I.T. TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF ORIGINAL PLAYS BY LOCAL AUTHORS
Every August, Island Theatre presents the TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL – a celebration of local plays, playwrights, actors and directors.
The centerpiece of FESTIVAL WEEK is the Ten-Minute Play Festival – a juried selection of plays by Kitsap County playwrights—both established and aspiring. The winning plays are fully staged and performed at Bainbridge Performing Arts in both evening and matinee performances.
The deadline for play submissions each year is Valentine's Day, February 14th. Sign up for our mailing list below to receive notifications.
FESTIVAL WEEK kicks off with Meet the Playwrights, a panel discussion and Q&A with the playwrights behind each year’s winning plays.
Each fall we host the TEN-MINUTE PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP -- a two-session course taught by a professional playwright and teacher that gives you a jumpstart on writing a play for next year’s Festival.
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The 2025 Island Theatre
Ten-Minute Play Festival!
Festival dates:
Thursday, August 21 at 7:00 pm
Friday August 22 at 7:00 pm
Saturday August 23 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Festival location:
Buxton Center at Bainbridge Performing Arts
200 Madison Avenue NorthBainbridge Island
The Ten-Minute Play Festival is Island Theatre’s annual showcase of local Kitsap playwrights, actors and directors. From approximately 70 submissions, we select ten plays to create a diverse program of comedies, dramas and everything in between. As we like to say, there’s truly something for everyone, and if you don’t like the play you’re watching, well, there will be a new one in less than ten minutes!
The theme for this year’s festival is ESCAPE. We can’t wait to show you how our local playwrights have interpreted that theme. Watch this space for an announcement of the ten “winning” plays.
Actor auditions:
Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4
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Tickets:
Tickets will go on sale in June.
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