10-Minute Play Festival Festival Winners

The 10-Minute Play Festival had 59 students participate.  The students created 11 shows; 6 of which were comedies and 5 were dramas.  Schools participating in this years 10-minute festival include:  WINGS Discovery Center, St. Martin High School, Washington High School, Pearl River Central High School, Louisville High School, Purvis High School, Biloxi High School, Desoto Central High School, and Picayune Memorial High School.  Melanie Harris served as chair of the 10-minute festival and Shonda Davis served as vice-chair.  Theatre students Melissa Sparks, from Mississippi State University, and Alex Craig and Patrick Mitchell from William Carey College served as festival assistants.  We are grateful for thier help!

Comedy Division
Best Writer April Zogaib - "Dirty Pop" - Picayune Memorial High School
Best Director Sara Cohen - "Dirty Pop" - Pearl River Central High School
Assistant Director/Technical Audrey Kim - "Come to the Milky Way" - WINGS Discovery Center
Best Actor Jey Ulmer - "Tonight this Frolic" - Washington High School
Best Actress Rachel Walker - "Eleven Dollars" - Pearl River Central High School
Overall Comedy Production Team Winner

"Dirty Pop"  written by April Zogaib

  • Director:  Sara Cohen
  • AD/Tech:   Mary Elizabeth Huddleston, Washington High School
  • Actors:   Kat Kox
  • Heather Bouroue - St. Martin High School.
Drama Division
Writer Zach Evans - "The Melancholiness of a Single Frozen Banana:  The Sequel" - Purvis High School
Director Christine Lopez - "A Life in Letters" - Biloxi High School
Assistant Director/Technical Molly Gover - "Love and War" - Desoto Central High School
Best Actor

Bobby Bodenheimer - "The Melancholiness of a Single Frozen Banana:  The Sequel" - Pearl River Central High School
Best Actress

Erin Hurry - "A Life in Letters" - Biloxi High School

Rachel Williams - "Family is Not for the Faint at Heart" - WINGS Performing Arts
Overall Drama Production Team Winner

"The Melancholiness of a Single Frozen Banana:  The Sequel" written by Zach Evans

  • Director:  Stan Roberts - WINGS Discovery Center
  • AD/Tech:  Richard Felo - Pearl River Central High School
  • Actors:  Bobby Bodenheimer, Chris Rash - Louisville High School and Jeff King