2020 Snowdance Comedy Festival Lineup Announced

RACINE, WI — Racine's Over Our Head Players has announced the 10 finalists selected for performance at the “2020 Snowdance 10 Minute Comedy Festival.”

Between July and October, a record-breaking 654 scripts were submitted for consideration. Playwrights from 43 states and 12 foreign countries entered the competition. The largest number of entries came from New York, followed by California.

Two of the 2020 finalists 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:

My Parent’s Carjacking, Michael L. Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin — An older couple is held up at the longest light in town.

For Whom the Yell Tolls, James Ferguson, Plainville, Massachusetts — A new girlfriend meets her boyfriend’s mother.

Geese, Peter Stavros, Louisville, Kentucky — A gaggle of geese ruins one couple’s day.

The Last Game Night, Karen Fetherston, Racine, Wisconsin — When friends play board games, tensions run high

The Talk, Greg Beattie, Lafayette, Louisiana — A father and son rap about the birds and the bees

Go to The Light, by Laurie Allen, Odessa, Texas — Three children fulfill their dying dad’s last wishes.

Burning Airlines Give You So Much More, Ruben Carbajal, Kenosha, Wisconsin —
It is amazing what some people do when their plane is crashing.

The Thief, Christine Robinson, Peterlee, County Durham, England — A couple awakes to find a unique home intruder.

Elvis and the Psychiatrist, Michael Noonan, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England — Everyone could use a little therapy once in a while, even Elvis.

A Disturbing Encounter at the Calhoun Residence Involving Sex, Marriage, and the American Musical Theatre, William Cameron, Washington, Pennsylvania — The title says it all, except there is also infidelity.

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 1.

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

OOHP presents Snowdance Jan. 31 – March 1, 2020.

Friday performances are at 8:00; Saturday shows are at 5:30 and 8:00. Sunday shows are at 2:30, and Thursdays performances are at 7:00. Tickets are $20 on Fridays and Saturdays and $18 Thursdays and Sundays. Reservations are available at www.overourheadplayers.org or by calling the box office, (262)632- 6802.