Snowdance 10-Minute Comedy Plays Announced

RACINE, Wis. -- Over Our Head Players has announced the 10 finalists selected for performance at the “2017 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival.” Between July and October, a record-breaking 284 scripts were submitted for consideration.

Playwrights from 35 states and six foreign countries entered the competition. The largest number of entries came from California, followed by New York. Three of the 2017 finalists have competed in previous Snowdance competitions.

The Snowdance selection committee has chosen these 10 finalists to further compete in production. These original comedies will be performed together by the OOHP Snowdance®ensemble at Sixth Street Theatre in February.

At each performance, audience members can vote for their favorite individual comedy; the audience favorites win cash prizes.

The winning titles and their authors:

Googleheads by Eoin Carney, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Two strangers at a bus stop converse in the universal language of the future

Soul Man by Greg Jenkins, Luke, Maryland

• A down-on-his-luck dentist receives a visit from an angel

One Night Stan by Adam Szudrich, Australia

• Three women each recount their evening with Stan

Statehood by John C. Davenport, Seattle, Washington

• Wormy has some grand plans for his restroom stall

Well Really by Susan Goodell, Weston, Connecticut

• Just a traditional family dinner conversation - not

Jesus Feeds the 4,999 by Kay Phillips, Sierra Vista, Arizona

• Biblical miracle worker encounters a gastronomic dilemma

Conspiracy of Love by Philip J. Kaplan, Brooklyn, New York

• A blind date, and he has a one-track mind

Game Day by Robert O’Connell, Coral Springs, Florida

• Four famous “patriots” have a long-standing football rivalry

Four People Trapped in an Elevator for Ten Hours Depicted Here in Under Ten Minutes by Michael Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin

• The title says it all

Snipped by Joshua Kaplan, Los Angeles, California

• He’ll do anything for love, but will he do that?

The Snowdance 10 Minute Comedy Festival is a competition of original 10 minute comedies. In the ultimate interactive experience, the audience can vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five week festival run, and the Snowdance® “Best in Snow” will be awarded after the final performance on March 5.

A cash award of $500.00 goes to “Best in Snow”, with a $200.00 award going to second place and $100 to third place.

How to Go:

Snowdance February 3 – March 5, 2017.

Friday performances are at 8:00; Saturday shows are at 5:30 and 8:00.

Sunday shows are at 2:30

Thursdays performances are at 7:00.

Tickets are $17.50 on Fridays and Saturdays and $15

Thursdays and Sundays.

Reservations are available at (262)632-6802.

Managing Artistic Director Rich Smith describes the submissions, “Every year, Snowdance truly reflects the current trends in play wrighting. It is always interesting to see the topics and styles that comprise each year’s entrants. We have chosen 10 scripts for production that represent the best of contemporary comedy writing.” He does add, “It’s a ‘PG-13’ mix of material this year - sure to be lots of fun for audiences, whether attending their first Snowdance or their 12th+1.” And now it’s time to get to work.

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