Take 10 at 59E59 Theaters

Theater Masters present Take 10, an evening of nine 10-minute plays from aspiring playwrights across the country as part of its National MFA Playwrights competition, at 59E59 Theaters from 15 - 18 Apr 2008.

The 10-minutes plays are:

• Back Story
  Playwright: Benjamin Viccellio
  Director: Pesha Rudnick
  Cast: Jacob Knoll (Man).
  Synopsis: when life imitates art, one diva loses her sense of reality after too many years in the theater
• The Big Exit
  Playwright: John-Paul Nickel
  Director: Heath Cullens
  Cast: Nick Sullivan (Bernie), Anna O�Donoghue (PA).
  Synopsis: Three contestants on America's next hit reality TV show are in for the surprise of their lives.
• Fernando and the Killer Queen
  Playwright: Kyle J. Schmidt
  Director: Wesley Savick
  Cast: Ivan Quintanilla (Fernando), Nick Sullivan (Narrator).
  Synopsis: Revolution, mayhem and l'esprit d'Abba ignite the final moments of the ruthless Killer Queen.
• The Echo
  Playwright: Jennifer Fawcett
  Director: Wesley Savick
  Cast:
  Synopsis: A tragic accident haunts the adult soul of a childhood survivor.
• Frogs
  Playwright: Sam Marks
  Director: Heath Cullens
  Cast: Hannah Cabell (Christina), Anna O�Donoghue (Violet).
  Synopsis: After all an night house party, two young women sit in the kitchen in the dawn light and assess the damage of the previous night, youth, and the past.
• The Hiding Place
  Playwright: Melisa Tien
  Director: Wesley Savick
  Cast:
  Synopsis: A menacing, lyric glimpse at power, sexuality and the workplace.
• Higher Up
  Playwright: Annette Lee
  Director: Pesha Rudnick
  Cast: Hannah Cabell (Fifi), Ivan Quintanilla (Buster).
  Synopsis: When the 'new guy' shows up for work, two businessmen experience firsthand what it's like to be in the dog house.
• Man up and Away
  Playwright: Joe Tracz
  Director: Heath Cullens
  Cast: Jacob Knoll (Jordan).
  Synopsis: On the night of his Going Away to War party, Jordan says goodbye to his little brother Vic -- in the worst possible way.
• Rocky Road
  Playwright: Stephanie Andrea Timm
  Director: Pesha Rudnick
  Cast: Anna O�Donoghue (Daughter), Birgit Huppuch (Mother).
  Synopsis: One family�s zany attempt to bring their son home from the war in Iraq.

Based in Aspen, Colorado, Theater Masters is a non-profit organization whose core mission is to seek and nurture the next generation of artists for the American Theatre and present their work.