‘Thank You, Ten’

Ixion Ensemble Theatre’s final show of the season, “Thank You, Ten,” celebrates the 10^th anniversary of its annual short play festival by featuring one work from each year. The festivals highlight new and yet-to-be-produced playwrights, having received scripts from three continents and hundreds of writers over the past decade. Each cohort of plays is based around a theme, with past topics including Greek mythology, mothers, fears and secrets.

The plays featured in “Thank You, Ten,” curated by director and Ixion associate artistic producer Heath Sartorius, are “Misfortune” and “Scripted,” by Mark Levine; “Icarus Flying,” by A.S. Freeman; “Family Tradition,” by O.G. Ueberoth; “Pumps," by Brett Hursey; “Guess," by J. Bader; “Betrayal Among the Grinning Gators," by J. Weagley; “Legs," by Kathleen Barber; and “The Monster Inside,” by Adam Carlson.

"We're excited to get reacquainted with these scripts, combined in a new way," Ixion artistic director Jeff Croff said. "Heath and his team have put together a love letter to short plays and writers that have made the shows possible. Even the name is in reference to the behind-the-scenes interaction between cast and stage managers as they prepare for a show to open and call out, ‘Ten minutes to show!'"

Tickets are $15 online at our.show/thankyouten or at the door.