2025 10-Minute Play Competition


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
 
THE RUMMAGE RACKET
by Dave Carley – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
THE INTERVENTION
by Brad White – Louisville KY
 
EMOTIONS! CHEAP! GOING FAST!
by John Bowen – Normal IL
 
GOBBLEDYGOOK
by Barbara Pease Weber – Oreland PA
 
EVERYTHING MUST GO
by Richard Castle – North Hollywood CA
 
BOOK SMARTS
by Dan Borengasser – Springdale AR
 
ATTACHED
by Pam Kingsley – Spokane, WA
 
MIA’S PROM DRESS
by W. L. Newkirk – Celebration FL
 
THE RUMMAGE SALE, Heartland’s 21st Anniversary of the 10-Minute Play Festival, opens Thursday, May 29, with a Pay-What-You-Can Preview. Performances continue through June 14 and are sponsored by Deanna Frautschi and Alan Bedell. The plays were selected from hundreds of submissions from around the world and now enjoy their world premiere on Heartland’s stage in Normal, IL.

The eight plays are directed by Ian Guthrie, Mia Katz, Dave Montague, Rich Tinaglia & Jason A. Vales.

Auditions are April 21 and 22 from 7-10 pm at Heartland.

Performances: May 29,30,31 & June 5, 6,7 | 12,13,14 at 7:30 pm; Matinees on Sunday June 8,  and Saturday, June 14 at 2:00 pm. (Two shows on 6/14)

COMPETITION CLOSED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2025

When next summer comes around there are two things you can count on—Heartland Theatre’s long-running annual 10-minute Play Festival and people having sales to get rid of stuff. In 2025, Heartland brings these summertime staples together on stage for “The Rummage Sale”.

We’re inviting playwrights to send us short plays that answer a simple question–if one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, what happens when those people come together? Well, that’s for playwrights all over the world to figure out. The Rummage Sale—Heartland Theatre’s 10-minute Play Festival for 2025. Now we’re accepting scripts and we’re looking forward to reading yours.

DEADLINE: February 1, 2025

PERFORMANCES:  May 29,30,31 & June 5,6,7,8 | 12,13,14 – 2025

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PLAY

History of Heartland’s 10-Minute Play Festival

Previous 10-Minute Play Winners

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