Thursday, September 23, 2010

I love shorts... 10 Minute Plays in Oxford, tonight at the Powerhouse...

Theatre Oxford presents the 2010 Ten Minute Play Festival

Thursday, September 23 at 7:00pm

Friday, September 24 at 7:00pm

Sunday, September 25 at 2:00pm
Please join us for a Closing Reception following Sunday’s show.
Tickets can be purchased at the Powerhouse: $10 in advance or $12 at the door for adults/ $8 in advance or $10 at the door for students and seniors.

All performances are at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center 413 South 14th Street in Oxford , Mississippi .

The plays are: “Of Course, Of Course” written by J. Wiltz and Keith Sisson; directed by J. Wiltz and Alice Walker ; starring Andrew Douglas, J. Wiltz, and Caren Watts; “The Dreamer” by Jim McCauley; directed by Marilyn Frey; starring Jim McCauley, Marge McCauley, and Jennifer Clark; “Buried Bones” by David O. Bell (First Runner-up of the 2010 National 10 Minute Play Contest); directed by Bruce Butler ; starring Nick Husbands and Gene Hux; “Taking Off” by Daniell L. Mattern; directed by Steve Wooten ; starring Clara Lee Arnold, Gregory Ernest, and Lester Ferrell ; “The Divine Visitation of Joe Pickleseimer” by Micah McCoy of Albuquerque, New Mexico (Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 National 10 Minute Play Contest); directed by Alice Walker ; starring Rob Cornelius and Peter Pinnow.

Each year at the Ten Minute Play Festival, Theatre Oxford produces the Grand Prize Winner of the National Contest as well as plays written by local playwrights. Neil White , author of the play Lepers and Cons and the memoir In the Sanctuary of Outcasts, will conduct a ten minute playwriting workshop in the spring. This is a perfect opportunity to hone your skills and get a script ready to submit for next year’s Ten Minute Play Festival. The workshop is set for May 7, 2011. Come pen your own short play and perhaps it will be on stage next season!
Theatre Oxford ’s Ann ual Ten Minute Play Contest is accepting submissions!
The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2011. For more information, please visit http://www.theatreoxford.com/.

Theatre Oxford is a 501(c) 3 organization. All contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.

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