Take Ten: National MFA Playwrights Festival at Theater for the New City

Aspen’s acclaimed Theater Masters will present its eleventh annual “Take Ten,” an exciting, fast-paced evening of eight 10-minute plays from award-winning MFA graduate playwriting students from the top MFA programs in the country as part of its National MFA Playwrights Competition May 2nd – May 6th at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue).

Acclaimed playwright and Theater Masters’ alum Abe Koogler served as a guest adjudicator during the selection process along with Theater Masters’ Founding Artistic Director, Julia Hansen, Artistic Director, Mêlisa Annis and Associate Artistic Director Lee Kasper. Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director at Primary Stages, serves as the organization’s Artistic Advisor. Directed by Stephen Cedars, Lee Kasper, and Daisy Walker, the evening will feature 8 plays by MFA playwriting students at Arizona State University, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Northwestern, UCLA and UCSD.