Theatre Oxford’s annual Ten-Minute Play Festival has been supporting new theatrical works since 1999. Our arts-loving community looks forward to this annual event featuring local, national, and often international talent. The main event features the Grand Prize Winner of Theatre Oxford’s International 10-Minute Playwriting Contest, as well as other finalists.
2024 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winners (tie):
“95 Tiles” by Bethany Teames
“The Southerner” by Jenna Worsham
Third Place: “Supergirls” by Kathryn Ryan
2024 Festival Lineup
February 14 & 15 | Powerhouse
“Locker Room Talk” by John Holleman (TN), directed by Jules Mikell
“Intruder” by Desta Wondirad (NY), directed by Jennifer Mizenko
“Hamlet Goes to Therapy” by Ian Patrick (CA), directed by Decklan Powers
“95 Tiles” by Bethany Teames (NC), directed by David Hamilton
“Dibs on the Scotty Dog” by Katie May (CA), directed by Felipe Macias
“Supergirls” by Kathryn Ryan (NY), directed by Amanda Malloy
“The Southerner” by Jenna Worsham (NY), directed by Joe Atkins
“All Hail the Warrior Queen” by Mark Saunders (OR), directed by Teresa Simone
Festival Schedule 2025
2025 Festival Lineup
Past Contest Winners and Festival Line Ups
2024 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winners (tie):
“95 Tiles” by Bethany Teames
“The Southerner” by Jenna Worsham
Third Place: “Supergirls” by Kathryn Ryan
2025 Festival Lineup
February 14 & 15 | Powerhouse
“Locker Room Talk” by John Holleman (TN)
“Intruder” by Desta Wondirad (NY)
“Hamlet Goes to Therapy” by Ian Patrick (CA)
“95 Tiles” by Bethany Teames (NC)
“Dibs on the Scotty Dog” by Katie May (CA)
“Supergirls” by Kathryn Ryan (NY)
“The Southerner” by Jenna Worsham (NY)
“All Hail the Warrior Queen” by Mark Saunders (OR)
2023 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “AI Ganster” by Kate Lechler & Connor King
Second Place: “A Different Kind of Strong” by Judy Klass
Third Place: “A Passenger” by C.A. Hughes
2024 Festival Lineup
February 16 & 17 | Powerhouse
“Marriage Counseling” by Risa Lewak (NY)
“A Different Kind of Strong” by Judy Klass (TN)
“Limpia” by Leonard Madrid (NM)
“Esperanto” by Brian Silberman (PA)
“Elvis Knows Best” by Shelley Segal (NC)
“Hanging Carpets” by Desta Wondirad (NY)
“AI Ganster” by Kate Lechler (IL)
and Connor King (MS)
2022 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “20 Avon” by Kristin Andrea Hanratty
Second Place: “Patients” by George Kehoe
Third Place (Tie): “Buried Fish and Lilacs” by Michael W Moon and “Guestbook” by Patti Veconi
2023 Festival Lineup
February 10-11 | Powerhouse
- “20 Avon” by Kristin Andrea Hanratty (Michigan)
- “Patients” by George Kehoe (Mississippi)
- “Dead Man” by Chuck Smith (Virginia)
- “The Hitchhikers” by Joseph Atkins (Mississippi)
- “The Square Billed Sapphire” by Tim Lehnert (Rhode Island)
- “Lunch Break” by LaToya Faulk (Mississippi)
- “The Influencer” by Sem Megson (Ontario, Canada)
2021 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “The 867 Deaths of Jesse James” by CA Munn
Second Place: “Skin Deep” by James McLindon
Third Place: “thirty and next” by Matthew Stephen Smith
2022 Festival Lineup
May 13-14 | Powerhouse
2020 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “Doppleganger” by Barry Wood
Second Place: “Miss Ida’s Magic” by Jason Milligan
Third Place: “It’s Never Too Late” by Steve Pryor
2021 Festival Lineup
April 8-10 | Powerhouse
- “Tooth or Dare” by Emily McClain (Georgia)
- “It’s Never Too Late” by Steve Pryor (Georgia)
- “Doppelganger” by Barry Wood (UK)
- “What You Wish For” by Scott Gipson (Colorado)
- “Miss Ida’s Magic” by Jason Milligan (California)
- “A Young Ghost” by Mary Miller (Mississippi)
2019 Contest Winners
Grand Prize Winner: “Secret Family Recipes” by Emily McClain
Second Place: “The Full Moby-Dick Experience” by Jack Pendarvis
Third Place: “Ashes to Dust” by Kate Leslie
2020 Festival Lineup
Streamed due to COVID-19
- “Keep a Little Soul” by Madison Sedlor (New York)
- “Ashes to Dust” by Kate Leslie (Illinois)
- “Secret Family Recipes” by Emily McClain (Georgia)
- “The Interview” by Patrice Hamilton (Connecticut)
- “Grief Has Waltzed on My Heart Tonight” by Bill Boyle (Mississippi)
- The Full Moby-Dick Experience by Jack Pendarvis (Mississippi)
