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Ten-Minute Plays

Stage Partners is home to exciting new 10-minute plays. Whether you are a student-director, or producer putting on an evening of short plays, this collection features some of the most exciting playwrights working in theatre today.

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  • The Last Cookie by Laura Neill, a ten-minute play, part of the short play collection Ten(ish): Comedies - Stage Partners

    The Last Cookie

    Written By: Laura Neill
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Bri and Lou are roommates and friends. But those bonds are tested when they find themselves stuck at home with only one remaining, delicious cookie. The Last Cookie is a sweet, and funny story about friendship. This play is part of the short play collection Ten(ish): Comedies.
  • Eating Crayons by Ryan M. Bultrowicz, a ten-minute play, part of the short play collection Ten(ish): Comedies - Stage Partners

    Eating Crayons

    Written By: Ryan M. Bultrowicz
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3 actors (2F, 1M)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    Growing up, we shared their classrooms. We may have even judged them. Now it's their turn to speak. Eating Crayons is a delightful ode to the beautiful misfits who dared to taste the many colors of  every kid's world. This play is part of the short play collection Ten(ish): Comedies.
  • Happy Birthday To Me by Alle Mims, a ten-minute play, part of the short play collection Ten(ish): Comedies - Stage Partners

    Happy Birthday To Me

    Written By: Alle Mims
    Length: 10
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    It's Chelsea's 14th birthday at midnight tonight - but until then, her older sister, Andrea is in charge. The sleepover guests are due any minute... aren't they? Unless something else is going on... This play is part of the short play collection Ten(ish): Comedies.
  • Ten(ish): Horror - You've Reached Justin by Christian St. Croix, 10-minute horror play

    You've Reached Justin

    Written By: Christian St. Croix
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2M)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Daniel only planned for a night out of clubbing with his best friend and crush, Justin. But before they can meet, monsters fall from the sky and begin attacking the city. When Justin won't answer his phone, Daniel starts out through the carnage and chaos to rescue him, leaving voicemails along the way. Part sci-fi/horror, part romance, You've Reached Justin will keep your heart pounding...
  • The Stakeout - Stage Partners

    The Stakeout

    Written By: K. Alexa Mavromatis
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Two teenage girls watch every move inside a large house from their post on the sidewalk. For one, it’s a chance to emulate her TV heroes; for the other, an opportunity to glimpse the father she’s never known. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Say and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • The Boot - Stage Partners

    The Boot

    Written By: Emily Hageman
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Kelsey hurt her foot really bad while playing volleyball and now she has to wear a boot. It shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it kind of is. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Say and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection
  • Talk to Me About Home - Stage Partners

    Talk to Me About Home

    Written By: Eugenie Carabatsos
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Beth and Kat haven't seen each other since middle school. Now that they are both in New York City, they have decided to reconnect. Each looks to the other for that which they have been missing--home, partnership, and the intimacy of childhood friends. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Say and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • Some Things Never Change - Stage Partners

    Some Things Never Change

    Written By: Jane Best
    Length: 10-15 minutes
    Cast Size: 2 actors (2F)
    Genre: Drama
    Synopsis:
    Two girls sit down for a meal at a diner. In each scene, they are a different age, and their relationship grows and evolves as they discuss parents, jobs, boys, and their own friendship. But no matter what, they return to this diner, they order the same meal, and they have each other. The more things change, the more things stay the same. This play is part of the short play collection It's Her Sa...
  • The Collector a ten-minute play by Tyler Dwiggins, part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery - Stage Partners

    The Sketch Pod

    Written By: Tyler Dwiggins
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 5 actors (suggested casting: 2F, 2M, 1 any)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    A couple on a disastrous art gallery date are unwillingly drawn into their worst nightmare: a live podcast. This play is part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
  • The Collector a ten-minute play by Kathryn Funkhouser, part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery - Stage Partners

    The Collector

    Written By: Kathryn Funkhouser
    Length: 10 minutes
    Cast Size: 3 actors (any gender)
    Genre: Comedy
    Synopsis:
    When a young artist’s meeting with a rich collector is interrupted by a delivery, they might end up making a different deal altogether. This play is part of the short play collection Rogues' Gallery and can be licensed separately or as part of the collection.
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