Saturday, October 11, 2025 • Fine Arts Theatre • Doors open 8 a.m. • First performance 8:50 a.m. • Last performance 1:05 p.m.

Inver Hills Community College is hosting The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 26th Annual New Play Contest Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the Fine Arts Theatre in the Fine Arts building on the college’s campus in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The New Play Contest has no cost to attend, but The Chameleon Theatre Circle requests that you reserve your free ticket in advance so that they can assemble an approximate head count.

Lisa Weaver, Inver Hills theatre faculty, is directing Ice in Their Veins by Aly Kantor, Massapequa Park, New York, in the Full-Length Category at 1:05 p.m.

The Chameleon Theatre Circle, a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization, has produced 26 original plays over the course of 24 seasons. Learn more about the original plays and past New Play Contest winners by visiting: The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 26th Annual New Play Contest.

WHAT: The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 26th Annual New Play Contest

WHEN: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Doors open at 8 a.m.
First performance starts at 8:50 a.m.
Last performance starts at 1:05 p.m.

WHERE: Fine Arts Theatre

Fine Arts Building
Inver Hills Community College
2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
Maps & Directions
Inver Hills Community College Calendar

RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKET

The New Play Contest: Schedule for the Day

8 a.m. — Doors open
8:30 a.m. — Doors open
8:45 a.m. — Welcome and general info from Jim Vogel, Chameleon treasurer

One-Act Category

8:50 a.m.
It’s the End of the World and the Rats Are Winning 
by D L Siegel
Brooklyn, New York
Directed by Gary Davis

10-Minute (Short) Plays

9:35 a.m.

The Look of Love
by Lisa Attanasio
Massapequa, New York
Directed by Brad Donaldson

Burt Dracula, Jr
by Jay Huling
Jacksonville, Florida
Directed by Brad Donaldson

Reaped
by Andrew Rosdail
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Directed by Brad Donaldson

Ship Captain Crew
by Brian Cern
Hugo, Minnesota
Directed by Brad Donaldson

The Modern Elder God
by Andrew Rosdail
Hugo, Minnesota
Directed by Brad Donaldson

One-Act Category

10:55 a.m.

Rabbit Hood
by Bob Cooner
Sacramento, California
Directed by Brad Donaldson

11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. — LUNCH (Lunch and beverages are provided for all attendees.)

One-Act Category

12:20 p.m.

The Waterfall Scene 
by James Nelson
Chicago, Illinois
Directed by Laurie Swigart

Full-Length Category

1:05 p.m.

Ice in Their Veins
by Aly Kantor
Massapequa Park, New York
Directed by Lisa Weaver

2:55 p.m. — Final wrap-up with Jim Vogel

Note: Additional winning play The Father, or Daedalus by M. K. (Li) Wessel (Beaverton, Oregon) will not be read due to time constraints.

Learn more about The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 26th Annual New Play Contest at Inver Hills by contacting:

Marlo Teal
Marketing Project Manager
Inver Hills Community College and Dakota County Technical College
marlo.teal@dctc.edu
651-423-8268