CENTURY COLLEGE PLAYHOUSE & LAKESHORE PLAYERS THEATRE are thrilled to announce
the 2026 10-minute play festival
The popular 10-Minute Minute Play Festival will return in the 2025-2026 Season as a partnership with Century College Playhouse! For 20 seasons, Lakeshore Players Theatre invited playwrights from around the world to submit new 10-minute plays for consideration to be performed as a part of this annual festival. Ten plays were blindly selected by committee, and then were rehearsed and performed for the public by community members. We’re excited to revive this popular program as a co-production by Century College Playhouse and Lakeshore Players.
We are accepting play submissions now through September 4, 2025. The submission link can be found below.
We are also now seeking seeking volunteers for the play evaluating committee. More information and a link to the sign-up form are below.
Festival auditions are to be announced, but are anticipated to take place in November or December 2025. A more detailed timeline can be found at the bottom of this page.
Performances of The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival will take place at Century College’s West Campus Theatre from February 20-March 1, 2026.
PLAY SUBMISSION INFORMATION
The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival play submission window is open now through September 4, 2025. Please click the link below to find a PDF with the play submission information and instructions.
VOLUNTEER FOR THE PLAY-READING COMMITTEE
We’re seeking volunteers to join us as a part of the play-reading committee. You will be assigned between 8-15 scripts to read and evaluate according to a rubric. There is an informational meeting on September 17, and play evaluations will be due mid-October. Volunteers will receive their name in the playbill and one free ticket to a 10-Minute Play Festival performance. You can be on the reading committee and still audition for the festival; however, we ask that if you submitted a play for consideration that you do not sign up for the reading committee.
Click the button below for an informational sheet—the sign-up link can be found on that document. Please sign up by September 10, 2025!
The 2026 10-Minute Play Festival Timeline*
June 17-September 4, 2025 - Play Submission Period
July 29, 2025 - Tickets On Sale
August 2025 - Volunteer Reading Committee Recruitment
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 - Volunteer Readers Info Meeting (Zoom)
November 8, 2025 - Read-Aloud Day at Century College
By November 14, 2025 - Festival Selections Announced
November/December, 2025 - Actor Auditions
Week of January 12-16, 2026 - Rehearsals begin at Century College
February 20-March 1, 2026 – 10-Minute Play Festival Performances at Century College’s West Campus Theatre
*These dates are tentative and will be updated as details are finalized. Last update: 8/1/25