CENTURY COLLEGE PLAYHOUSE & LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATRE are thrilled to announce
the 2026 10-minute play festival
The popular 10-Minute Minute Play Festival returns in 2026 as a partnership with Century College Playhouse! Ten new, plays have been blindly selected by committee, and will be rehearsed and performed by community members at Century College Playhouse in the winter of 2026!
Performances of The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival will take place at Century College’s West Campus Theatre from February 20-March 1, 2026.
Audiences Have Spoken! The play selected as the “Audience Favorite” of The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival is:
Friendly Persuasion
By Dan Borengasser
Congratulations to all of the incredible playwrights whose bold, imaginative work lit up this year’s festival. We thank you for sharing your stories. And thank you to the audiences who came out to support new work—your passion for theatre keeps our community thriving!
Lakeshore Players Theatre & Century College are pleased to announce the plays for The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival
Amygdala, or The Rabbit by Mathew Green - Champaign, IL Crowbar by Sara Freedman - Bend, OR Family Planning by Kimberlee Penn Erazo & Christine Shyne - Saint Paul, MN Friendly Persuasion by Dan Borengasser - Springdale, AR From Heaven Above by Catherine Dunkelow - Saint Paul, MN Gate 36 by Mike Byham - Southlake, TX Have You Seen the New Humphrey Bogart Film? by Phil Darg - Maple Grove, MN Rewind by Morey Norkin - Japan The Look of Love by Lisa Attanasio - Massapequa, NY Time Table by Jeff Perlman - Delray Beach, FL
Thank you to all of the playwrights who submitted and to the play-reading committees for your time and dedication to the festival!
