2012 Annual
10-Minute Play Festival

Playing Games

Oh, the games people play...

Games of chance. Mind games. Game shows. Card games. Gaming the system. Big game. Ballgames. Even The Most Dangerous Game.

It seems to be hard-wired into the human psyche to bluff, plot, push, weep, wheedle, maneuver, manipulate and strategize to get what you want, whether the ultimate goal is winning the World Series of Poker, emerging as the head of the Five Families, nabbing the Miss Junebug title, shoving your brother aside for that inheritance, sliding into the last spot on the Olympic luge team, stealing the blue ribbon for your giant zucchini or finally, just once, beating your spouse at Charades.

Is it really about winning, losing, or how you play the game?

You have:

• No more than 4 characters...
• No more than 10 minutes...
• And unlimited possibilities to write a winning play for Heartland Theatre’s “Playing Games” 10-Minute Play Festival.

Read the rules for the festival.

Enter your play.

For more information call Heartland's Box Office at 309/452-8709 or playfest@heartlandtheatre.org

Follow these links to view Photos of past 10-Minute Play Festival plays in performance:

2003 Play Festival: The Parlor Plays

2004 Play Festival: The Classroom Plays

2005 Play Festival: The Attic Plays

2006 Play Festival: The 20 Year Plays

2007 Play Festival: One Shoe

2008 Play Festival: The Coffee Shop

2009 Play Festival: It's Over!

2010 Play Festival: Inns & Outs

2011 Play Festival: The Back Porch