Empire Arts Theatre & Sam A. Johnson Arts and Humanities Foundation present

The Incubator Series

7 brand new 10-minute plays written by women playwrights

March 31, April 1-2 @ 7:30 pm; April 3 @ 2 pm

This series features new works by women playwrights from in and outside the U.S., selected through an international call for work. You can expect a variety of subjects, genres, and styles.

Curated by Kathy Coudle-King

More than 100 submissions were received for the ETC's "Incubator Series," March 31 - April 2, 7:30 pm; April 3 at 2 p.m. Ten volunteer readers whittled down that number to the following 7 plays and 5 monologues:

10-Minute Plays:

Mary Caroline Rogers (Tuscon, AZ) - “Counting Dogs Like Sheep”

Brigid Amos (Lincoln, NE) - “The Kitchen Garden”

Bara Swain (NY, NY) -”Incorrigible”

Judy Klaas (Nashville, TN) - “Take Down”

Lindsay Partain (Tigard, OR) -“Monsters Beyond the Midnight Zone”

Arianna Rose (Del Ray Beach, FL) - “Joy Ride”

Loretta Bolger Wish (Manasquan, NJ) - “Person in Charge”

Monologues written by teens from region:

Eden Scott (Ardoch, ND) - “No Going Back”

Ginny Hutton (GF, ND) - “It’s Just One More Thing”

Addison Foley (GF, ND) - “I Dream of Jeans”

Alena Kolodka (GF, ND) - “Mountain Top, Baby Pool: Inner Musings of a Middle Schooler”

Latasia Council (GF, ND) - “The North Carolina Girl”

Madelyn Haugen (Carrington, ND) - "The Blue Polo"