National Playwriting Program Ten-Minute Play Festival
ECCLES Concert Hall
Saturday, February 13th, 10:00am
Craigslist Last Posts/Last Days by Eric Czuleger, California State University, Fullerton
Director: Anthony Marotta, Southern Utah University
A voice speaks around the earth in every language, to every person. The world will end after the passing of three full moons. Join us for the last posts on Craigslist.
Fatima & Maama by Asher Wyndham, Arizona State University
Director: Douglas Hill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Fatima, a 15 year-old Iraqi-American in Michigan, wants to attend the Homecoming Dance in order to impress some bullies. Her mother says no. The divide between modern daughter and traditional mother widens, as the trauma of economic hardship and racism is exposed.
The Chair by Scott M. Stringham, Utah Valley University
Director: Robert Yowell, Northern Arizona University
This post-modern play relates the spiraling story of two men and their philosophical conflict over a chair protected by an ancient law. It leaves the audience pondering the play's many possible meanings and poetic overtones.
The Play by Chantel Magistro, Utah Valley University
Director: Julie Holston, Southern Mountain Community College
An audience member gets tired of a performance. He starts to take matters into his own hands, by predicting what happens next. A new and awkward drama unfolds as the actors have no choice but to do as he commands.
Thy Will Be Done by Evan Silveria, University of California, Riverside
Director: Christine Menzies, California State University, Northridge
A playwright has a computer that turns everything he types into reality, but runs into trouble when his secretary discovers that she is merely a figment of his imagination.
Twenty-4 by LeShawn Darnell Holcomb, California State University, Fullerton
Director: Gil Gonzalez, Whittier College
In their approach to find meaning in life, Markee and Kells relive some of the pain that they’ve experienced—from a father who used the bible to rape his child, to a boy fighting in a meaningless war to support his mother.
Respondents: Richard “Buzz” Herman & Julie Jenson
Response to follow readings