Old Courthouse Theatre's 13th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival will be June 6-8, 2025. This year's theme is 2 Chairs, A Table, and A Lamp.

The festival will be performed in Old Courthouse Theatre’s Black Box.
*Please note, the Blackbox Theatre is only accessible by stairs.*
Black Box Theatre: 47 Spring Street NW, Concord, NC 28025

Come and enjoy seven 10-Minute plays written by regional playwrights.  This is OCT's annual fundraiser.  

This show is not part of the regular season ticket package. If you are new to Cabarrus County or community theatre, this is a great way to be introduced to some of our local talent and enjoy a fun night of community theatre.

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The Foreigner 

by Larry Shue

August 7-17, 2025

Winner of Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play.

Synopsis: Trying to forget his marital problems, dull and doleful Charlie Baker takes a fishing lodge holiday in the Deep South of America, and to avoid being pestered by the locals, he pretends that he is a foreigner who speaks no English.

SEATING IS GENERAL ADMISSION.

Rated: PG-13

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Company

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth

October 9-19, 2025

Synopsis: In a series of vignettes, Company tells the story of New York bachelor Bobby who learns about the perils and pleasures of love, marriage, dating, and divorce from his married friends. Sondheim’s score includes: “Getting Married Today,” “The Little Things You Do Together,” “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “Being Alive,” and “Have I Got a Girl for You.”

SEATING IS GENERAL ADMISSION.

Rated: PG-13

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A Christmas Carol  

Adapted by Michael Paller
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
 

December 4-14, 2025

Synopsis: This fresh approach to the classic tale faithfully conveys the magic of Dickens. On Christmas Eve in 1843 friends and family gathered at Dickens' home ask him to tell a story, but he refuses to work on Christmas Eve. If there is going to be a story, each must take a part in its telling.

SEATING IS GENERAL ADMISSION.

Rated: G

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A Streetcar Named Desire

By Tennessee Williams

Feb. 12-22, 2026

Winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Winner of the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play.

Synopsis: Explosive, passionate and heartrending, A Streetcar Named Desire is Modern American Theatre at its best. With his signature poetic prose, muggy Southern Gothic Setting and psychological insight, Tennessee Williams’ mighty play, and his troubled eccentric heroine unravel before our very eyes.

SEATING IS GENERAL ADMISSION.

Rated: PG-13

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Kiss Me, Kate

Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

April 30-May 10, 2026

The ORIGINAL GOLD of the Golden Age of Musicals;
WINNER of the FIRST EVER TONY AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL in 1949;
WINNER also the same year for Best Script and Best Score (5 total awards that year)
WINNER of the 2000 Tony Award for Best Revival and Best Orchestrations (5 total that year)
WINNER of the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival and Outstanding Orchestrations
WINNER of the 2019 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Synopsis: The Battle of the Sexes takes center stage as former spouses feud onstage and off during a musical presentation of the Taming of the Shrew. Sophisticated, romantic, and delightfully hilarious, Kiss Me, Kate boasts a sparkling Cole Porter score and a brilliant book from Sam and Bella Spewack. Cole Porter’s score includes: “Too Darn Hot,” "Another Op'nin', Another Show," "So in Love," and “From This Moment On."

SEATING IS GENERAL ADMISSION.

Rated: G

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