2024
Winners
BRONZE
Coach Kingston Explains It Like It Is
In Coach Kingston Tells It Like It Is, the coach educates a minor hockey dad on the importance of anger, hatred, loathing, giving 115% and the immortal soul.
Cooper Bilton as Coach Kingston
Tom Keat as Marty Macgougal
Author(s): Mark Brownell
Director(s): Sue Miner & Mark Brownell
Name of Company, Troupe or Organization: Pea Green Theatre
Genre: Comedy
Setting: Brantford
SILVER
Dinner for One
Miss Sophie is throwing an annual dinner party for her four dearly departed friends. Loyal butler, James, struggles to do his best to ensure all (including the departed) have a good time. "Same procedure as every year, James.".
Catherine Camp-Paynter as Miss Sophie
Bruce Farley as James
Author(s): Lauri Wylie
Director(s): Catherine Camp-Paynter & Bruce Farley
Genre: Comedy
Setting: Dining Room
GOLD
The Interview
A trans woman has been required to explain herself to an authority figure. Her story is very personal, and goes in an unexpected direction.
Heather Kirk as The Woman
Author(s): Heather Kirk
Director(s): Deb Dagenais
Genre: Drama
Setting: Contemporary Office
Special Adjudication Awards
Attention to Detail
The Project
A couple visits their child's science fair and they are surprised by the disturbing subject matter their child has chosen to present. This leads to an intense argument about who is to blame and what to do next.
Kate Racheter as Mom
Jay Douglas as Dad
Author(s): Kate Racheter
Director(s): Jay Douglas
Genre: Comedy
Setting: A Private School Science Fair
Set Design
Sandwich
What's the right thing to say while drifting towards oblivion? In this touching cosmic comedy, experience the gripping journey of two astronauts as they struggle for connection while facing ultimate isolation in the void of space.
Tommy Taylor as Astronaut 1
Muneer Malik-Noor as Astronaut 2
Author(s): Tommy Taylor
Director(s): Tommy Taylor
Genre: Sci-Fi Dramedy
Setting: The vast emptiness of space.
Characterization
(Nadia, as played by Julie Goudie)
Good People
A widower arrives a few hours before a ceremony to install a statue honouring her late husband. A young woman shows up, carrying a can of red paint.
Julie Goudie as Nadia
Rachel Estok as Ariel
Author(s): Eric Goudie
Director(s): Mya Leworthy
Name of Company, Troupe or Organization: Grinder Productions
Genre: Drama
Setting: Present. An outdoor, public space.
About the 10-Minute Play Competition
Competitors present a stage-ready theatre production in front of a live audience, which is then scored by a panel of adjudicators. The three best theatre productions are awarded cash prizes.
Actors and troupes interested in competing need to complete the application form to register their entry and submit their production for consideration.
Selected submissions will be invited to produce their play at the competition.
We are looking for a diverse array of genres, themes, formats, styles, and perspectives, so we encourage everyone to apply!
Prizes
🥇Gold $1,000
🥈Silver $500
🥉Bronze $250
Organizing Committee
Steph Christiaens
Steph is a professional actress and has been performing for over 25 years all across southwestern Ontario. Aside from performing she produces, casts and AD's for Indy film and theatre. Steph is one of the co-creators of the 10-Minute Play Competition, and is excited to see it become Ontario’s premier short play competition.
Executive Producer & Adjudicator
Susan Dignan
For over 50 years, Susan has been involved in every aspect of theatre production. In addition to loving having been a teacher of dramatic arts, Susan enjoys directing, polishing, and adjudication. Currently she is vice president of the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts Foundation.
Head Adjudicator
Martin Smith
Martin is a local playwright, actor and director. His next project will be a Brantford performance of The Other Noise in March of 2025. He'll also be launching a Brant-based podcast in January of 2025. He is thrilled to be back working on the 10-Minute Play Competition once again.
Host & House Manager
Wiktor Kulinski
Wiktor is Chair of Grand Culture, and co-creator of the 10-Minute Play Competition. He has formally studied playwriting, dramaturgy, and direction, and taught undergraduate students in Theatre and Performance Studies. He loves short theatre because it’s like a pressure cooker for incredible creativity.
Theatre Coordinator, GRAF Committee
Jessica Hamilton
Jessica Hamilton has dabbled in most aspects of the theatre including tech, writing, directing, and acting. Some of her most memorable projects were playing Becca in Rabbit Hole (PPT), Kate in The Taming of the Shrew (AMP), along with directing All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and House for Sale (ICHTHYS). When she isn’t telling people “sorry I can’t, I have rehearsal” you can find Jessica trying to convince teenagers that they like math and working with the theatre kids at Pauline Johnson CVS.
Head, Lighting Tech
Todd Lucek
Todd has been running sound for Paris Performers' Theatre since 2015's Love, Loss and What I Wore. Todd has also created soundscapes for Simcoe Little Theatre's production of Waiting For Godot, Cambridge Community Players' production of Emerge. Most recently, he ran sound for Hamilton Theatre Inc. production of the musical The Prom.
Head, Sound Tech