The University of Warsaw’s Center for Foreign Language Teaching cordially invites you to participate in the Ten-Minute Play Competition.
A ten-minute play is a short dramatic form that originates from the one-act play tradition. This genre made its official debut in 1977 at the Humana Festival of New American Plays, organized by the Actors Theatre of Louisville. It has since become a mainstay on English-speaking stages, representing a phenomenon in contemporary theater.
Today, the ten-minute play is a fully recognized genre embraced by many English-speaking theater creators. Festivals dedicated to ten-minute plays are held around the world, attracting young artists—playwrights, directors, and actors alike. Audiences and readers appreciate the thematic and formal richness of these works. It’s worth bringing this dramatic form to Polish audiences and enriching our theatrical repertoire.
Perhaps this can happen thanks to you—we invite you to join us in an event that aims to promote this form of artistic expression.
- To familiarize yourself with the ten-minute play form, visit: http://www.10-minute-plays.com
- To learn how to write a ten-minute play, visit: http://www.10-minute-plays.com/how_to_write_a_10_minute_play.html
Competition participants are asked to review the rules and submit signed consents and declarations in scanned form.
Please send your competition entry along with signed declarations by January 6, 2025, to: 10mpfestival@gmail.com
You can find the competition rules and necessary consents here: download
