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Ten-Minute Play Festival

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

  • “867 Deaths of Jesse James” by C.A. Munn, directed by Jackie Daniels
  • “Jar(ring)” by Leslie Barker, directed by Allie Grant
  • “A.I. Barista” by Joe Wolff, directed by Joe Atkins
  • “Skip Intro” by John Yunker, directed by Bud Fanton
  • “thirty and next” by Matthew Stephen Smith, directed by Daniell Mattern

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)