Island Theatre's Ten-Minute Play Festival Announced for August 17 & 18

Help celebrate local playwrights! Now in its seventh year, Island Theatre's Ten-Minute Play Festival features original short plays by Kitsap County Playwrights. Held over an August weekend each year since 2012, these fully-staged performances take place at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

The 2018 winners and featured plays this summer are "Good Stuff" by James E. Anderson III, "If the Shoe Pinches" by Connie Bennett, "The Justice Part" by Jeffrey Brown, "The Kevin" by Rob Burke, "Henri's Return" by Avery Gori, "Oblivion" by Paul Lewis, "The Last Bride of Ansbruk Village" by Aleks Merilo, "The 18th Hole" by Bruce Pemberton, "A. I. Love U" by Karen Polinsky, and "Joint Questioning" by Miranda Ray.

Please join Island Theatre in the BPA lobby an hour before curtain for refreshments, with concession proceeds benefiting Bainbridge Performing Arts. The theater doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

Island Theatre's 7th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival appears at BPA August 17 and 18, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. plus a Saturday Matinee at 3:00 p.m.. Tickets, $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206.842.8569 or in person at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. BPA Box Office hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

Island Theatre is an independent community theatre company based on Bainbridge Island, focusing on low-priced, high-quality theatre experiences geared for adult actors and audiences, including the Island Theatre at the Library series and Island Theatre at Your House, as well as the annual Ten-Minute Play Festival held at BPA.

Island Theatre is supported, in part, by the City of Bainbridge Island Cultural Fund, and One Call for All. BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation, the City of Bainbridge Island, and One Call for All. Bainbridge Performing Arts is pleased to offer an "Open Doors" program. Free and reduced-cost tickets to most events are available to community members in need through our partner Helpline House thanks to grants from BCF, the Mabee Family Foundation, and the Alder Fund at the Bainbridge Community Foundation. Please contact the BPA Box Office at 206.842.8569 or Helpline House to reserve tickets today.

Find out more about BPA at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org.

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