03/04/2016
WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE 2016 ASHEVILLE NATIONAL 10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL AND CONTEST!
We can not thank the playwrights that submitted their work enough. It was a joy to read such a beautiful collage of wonderful characters and creative stories while getting a glimpse into the imagination of so many wonderful writers. Of the 221 script submissions that we received we narrowed it down to 30 and finally 10.
Below is some information on characters, synopsis and setting of those final 10. Scripts will be available to auditionees to read at NYS3 today (Friday evening), Saturday and Sunday in Studio A. Please leave the scripts on site!! If you are planning to audition this weekend please be sure to register as soon as possible. You have the option to do either a cold read or a prepared 1-minute monologue. Auditions will be held from 12:00pm - 4:00pm on Saturday in an effort to consolidate. In the event that there are additional actors needing to audition we will hold auditions on Sunday from 10:00am - 12:00pm with callbacks starting at 1:00pm. If you are unable to make the audition times on Saturday or Sunday you may be considered in the event that a director is unable to fulfill the character's role after callbacks. As of now we will not be holding any additional audition times. If you have any questions regarding auditions or the festival please call Richard at (917) 710-2805.
1.Beatrix
by Mollie Littman
CHARACTERS:
BEATRIX
NARRATOR
Setting: Center stage is a set piece of a carriage. Downstage right is a writing desk and lamp. (Quiet, pleasant music is playing in the background. Gradual lights up on the NARRATOR, a young woman in a pencil skirt and blazer, sitting at the desk holding a large script. BEATRIX is hidden inside the carriage and unable to be seen, but is still heard.)
2.Employee Assistance
by Sherry Narens
Synopsis: The Employee Assistance Program at the Court of the Queen of Hearts has sent the White Rabbit to get help in dealing with his habitual lateness.
CHARACTERS:
THE WHITE RABBIT
A PLAYING CARD
Setting: A classic psychiatrist’s office. On the couch, a White Rabbit in a waistcoat. The psychiatrist is a Playing Card. The psychiatrist’s costume shows only card backs both front and back.
3.Our Species is Screwed
by Evan Bauglfman
Synopsis: Left off Noah’s Ark, two unicorns argue over their plight...and Scrabble.
(CHARLIE and ED, two male unicorns, sit at a table playing Scrabble. Because he is older, Charlie’s horn is slightly larger and droopier than Ed’s horn. (They are in the middle of a game with words displayed across the board. Ed studies the seven letters on his word rack, while Charlie watches with his arms crossed.)
CHARACTERS:
CHARLIE, a male unicorn, bitter.
ED, a male unicorn, kind of dimwitted.
4.Press Pray
by Seth Freeman
CHARACTERS:
A DESPERATE SOUL
RESPONSE
Setting: (In the dark, SIRENS, TRAFFIC. (Lights come up on a house of worship. The setting is only suggested: a couple of pews, a cross -- or other symbol -- warm multi-colored light splashed in the from the side and above, as from a stained-glass window. (It is an off-hour, no service in progress. (MARTIN enters, ducks behind a pew. Blue/red lights wash over the set. The police/emergency vehicles seem to pass by. (He enters further, and whatever his exact age, appearance, background and other circumstances, all that is important right now is that he is desperate and anxious, a man in some sort of trouble. (He clasps his hands together, kneels or sits, composes himself for prayer.)
5.The Sleepwalker
by Kai Elijah Hamilton
CHARACTERS:
GIRL: A young teenager with an innocence that makes her mysterious OR a woman with a childlikeness about her.
Setting: Western N.C. There is a rectangular table and a chair directly facing the audience, and little more. If desired, a window can hang at the back. Lights up on the Girl seated before us. Her hands lay hidden in her lap.
6. The Third Person
by Dan Borengasser
Synopsis: Every story has a narrator. Even yours.
CHARACTERS:
KAREN: Female, early 40s
MAN: Male, early 40s
Setting: Dusk. A harbor area with the sound of a foghorn in the background. A woman, KAREN, early-40s, wearing a trench coat, steps out on stage, glances around expectantly, then goes over to a railing, leans on it and nervously waits. After a moment, the voice of a MAN, early-40s, is heard.
7.Kiss a Squid
by Andrea AA Rassler
Synopsis: After a life-altering event, Clarice tries to convince her co-workers, Tess and Bess, that life is more than their dead-end jobs.
CHARACTERS:
TESS: A mere automaton of corporate America. Comfortable with routine, afraid of change. A little acerbic and sharp.
BESS: A bit sensitive, afraid.
CLARICE: Usually an automaton as well. Today, Thursday, something happened to make her want to not be that corporate, trapped person anymore.
Setting: Three desks are equally spread across the stage, facing the audience. (These should be no more than just tables with keyboards on them. The actors will sit behind the ‘desks’ facing the audience and look as though they are looking at the monitor on the computer.)
8.Paper Pusher
by Angela Santillo
CHARACTERS:
ASSOCIATE #1- female, any age
ASSOCIATE #2- female, any age
ASSOCIATE #3- male, any age TIME 3 o’clock.
Setting: An office. (An office. We know because the lighting is horrible. No one looks good, it makes everyone look old, and it hurts the eyes. ASSOCIATE #1 sits next to ASSOCIATE #3 who sits next to ASSOCIATE #2. All wear non-aggressive work attire and a large stack of paper and a cup of coffee sit before each of them. It’s 3 o’clock.)
9.A Matched Pair
by Geoffrey Knox
CHARACTERS:
JUDITH: Hamnet’s twin sister
HAMNET: Judith’s twin brother
Setting: A room with two coffins dead center
10.True
by Richard Chin
CHARACTERS:
SALESWOMAN: A young woman, polished and professionally dressed.
CUSTOMER: A young man, casually dressed.
Setting: A retail store sometime in the future. On stage are a table and a chair.
The SALESWOMAN is seated in the chair, looking at tablet computer on the table, using her finger to flip through pages and images. The tablet can be represented through mime by the SALESWOMAN. The CUSTOMER enters from stage right and mimes opening a door.
