Actor Jim Hewlitt and Lori Vaughn will be on stage at the Winters Theatre Company’s 10-Minute Play Festival. It will happen at the Winters Opera House. The festival will show eight plays from different parts of the world. The plays will last for 10 minutes each. The festival will take place on March 15, 16, 22 and 23.
Manager Kaitlyn Hinds says each play is special. They will make people feel happy, sad and think in a new way. Over 100 plays from many places in the world were sent in. Only eight were chosen. She says they are very good 10-minute plays. This is by both new and famous writers. Local directors, actors and staff will do them.
Here are the plays:
1. “Confessions of a Serial Dingbat” – Barbara Weber, directed by Jim Hewlitt
2. “Cross Wires” – Elle Bell, directed by Rodney Orosco
3. “Doom” – Leo McElroy, directed by Ana Kormos
4. “Doubles Troubles” – Ross Tandowsky, directed by Nancy Bovie Whitcomb
5. “Five Miles Long, Two Hundred Feet High” – Maripat Allen, directed by Jim Hewlitt
6. “Play Date” – Kali Mitchell-Silbaugh, directed by Jim Hewlitt
7. “The Offering” – Andrea Fine Carey, directed by Rodney Orosco
8. “Simple Pleasures” – Peter Snoad, directed by Linda Glick and Bridget O’Flaherty.
You can watch the festival at 7:30 pm on March 15, 16, 22 and 23 at Winters Opera House. You can buy tickets on winterstheatrecompany.org.
Vocabulary List:
- Festival (noun): An event or occasion typically characterized by a specific theme, celebration, or artistic performances.
- Playwright (noun): A person who writes plays, often focusing on scripting dialogue and stage directions.
- Director (noun): A person who oversees the artistic and technical elements of a theatrical production.
- Submission (noun): The act of presenting or offering something for consideration, such as plays for a festival.
- Chosen (adjective): Selected or picked out from a group based on specific criteria.
- Audience (noun): The group of spectators or listeners at a performance or event, such as at a play festival.
