Ten Minute Play Festival Program

Click through to see the program for the 2022 Ten Minute Play Festival

Sweet Mama Stringbean

By Indeyah Todman Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) “Sweet Mama Stringbean,” is more than sweet. Directed by Evelyn D. Tyler, a cast of talented Florida A&M University (FAMU) student actors bring playwright Beth Turner’s vision to life in the hour-long play. Behind the play is a prolific group of skillful stage management, faculty, and production staff […]

Wiley and the Hairy Man

By Hilary Gordon The play, Wiley and the Hairy Man, written by Susan Zeder and directed by Brad McKenzie uses the craft of paper theater to transport the audience into a modern-day fairy tale. The story itself is a simple plot, easily understood by a variety of ages and social groups. Wiley and the Hairy Man begins with the […]

A Sudden Spontaneous Event: THE PLAY THAT GOES RIGHT!

By Carlos Eton, University of the Virgin Islands There are two types of types of plays:  ones that are so poorly produced and excruciatingly painful to watch that simultaneously undergoing root canals and colonoscopies would be preferable … and ones that move us so deeply that we are bursting at the seams to share that joy […]

A Creative Conversation with Abigail Coats

By George Francis Tune in to an ITJA Podcast hosted by student reporter George Francis as he sits down with playwright, musical theater, and creative writing major Abigail Coats! Throughout this “creative conversation” Abigail shares how she got into playwriting, her “Going on Thirteen” play and advice for anyone wishing to pursue a career in […]