TEN MINUTE PLAYS

by Drew Davis

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PROJECT W     6 f

Tempers flare and manipulations are revealed as the 

Young Professional Women’s Association tries to select their Woman of the Year.

Produced by ITINERANT THEATRE, Lake Charles LA

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WINNERS WIN      1 m, 2 f

Small wagers expose big problems

Produced by SOUTH BALDWIN COMMUNITY THEATRE, Gulf Shores AL

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A LIFETIME AGO      2 m, 2 f

A mysterious package draws a family together

Produced by EASTBOUND THEATRE's East/West Playfest Milford, CT

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GREENER GRASS1 f,  2 m

Suburban America turns Wild West as a love triangle concoct murderous plots.

Produced by FUTURE TEN FESTIVAL Pittsburgh, PA

Produced by RUSTWATER PLAYERS, Daejeon, S Korea

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NEED TO KNOW3 adults

A job interview becomes a lesson in obfuscation.

Produced by LEE STREET THEATRE Salisbury, NC

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FAMILY STRANGERS1 m, 3 f

An adopted son surprises his waitress mother by showing up at her restaurant, 

causing concern for her overprotective coworker and his overprotective adoptive mother.

Produced by NUFAN ENSEMBLE Chicago

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YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE 2 m

A man in a park with his own problems is accosted by a 

mugger who gets more than he bargained for.

Produced by KNUTSFORD LITTLE THEATRE Cheshire, England

Produced by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA-AIKEN

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THE LAST DROP1m, 2 f

Due to the encroachment of mega-giant JavaLand, business at Jo’s coffee shop has ground to a halt. She’s also stirred up in the middle of a disastrous infatuation by a customer for one of her employees. As events come to a boil, secrets are revealed, true natures are exposed, and a journey through the human addiction with the magic brew is undertaken.

Produced by NORTH PARK VAUDEVILLE San Diego

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DRECK3 adults

A director's dreams for a production undergo a nightmarish journey.

Winner of the  MARY BLANTON CRESON AWARD FOR CREATIVITY, Denton Community Theatre, Texas

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NICK OF TIME2 m, 1 f

In 1880’s London (part of the Spanish colony Ingleterra), investigator

Don Raul de la Alvarez uncovers a mystery in the amazing inventions of 

Lord Nicholas Tempson that may impact the past, present and future.

Produced by STEAMFEST Atlanta

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CONTROL PANEL2 m, 2 f

A bully's disruption of a high school peer review meeting

offers a lesson in forgiveness and self-evaluation..

Produced by CITY THEATRE OF INDEPENDENCE Missouri

First Place Winner, EXIT STAGE RIGHT Playwrighting Contest, East Georgia State College

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FIRST AND GOAL2 m

Two parents must call a Pee Wee league football game 

since the head coach has been suspended.

Produced by AIKEN (SC) COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE

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ALMOST LIKE A SONG2 m, 1 f

Marital mayhem erupts in musical madness 

during a therapy session expressed in song titles..

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THE GOLDEN QUILL3 m, 1 f

Three major Jacobean writers compete in a quotation contest..

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CASE NOTES2 m, 1 f

Police detectives investigate a suspicious death at the

“Woman of Arts and Culture” Award ceremony.

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HOT CORNER3 m, 1 m voice

Late in a minor league ballgame, events unfold between the coach, 

base runner, and third baseman that threaten to enflame the participants’ lives.

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VALENTINUS3 m, 2 f

Father Valentine is confronted by Emperor Claudius moments before the 

scheduled execution of the future saint. Sullus, the commander of the escort detail, 

his new illegal wife Phaedra, and Julia, the once blind daughter of the jailkeeper, 

hope to see a different outcome. 

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DRAT THAT CAT1 m, 1 f, 1 unspecified

A troublesome feline’s owners face her possible demise.

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