The Blue Slipper Theatre, 113 E. Callender in downtown Livingston, will hold a 10-Minute Play Festival from May 11 through 20. Eleven directors and nearly 30 actors will present 18 short plays by playwrights from as near as Livingston and Bozeman and as far as New York, Texas, Florida and Ontario.

The plays are divided into two sets of nine plays each. Set A will be offered Friday, May 11 and Saturday May 12 at 8:00 pm, and Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 at 3:00 pm. Set B will be offered Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at 3:00 pm, and Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $12 for a single performance ($10 for students and seniors), or a block of both sets for $20 ($16 for students and seniors). Advance ticket sales are available at Elk River Books, 115 E. Callender, next door to the Blue Slipper. Elk River Books is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Reservations may also be made by calling the Blue Slipper at 222-7720 and leaving a message.

Rehearsals have been taking place throughout Livingston including the Mint Bar and Theatre, Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, Murray Hotel, Danforth Gallery, Livingston Center for Art and Culture, Lincoln School and Firehall Fitness Center, as well as the Blue Slipper, helping to make the festival a truly community-wide event. The Slipper hopes the festival becomes an annually occurring event that continues to bring exciting, original plays to Livingston while offering a chance for many new people to get involved in theatrical productions.

Here’s a listing of each set’s plays, directors and casts:

Set A:

Contemplation Note
written and directed by Alexis Weinkauf, featuring Tehillah Blair, Rachel Flury, Sam Gardner, Eben Howard and Kimiko Wittkopp
Snap
by Greg Freier, directed by Kristina Lankford, featuring Tom Boller, Deb Corbett and Hugh Kinslow
Independence Day
by Rhea MacCallum, directed by Debbie Jamieson, featuring Rachel Flury and Virginia McAtee
How about Cannons?
by David Vazdauskas, directed by Kristina Lankford, featuring Carmine Leighton and Cody Standish
Table Manners in Buenos Aires
by William Fowkes, directed by Alexis Weinkauf, featuring Deb Corbett, Mike Edens, Alexis Weinkauf and Kimiko Wittkopp
All the Answers
by Mark Cornell, directed by Scott Black, featuring Tehillah Blair and Francis Wendt
Curse the Darkness
by Patrick Gabridge, directed by Carmen Dunn, featuring Eva Arnetti, Cira Cleavewing, Jasper Jubilee and Gary Wise
Getting Back in Touch
by Marjorie Smith, directed by Hugh Kinslow, featuring Relly Friedman and Lee Rinderknecht
The Silence
by Connie Schindewolf, directed by Carmen Dunn, featuring Heather Cummins, Rebecca Thomas and Phil Tribble

Set B:

Fighting Mr. Right
by Barbara Lindsay, directed by Christopher DeJohn, featuring Carmine Leighton and Francis Wendt
It Sounds Like Science
by Russell Weeks, directed by Deb Corbett, featuring Christopher DeJohn, Lee Rinderknecht and Justin Weisgerber
Letting Go
by Rhea MacCallum, directed by Tom Boller, featuring Julie Smith and Alexis Weinkauf
Misunderstood
by Jim Hajny, directed by Hugh Kinslow, featuring Bernard Lewis, Virginia McAtee, Phil Tribble and Justin Weisgerber
Delilah
by Len Cuthbert, directed by Deb Corbett, featuring Jubilee Blair and Francesca Snow
Gun Metal Blue Bar
by K. Frithjof Peterson, directed by Scott Black, featuring Cyle Kokot and Tim Williams
… last and always
by Allan Baker, directed by Tom Boller, featuring Hugh Kinslow and Francis Wendt
Candy Apples
written and directed by Storrs Bishop, featuring Quint Bishop, Christopher DeJohn, Francesca Snow and Tim Williams
Idaho City
by Alan L. Steinberg, directed by Sherry Pikul, featuring Marc Beaudin, Storrs Bishop and Rebecca Thomas

Following the final performance, the Blue Slipper will present the first ever “Donnie” Awards, named in honor of the Theatre’s founder, Don Johns. Awards will be given to festival participants in several categories similar to Broadway’s Tony Awards. The awards ceremony will be held Sunday, May 20 at 7:00 pm.

For more information on the festival, send an e-mail to blueslipper10fest@gmail.com or call 222-7720.

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