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