What is the value in writing ten-minute plays? What is the best way to conceive one? What are common problems that might keep your ten-minute play from being selected? What do artistic directors look for?
Join us on Sunday night, May 2, at 5 PM EST when a distinguished panel of playwrights, playwriting teachers, and members of artistic staff will provide tips for crafting a ten-minute play. Join us for a lively discussion and Q&A with the experts.
Donna Hoke: Donna’s work has been seen in 47 states and on five continents, including at Barrington Stage, Barrow Group, Celebration Theatre, Gulfshore Theatre, Queens Theatre, The Road, Writers Theatre New Jersey, Phoenix Theatre, Atlantic Stage, Purple Rose, Skylight, Pride Films and Plays, New Jersey Rep, Hens and Chickens (London), The Galway Fringe Festival, and Actors Repertory Theatre of Luxembourg. Plays include BRILLIANT WORKS OF ART (Kilroys List), ELEVATOR GIRL (O’Neill, Princess Grace finalist, and Austin Film Festival finalist), SAFE (winner of the Todd McNerney, Naatak, and Great Gay Play and Musical Contests), and TEACH (Gulfshore New Works winner). She has been nominated for the Primus, Blackburn, and Laura Pels prizes, and is a three-time winner of the Emanuel Fried Award for Outstanding New Play (SEEDS, SONS & LOVERS, ONCE IN MY LIFETIME). She has also received an Individual Artist Award from the New York State Council on the Arts to develop HEARTS OF STONE, and, in its final three years, Artvoice named her Buffalo’s Best Writer—the only woman to ever receive the designation.
Frank Blocker: Frank Blocker is the Film and Theatre Director at Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs where is curator of the international Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival, now in its fifth year. A member of Dramatists Guild, Actors’ Equity and SAG/AFTRA, his plays include Drama Desk Award-nominated Southern Gothic Novel, Stabilized Not Controlled,The Call of Cthulhu and several comedies. He most recently appeared in the premiere of his new play Good Jew.
Erica Batres: Erica is an activist, actor, and student at the University of California Irvine. Aside from acting, her passion lies in mutual aid, and abolition. She is excited to be graduating this spring.