Ten Minute Plays

I recently went to see a play near my house at the "Lakeshore Players Theatre" in White Bear. Actually it wasn't a play but nine ten minute plays written for a contest.

It was really fun. The actors were very good. To my surprise I knew one of the actors, Mike Laudenslager, who I now know is on the board of a local theater Lyric Arts. He was such a good actor, I wasn't sure it was him until I saw him outside during intermission.

The thing I really like about the plays was their brevity. If you didn't like one, all you had to do was wait ten minutes and you would get a whole new play to enjoy.

I didn't agree with the judges of the contest at all. They ranked the serious plays as the top three. The funny plays were much better in my book. The word play in "Old Maids Never Worry", by Rich Espey, was especially good. I also enjoyed "Speed Date" by Carol White.