) LINK
    Heideman Award Finalist
    Premiere: Makor Center, starring Melissa Leo
    A woman’s worst nightmare is realized when her blind date sends his surly teenage daughter in his place. (Cast: 2F)

    SWEET HUNK O’ TRASH

    Published in Under 30: Plays for a New Generation (Vintage) LINK
    Premiere: Circle in the Square Downtown, NYC
    A garbage man and a musical theater actor connect more than they imagined. (Cast: 2M)

    THE TABLE

    Heideman Award Finalist
    An old farm table facilitates an unexpected family reunion. (Cast: 3F/1M)