TEN MINUTE & SHORT PLAYS

 

Brush On, Brush Off (short)

After a fall from grace, Cecile discovers that love and redemption might be closer at hand than she thought.

Lorraine Laroque and Darlene Grandy as mother and daughter Cecile and Frances
photo by jeff neuman

Production History:
And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, June 2026

You’ve Got Mail (short)

When Emily receives mysterious messages from an unknown source, she finds out what shopping is really all about. 

Production History:
And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, June 2025

Seeing is Believing (short)

In the aftermath of trauma, best friends and creative soulmates James and Kate find their way towards a common vision

Mark Collins & Christine Kahane as jewelers and creative soulmates James & Kate

Production History:
And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, July 2023


Independence Day (ten minutes)

Peg and Jigger have been married almost sixty years. When Jigger collapses, unconscious from a heart attack, Peg’s fantasy of liberation is about to come true until a young man tries to save Jigger’s life.  The suspenseful confrontation between the older woman and the young man leads to a dramatic climax that shocks and surprises in this black comedy. 

PHOTO by Anna Faye hunter

photo by anna faye hunter

Production History:
Millibo Art Theatre, Colorado Springs, April 2023

Shelter in Place (short)

A Ukrainian refugee’s place of temporary and tenuous peace is unexpectedly altered as he yearns for more than sanctuary.

Production History:
And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, June 2022

Called (short)

Beryl’s post-yoga cool down has led her into a new kind of relationship - one that, no matter how hard she tries, she can't get rid of.

Production History:
And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, June 2018

 Up, Up and Away (short)

While sipping a last latté, a mother and daughter have a bittersweet conversation about the mother's final exit.  

Production History:  
     And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, June 2015  

Would You Rather (short)

Meeting in a boutique-y tea shop, two friends joke around using the time-honored "would you rather" format (e.g. "Would you rather be followed around by a bagpipe player for a week or have tinnitus?"), until the joking gets serious.

Production History:
     
And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver, June, 2014

Wrinkles (ten minute)

Eleanor, an out-of-work corporate executive “of a certain age,” feels washed up and worn down by the march of time. Best friend Julia is determined to change Eleanor’s perspective while trying on clothes in a tony Manhattan dressing room. When Julia forces Eleanor to take a peek “under the covers” and face her vulnerability, Eleanor blossoms into a diva of unusual talents. 

Production History:
     
Performance/Staged Reading, And Toto Too Theatre Company, Denver,
     March 2014.