Florida Cultural Group, Inc. | Description - Theatre Odyssey 21st Annual Ten-Minute Play Festiva

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When

Runs from Friday January 9 2026 to Sunday January 11 2026

Approximate running time: 2 hours

Venue

Jane B. Cook Theatre
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
5555 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota FL 34243

Show Notes

Theatre Odyssey's iconic Ten-Minute Play Festival celebrates 21 years in January 2026—eight plays selected for premiere from over 100 submissions from Florida playwrights. All eight plays will be presented at each performance, along with a bonus production, the winner of our most recent Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival. Each performance will be two hours, including a ten-minute intermission. Immediately following the Sunday, January 11th matinee performance, the Best Play and the winner of The Verna Safran Prize for Excellence in Playwriting (including a $500 prize) are announced live. The festival venue is the Jane B. Cook Theatre at the FSU Center of the Performing Arts (the Cook Theatre is located in the same building as Asolo Repertory Theatre, FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, and Sarasota Ballet).

More information is available at www.theatreodyssey.org

Ticket Directions

Ticket Office
CALL NOW 941-748-5875

You may purchase tickets by phone, in person at the Ticket Office or online.

30 minutes before curtain
on performance days

Manatee Performing
Arts Center |
The Manatee Players, Inc.
502 Third Avenue West,
Bradenton, FL 34205
Administrative Offices:
941-749-1111
10 AM - 5 PM | Mon - Fri

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