CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS (listed alphabetically by title)
Weathervane would like to thank the nearly 150 playwrights from around the globe who submitted plays to this year's festival.
Bear with It
by Craig Gustafson of Lombard, IL
JIM-Tyler Gaydosh
RONNIE-Brittany Bailey
PAMELA-Madeline Saraniti
Camp Closure
by Mary Villaflor of Joliet, IL
KERI-Maggie Maust
LUKE-Spencer Morgan
Here in These Woods
by Rachel Zake of Pepper Pike, OH
TESS-Catherine Cai|
BRANDON-Elijah Blower
Lower Loop
by Jill Bradley of Pittsburg, TX
TESS-Crystal Henderson
MILES-Toussaint English
ELISE-Carly Zalenski
Ontario Ho!
by Dave Carley of Toronto, ON
DANIEL-Andrew Allen
MANDY-Allison Cirner
RANGER-Sean Vollman
Orion's Sword
by James W. Perry of Manteca, CA
OWEN-Cyrus Dzikowski
IVY-Gia Maglione
RACHEL'S BIRTHDAY
by Pamela Morris of Lodi, OH
TED-Michael Gaffney
RACHEL-Jennifer Matas
LIAM-Andrew Falkosky
A STARRY NIGHT
by Clara Rodriguez of North Hollywood, CA
OLIVE-Jordan Boughner
JASON-Nathan Sloan
TESS-Jordyn Sledge
Created and first produced by Eileen Moushey -- a longtime Weathervane Playhouse volunteer, actor, board member, and donor -- Weathervane's 8x10 TheatreFest is a new-play festival in which we select and present eight 10-minute plays culled from several hundred submissions sent in from around the world, all of them linked by a singular setting. Audience members get to vote for their favorite plays, with the winners receiving cash awards for their efforts.
Audiences at our 2025 festival selected a campground as the setting/location for the 10-minute plays of the 2026 festival. Submission information for the 2026 festival will be announced in the fall of 2025. Watch this space!
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