THE 14th ANNUAL KING’S SHORTS FESTIVAL OF 10-MINUTE PLAYS IS HAPPENING IN JUNE 2022
Plays submitted for the 2020 King’s Shorts Festival of Ten Minute Plays will be performed at the Festival on June 10, 11 and 12, 2022 at King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal.
Auditions will be held at King’s Theatre on April 7th at 6pm and April 10 at 11am.
Actors needed for the following roles:
- 14 men, 20s-70s
- 14 women, 20s to 60s
- 1 role for either a man or woman, 40s to 60s
- No parts for children or teenagers
- Extras, men and woman, no speaking parts
For more information, please contact Verilea Ellis at verilea@yahoo.ca or 902-245-2309.
The selection of eight plays to be performed in June 2022 for the 14th Annual Festival of 10-minute plays to be, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
A BLAZE OF GLORY
by Shawn Samuelson Henry, North Carolina
A BRIDGE NOT FAR ENOUGH
by Rosemary Frisino Toohey, Baltimore, MD
CROSS PURPOSES
by Janet Godsell, Wellington, NS
HAIL, HAIL
by Gene DeJoie, Los Angeles, CA
HARD OF HEARING
by Cheryl Burchell, Yarmouth, NS
OCTOBER
by Paul Lewis, Seattle, WA
RIBETED BY YOU
by Nancy Hopps, Eugene, OR
THE COVE, 1690 AM
by Jim Prime, New Minas, NS
2007 TO PRESENT
A review of past winners
2019
- First Place: Last Call, Aviva Fleising
- Second Place: Non-Fiction, Gene DeJoie
- The People’s Choice: Book Ends, Shawn Samuelson Henry
2019 Program
2018
- First Place: Hints and Allegations, Sid Filkow
- Second Place: The Order of Good Cheer, Glenna Prime and Jim Prime
- The People’s Choice: The Order of Good Cheer, Glenna Prime and Jim Prime
2018 Program
2017
- First Place: A Second Hand Love Story, Glenna Prime
- Second Place: Installing a GPS, Margot Bishop
- The People’s Choice: Funeral Sandwiches, Jim Prime and Ben Robicheau
2017 Program
2016
- First Place: Chase the Ace, Charles Salmon
- Second Place: Never Give Up, James Hutchison
- Peoples Choice: The Agency Sent Me, Jim Prime
2016 Program
2015
- First Place: The Shoe Department, Philip W. Hall
- Second Place: Go Green, Janet Godsell
- Peoples Choice: Fish and Dicks: A Tale from the Digby Neck and Islands Fish-Gutting Service and Detective Agency, Jim Prime
2015 Program
2014
- First Place: Western Music in the Meringue, Sandi Johnson
- Second Place: Better Safe than Sorry, George Freek
- Peoples Choice: The Rubber Duck, Janet Godsell
2014 Program
2013
- First Place: The Business Plan, Philip Hall
- Second Place: As the Glaciers Melt, Janet Godsell
- Peoples Choice: Speed Dating at Elderberry Manor, Eloise Comeau Murray
2013 Program
2012
- First Place: The Chair, Charles Salmon
- Second Place: A Business Arrangement, Janet Godsell
- Peoples Choice: A Business Arrangement, Janet Godsell
2012 Program
2011
- First Place: Trusting, Janet Godsell
- Second Place: True Confessions, Wayne Currie
- Peoples Choice: A Twisted Tale, Sue Higgs
2011 Program
2010
- First Place: A Little Secret, Janet Godsell
- Second Place: Touch of Grace, Wendy Lockman
- Peoples Choice: Is it Wednesday?, Pam Calabrese Maclean
2010 Program
2009
- First Place: Saved, Janet Godsell
- Second Place: Awake, Pam Calabrese MacLean
- Peoples Choice: Soon Miss Guttenberg? Oh Yes, Soon Mr Abraham, Paula Montgomery
2009 Program
2008
- First Place: What Was That Again, Wayne Currie
- Second Place: Drawing the Line, Janet Godsell
- Peoples Choice: Drawing the Line, Janet Godsell
2008 Program
2007
- First Place: The Lonely Island
- Second Place: Not Awarded
- Peoples Choice: Not Awarded
A BRIEF HISTORY OF KING’S SHORTS
In 2006, Dean Taylor, local Annapolis Royal playwright, was discussing ten minute plays with some members of the Annapolis District Drama Group, as well as with the Executive Director of Theatre Nova Scotia. They all felt that a ten minute play festival was the perfect fit for the Annapolis area and King’s Theatre. Dean formed a committee that year, and in June 2007, the King’s Shorts Festival of Ten Minute Plays was born.
The Festival Today
Including the submissions for 2019, 798 plays have been submitted to the Festival from playwrights across Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Greece, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, and India. Every June eight plays are produced. The festival has included plays by first time playwrights and by experienced playwrights, by amateur writers and by professional writers, by men and by women, by young writers and by “more mature” writers.
Our Goal
Aside from being a fundraiser for King’s Theatre, King’s Shorts has two main goals. The first is to make live theatre more accessible to all: the audience, playwrights, directors and performers alike, and the second is to help them experience, or continue to experience, the joy of live theatre. To that end, each play performed is assigned its own director and that director sets his/her cast of players. At each annual performance, a first and second place winner, based on the written work, is chosen by Theatre Nova Scotia. As well, a People’s Choice Award is selected by the audiences at the three performances of the festival.
Our Challenge to You
If you have never been involved with live theatre this is your chance. The plays are only ten minutes long so it’s a great opportunity to “jump in” with both feet. We are always looking for playwrights (new or used), and actors (experienced or otherwise), for directors (we’ll even give you a little training), for backstage crew (you only need a black t-shirt) and for audience members (you simply need the ability to enjoy yourself). In whatever capacity you choose, we look forward to seeing you at the Festival in June.
