The 2011 8x10 TheatreFest
Weathervane's Annual Contest and Festival of 10-Minute Plays

Weathervane Playhouse celebrates the art of the short-format play with the first annual 8x10 TheatreFest. Eight plays, 10 minutes each, all featuring a signature prop...A CHAIR!

The "final eight" plays for the 2011 8x10 TheatreFest were performed on the Weathervane stage from July 15 to 17, 2011. A panel of judges selected the first- and second-place winners of the festival, while audiences voted to select the festival's "Fan Favorite." Audience members also had the opportunity to help select the 2012 festival's inspirational prop! 

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

First-Place
Trips with Grandma by Pat Robertell-Hudson
Directed by Bill Morgan
Featuring Annie Meyer-Steinheiser, Joshua Smalley, and Lorena Goold

Second-Place
Worth Waiting For by Erin Bunting
Directed by Jo McGarvey
Featuring Jo McGarvey, Conor McGarvey, and Kevin McGarvey

"Fan Favorite" Winner
Trips with Grandma by Pat Robertell-Hudson
Directed by Bill Morgan
Featuring Annie Meyer-Steinheiser, Joshua Smalley, and Lorena Goold

The six Runners-Up

Bear-ly Legal: A Love Story by Marek Muller of Littleton, CO
Directed by Ian Haberman
Featuring Rachel Gehlert, Matthew J. Wilk, and Ian Haberman

Crossing the Line by Seth Freeman of Pacific Palisades, CA
Directed by Jo McGarvey
Featuring Conor McGarvey and Kevin McGarvey

The Kid's Menu by Richard Vetere of Flushing, NY
Directed by Alan Scott Ferrall
Featuring Michael Pitt and Rachel Gehlert

Ridiculously Overpriced Coffee by Kelly Butler of Hixson, TN
Directed by Emily Cuirle
Featuring Roxana Kalteisen and Robert Branch

That Sucking Sound by Al Kline of Creswell, OR
Directed by Ron Cuirle
Featuring Christopher Holmok and Katy Milane

Vatican 3G by Joe Starzyk of Troy, NY
Directed by Jeremy Lewis
Featuring Ross Rhodes and Robert C. Fockler

AND THE PROP CHOSEN FOR THE 2nd ANNUAL 8X10 THEATREFEST IS...

An Antique Microphone!