ISLAND THEATRE
TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
OUR ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF ORIGINAL PLAYS BY LOCAL AUTHORS
Every August, Island Theatre presents THE TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL, a celebration of ten-minute plays, playwrights, and play writing.
Over three days – and four performances – we present a juried selection of plays by Kitsap County playwrights, directed and performed by Kitsap locals. The plays, which have been selected from approximately 65 entries, are fully staged and performed in the beautiful Buxton Center at Bainbridge Performing Arts.
Prior to Festival performances, we host MEET THE PLAYWRIGHTS, a lively panel discussion and Q&A with the playwrights behind each year’s winning plays. This is the audience’s chance to talk with the playwrights about their plays, playwriting process, and theatre in general.
Each fall we offer the TEN-MINUTE PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP, a small-group, multi-session workshop led by a professional playwright and teacher that guides students through crafting a ten-minute play.
Want to SUBMIT A PLAYfor the Festival? Anyone with a strong connection to Kitsap County (because they live or work here) is welcome to submit a play. Our deadline is February 14th each year.
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ISLAND THEATRE
ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
OF ORIGINAL 10-MINUTE PLAYS
FOR 13th ANNUAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
NO THEME THIS YEAR!
DEADLINE FEB. 14, 2026
Island Theatre is now accepting submissions of ten-minute plays for our 2026 Ten-Minute Play Festival! Submission deadline is February 14, 2026. There is no theme for plays this year. The only requirement is that plays’ performance time be ten minutes or less.
The competition is open to all Kitsap County playwrights – experienced and aspiring – high school age and above. To be a “Kitsap County playwright” means you currently live or work in Kitsap County, or you lived or worked here for a substantial period in the past.
Ten plays will be chosen from all the submissions by a panel of theatre professionals and the Island Theatre board of directors, and announced in April. The chosen plays will be produced in four fully-staged performances at the BPA Buxton Center for the Arts on Bainbridge Island during Island Theatre’s Ten-Minute Play Festival in August 2026.
For submission guidelines, go to islandtheatre.org/tmpf-submission-guidelines
