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 Directed By: Sarah Davis 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. Cast Izzy Salant, Jesse Sayag |
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A Ferry Tale
By Cricket Daniel Directed By: Dan Shoenfeld 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. Cast Libby Kaner, Tom Mann Oryan |
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A Silly First Date
By William Johnson Directed By: Bibi Canes 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? Cast Shmuel Goldstein, Jesse Sayag, Shaya Sykora |
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Cup O' Kindness
By Jon Lonoff Directed By: Malcha Dadoosh 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 Cast Sonia Levy, Rachel Shomer |
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Fiddler on the Block
By James Sherman Directed By: Susan Gellman At the end of "Fiddler on the Roof", when the Jews of Anatevka are expelled, Tevya and Golde are going to stay with his Uncle Avrum in New York, America. American plawright, James Sherman, imagines their first meeting, fresh off the boat. Cast Laurence Seeff, Phyllis Becker, Shmuel Goldstein, Lexi Leitner |
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Love, Lysol and Other Delusions
By Brian Brijbag Directed By: Gavriella Silverstone Shieber 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. Cast Sean Topps, Lihi Drori, Izzy Salant |
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Ordained
By Mark Harvey Levine Directed By: Angela Wallis 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. Cast Rachel Berman, Adam Dexter, Libby Kaner |
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Unaccompanied Miner
By Les Abromovitz Directed By: Grant Crankshaw 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. Cast Sofia Firman, Tom Mann Oryan |