2026 10 Minute Play Festival - Unexpected Connections
Unexpected Connections is a 10-minute play festival produced by CSCT, dedicated to celebrating the surprising, funny, tender, and transformative ways people connect. Through short, bold storytelling, we create space for laughter, empathy, and shared humanity, reminding us that connection often appears when we least expect it.
Out of more than 800 submissions from around the world, we have select eight standout works to be fully showcased at the festival.
The festival will take place at the Eshkol Pais, Ha'Hayil Street, 46, Ra'anana from the 16th June through to the 18th June, 2026.
Out of more than 800 submissions from around the world, we have select eight standout works to be fully showcased at the festival.
The festival will take place at the Eshkol Pais, Ha'Hayil Street, 46, Ra'anana from the 16th June through to the 18th June, 2026.
FINAL EIGHT PLAYS (In Alphabetical Order)
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A Benevolent Alliance of Mourners By Ken Preuss A student, home from college for the funeral of a friend, and a singer, hired to perform at the service, meet by chance outside the church, conversing, confessing, and connecting in unexpected ways. |
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A Ferry Tale By Cricket Daniel Two strangers meet by chance on a ferry and feel an unexpected, powerful connection, but just as the possibility of something meaningful begins to emerge, unseen forces challenge whether their timing is truly meant to be. |
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A Silly First Date By William Johnson A quirky first date takes an unexpected turn when Brian brings Susan to a nursing home, revealing his unconventional but heartfelt approach to life and love. Will his date embrace his approach or not? |
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Cup O' Kindness By Jon Lonoff Two strangers meet in a New York City bar on New Year's Eve and find unexpected common ground as they confront their individual experiences with isolation and loss |
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Fiddler on the Block By James Sherman Following their departure from Anatevka, Tevye and Golde arrive at their relatives' crowded apartment on New York's Lower East Side, where they are encouraged to trade their old-world traditions and names for a modern American identity |
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Love, Lysol and Other Delusions By Brian Brijbag What begins as an absurd infestation becomes an unexpected counseling session about marriage, identity, fear of permanence, and the quiet panic that follows big life choices. |
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Ordained By Mark Harvey Levine In the play Ordained by Mark Harvey Levine, two strangers waiting for their flights at an airport are jokingly "married" by a quirky woman who claims to be a newly ordained minister. |
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Unaccompanied Miner By Les Abromovitz A coal miner who recently graduated from law school uses a clever linguistic technicality to try and charm his way into early boarding with a weary, rules-oriented gate agent. |