Theatre Oxford’s annual Ten-Minute Play Festival has been showcasing new theatrical works since 1999. Our arts-loving community looks forward to this annual event featuring local, national, and often international talent. The main event features the winner of Theatre Oxford’s international 10-Minute Playwriting Contest, as well as other finalists.
2022 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “20 Avon” by Kristin Andrea Hanratty
Second Place: “Patients” by George Kehoe
Third Place (Tie): “Buried Fish and Lilacs” by Michael W Moon and “Guestbook” by Patti Veconi
2023 Festival Lineup
February 10-11 | Powerhouse
- “20 Avon” by Kristin Andrea Hanratty (Michigan)
- “Patients” by George Kehoe (Mississippi)
- “Dead Man” by Chuck Smith (Virginia)
- “The Hitchhikers” by Joseph Atkins (Mississippi)
- “The Square Billed Sapphire” by Tim Lehnert (Rhode Island)
- “Lunch Break” by LaToya Faulk (Mississippi)
- “The Influencer” by Sem Megson (Ontario, Canada)
2021 Contest Winners
Grand Prize: “The 867 Deaths of Jesse James” by CA Munn
Second Place: “Skin Deep” by James McLindon
Third Place: “thirty and next” by Matthew Stephen Smith
2022 Festival Lineup
May 13-14 | Powerhouse
2020 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “Doppleganger” by Barry Wood
Second Place: “Miss Ida’s Magic” by Jason Milligan
Third Place: “It’s Never Too Late” by Steve Pryor
2021 Festival Lineup
April 8-10 | Powerhouse
- “Tooth or Dare” by Emily McClain (Georgia)
- “It’s Never Too Late” by Steve Pryor (Georgia)
- “Doppelganger” by Barry Wood (UK)
- “What You Wish For” by Scott Gipson (Colorado)
- “Miss Ida’s Magic” by Jason Milligan (California)
- “A Young Ghost” by Mary Miller (Mississippi)
2019 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “Secret Family Recipes” by Emily McClain
Second Place: “The Full Moby-Dick Experience” by Jack Pendarvis
Third Place: “Ashes to Dust” by Kate Leslie
2020 Festival Lineup
Streamed due to COVID-19
- “Keep a Little Soul” by Madison Sedlor (New York)
- “Ashes to Dust” by Kate Leslie (Illinois)
- “Secret Family Recipes” by Emily McClain (Georgia)
- “The Interview” by Patrice Hamilton (Connecticut)
- “Grief Has Waltzed on My Heart Tonight” by Bill Boyle (Mississippi)
- The Full Moby-Dick Experience by Jack Pendarvis (Mississippi)