Theatre Oxford’s annual Ten-Minute Play Festival has been supporting 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 Grand Prize Winner of Theatre Oxford’s International 10-Minute Playwriting Contest, as well as other finalists.
2023 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “AI Ganster” by Kate Lechler and Connor King
Second Place: “A Different Kind of Strong” by Judy Klass
Third Place: “A Passenger” by C.A. Hughes
2024 Festival Lineup
February 16 & 17 | Powerhouse
“Marriage Counseling” by Risa Lewak (NY)
“A Different Kind of Strong” by Judy Klass (TN)
“Limpia” by Leonard Madrid (NM)
“Esperanto” by Brian Silberman (PA)
“Elvis Knows Best” by Shelley Segal (NC)
“Hanging Carpets” by Desta Wondirad (NY)
“AI Ganster” by Kate Lechler (IL)
and Connor King (MS)
About the Workshops
Please visit our workshop page for info.
About Spirit Night
Simply eat at Newk’s on University Avenue between 6 & 8 PM on February 16. If you tell them “I’m here to support Theatre Oxford!” They will give us 15% of your purchase price. Rah!
About the Raffle
Raffle tickets will be on sale at all the festival events for $5 each or $20 for five tickets.
Purchase for a chance to win tickets for:
Anubis Improv Spotlight | 4 tickets | August 31st
Ford Center The Cher Show | 2 Tickets | February 24
Hinge Dance Company Unwind | 2 tickets | February 22-24
Orpheum Arthur Trace: The Artful Deceiver | March 23
Oxford Academy for Dance Arts 1 Month of Free Class
Oxford High School Shadow of the Son | 4 tickets | February 22-24, 7:30 PM
Oxford High School | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | 2 tickets | April 18-20, 7:30PM
Oxford Middle School Skid Marks: A Play About Driving & Skid Marks 2: Are We There Yet? By Lindsey Price | March 5-7
Three Blind Wines Sommelier Team Ticket | Team of 2 | White Wines | April 9th
Theatre Oxford 2024 Season Tickets | 2 tickets | 4 main stage shows
University of Mississippi Theatre Department | Silent Sky | 2 tickets | February 23 – March 3
University of Mississippi Theatre Department | Head Over Heels | 2 tickets | April 16-19
Past Contest Winners and Festival Line Ups
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 Winner: “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)
