MN Shorts will be Thursday, Sept. 7 and 8. Join us!

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Your donations will be used to fund the Best of the Fest award -- giving $100 each night to the best short play in the festival. Donate any amount and help support local theatre and ORIGINAL plays.

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The Minnesota Shorts Play Festival will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 and repeated 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 at Lincoln Community Theater, 110 Fulton St., Mankato.

The Red Trinity
Written by Tom Barna, Eagle Lake, MN
Summary: Three beings on high set about making universal decisions without an ounce of empathy.

Penemies
Written by Destyni Gessner, Mankato, MN
Summary: Don’t you hate when someone borrows your favorite pen without returning it?

Grounds to Sue
Written by Ruth Furan, Preston, MN
Summary: Coffee didn't used to be something that called for making 817 decisions.

Ricky and Ready
Written by Colleen O’Doherty, Chicago, IL
Summary: A mother struggles with the truth of her daughter’s health, but first she is going to find some answers from the public library.

Heist!
Written by Lisa Dellagiarino, Chicago, IL
Summary: Two thieves attempt a heist of the Hope Diamond from the Smithsonian National Museum. What could go wrong? How about everything.

Mirror, Mirror, Mirror
Written by Pamela Morgan, Normal, IL
Summary: Sometimes, it's hard to see the real you and how amazing you really are!

1-Minute Plays About Laundry
Socks
Written by Kristin Bayer, West Bend, WI
Summary: When your child moves out on his own, you start to miss even the simple things.

Dirty Laundry
Written by Matthew David, Duluth, MN
Summary: Dirty laundry gets aired a month before the wedding -- or should we say the "planned" wedding.

Thinking of Elephants
Written by Craig McNamara, Minneapolis, MN
Summary: A chance encounter leads to an uncomfortable conversation on an unmentionable subject.

Life Socks
Written by Julie Brandon, Downers Grove, IL
Summary: Where DO all those lost socks at the laundromat end up?

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Our Mission
The goal of Minnesota Shorts is to bring short play festivals to Minnesota and make theater accessible to a wider audience. All plays are 10 minutes or less.

If you have any questions regarding the festival send it to:

mnshorts@yahoo.com

If Questions, call:

  Daytime phone: 507-934-8133

Evening Phone: 507-420-1881