TenTastic Theatre Festival 2026

10-Minute Theatrical Presentations

May 29 - 31, 2026 • Showtime 7:30 PM

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TenTastic Theatre Festival 2026
TenTastic Theatre Festival 2026
10-Minute Theatrical Presentations
Dates
Friday, May 29, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Showtime
7:30 PM nightly
Format
10-minute theatrical presentations

What to Expect

  • Three nights of original and reimagined theatrical work
  • A new running order each night
  • Short-form drama, comedy, monologue, movement, and hybrid performance
  • Local theatre artists, schools, companies, and independent creators

Important Information

Programme sourceRunning order and production write-ups supplied for TenTastic 2026

Programme

Friday, May 29, 2026 | The Dream Begins

Performance 1
Lady Parvana
10-Minute Presentation
ChoreographerTaniella Francis
Duration10minutes
Synopsis
Inspired by the legend of Lake Parvana, divided into five chapters of existence: birth, presentation, revelation, struggle, and acceptance. The beginning and ending as a frozen statue explores the tension between internal truth and external perfection.
Performance 2
Fully Lit!
Jomo Tafari Dixon, Quera South, Tifani Fagan, Gregory Slater
PlaywrightPoems by – Olive Senior, John Donne, Marc McWatt
DirectorCarolyn Allen
Duration10minutes
CastJomo Tafari Dixon, Quera South, Tifani Fagan, Gregory Slater
Synopsis
An educational theatre production designed around the CSEC English B Literature syllabus, dramatizing selected poems with interludes that underscore required literary techniques.
Performance 3
UN (The Unspoken)
Rolando Alberts, Christopher Coke
PlaywrightCourtney Harris
DirectorCourtney Harris
Duration10minutes
CastRolando Alberts, Christopher Coke
Synopsis
A one-act monologue following Jonathan K. Mitchell, whose everyday frustrations lead him into a deeper confrontation with childhood trauma and unspoken wounds.
Performance 4
The Mirage of Miss Lou
Calceyone Clarke, Christina Clarke, Gabbrielle Dove, Thaejadore Kerr, Akeelah Smith, Tanneil Ellis, Tiandra Callam (The Montego Bay High School for Girls Drama Club)
PlaywrightRaheem Wellington
DirectorRaheem Wellington
Duration10minutes
CastCalceyone Clarke, Christina Clarke, Gabbrielle Dove, Thaejadore Kerr, Akeelah Smith, Tanneil Ellis, Tiandra Callam (The Montego Bay High School for Girls Drama Club)
Synopsis
An experimental drama inspired by Louise Bennett-Coverly, transforming familiar poems into conversations, dialogues, and dub-style interpretations.

INTERMISSION

15minutes

Performance 5
Wi Ghetto!
Arhiyanna Kentish, Rihanna Henry, Briannah Copeland, Jade-Alexi Heron, Kayden Steele, Joel Johnson, Ronaldo Harris, Timoy Blake (Ardenne High School Drama Club)
PlaywrightJonathan McLaughlin
DirectorJonathan McLaughlin
Duration10minutes
CastArhiyanna Kentish, Rihanna Henry, Briannah Copeland, Jade-Alexi Heron, Kayden Steele, Joel Johnson, Ronaldo Harris, Timoy Blake (Ardenne High School Drama Club)
Synopsis
A community drama exploring young people navigating daily struggles within an inner-city Jamaican community through humour, music, dance, and charged encounters.
Performance 6
Balance
Carol Reid
PlaywrightJean Small
DirectorJean Small
Duration10minutes
CastCarol Reid
Synopsis
A riotous 10-minute performance inspired by a real phone call Jean Small received while promoting a storytelling programme in Portmore.
Performance 7
An Ode to Francis
Nora-Gaye Banton, Kimberly Henry
PlaywrightAdira Truthe
DirectorAdira Truthe
Duration10minutes
CastNora-Gaye Banton, Kimberly Henry
Synopsis
A two-hander rooted in ritual, memory, and the inherited emotional lives of women across generational thresholds.
Performance 8
The River Girl
Maylynne Lowe, Owen 'Blakka' Ellis, David Crosgill
PlaywrightKarl O'Brian Williams
DirectorJean-Paul Menou
Duration10minutes
CastMaylynne Lowe, Owen 'Blakka' Ellis, David Crosgill
Synopsis
A retelling of the River Mumma legend, following Biff and Bam as they try to capture the river girl's treasures and meet more cleverness than they bargained for.

Saturday, May 30, 2026 | Deeper Into the Dream

Performance 1
Move Mountains
10-Minute Presentation
Jaz Elise featuring Roxan Webber
Performed byJaz Elise – featuring Roxan Webber
ChoreographyRoxan Webber
Duration10minutes
CastJaz Elise featuring Roxan Webber
Synopsis
Raised in the strongly cultured city of Kingston Jamaica, Jaz Elise is a multi-talented artist who is on a mission. Hailed for her 21st century blend of reggae, soul, R&B and dancehall, the fast rising vocalist, songwriter and producer from the city’s coastal region of Harbour View has been gaining attention at home and abroad.
Performance 2
The Marl Mine
Coleen Lewis, Uzuri Nguvu
PlaywrightMaylynne Lowe
DirectorMaylynne Lowe
Duration10minutes
CastColeen Lewis, Uzuri Nguvu
Synopsis
A story about the innocence and naivety of children in moments of emergency, where curiosity and disregard for danger lead to a heartbreaking outcome.
Performance 3
So... Shall Dis 'Dance' Protect Us
Neila Ebanks
PlaywrightNeila Ebanks
DirectorEugene Williams
Duration10minutes
CastNeila Ebanks
Synopsis
A quirky middle-aged woman confronts the real and imagined ailments of those around her as she tries to complete a simple, everyday errand without getting sick.
Performance 4
The Gospel of Whappi
Hanief Lallo, Daron Mitchell, Sherona Forrester-Thomas, Othniel Banton, Krysten Campbell; The Kingston Seventeen ensemble
PlaywrightCedron S. Walters
DirectorMichael Holgate
Duration10minutes
CastHanief Lallo, Daron Mitchell, Sherona Forrester-Thomas, Othniel Banton, Krysten Campbell; The Kingston Seventeen ensemble
Synopsis
The Gospel of Whappi is a ten-minute musical inspired by the Jamaican proverb, "From Whappi kill Phillup." The piece interrogates the untold story behind the phrase, exploring themes of religious psychosis, childhood trauma, and moral conflict.

INTERMISSION

15minutes

Performance 5
"...by proxy"
Noelle Wright, Kurt Wright
PlaywrightKurt Wright
DirectorKurt Wright
Duration10minutes
CastNoelle Wright, Kurt Wright
Synopsis
Darkly funny and psychologically tense, ...by proxy is a twisted exploration of love, identity, emotional neglect, and the hidden damage caused by feeling unseen by the person closest to you.
Performance 6
Kendal 1957
Jomo Dixon, Gregory Slater, Rolando Albert, Suzie Graham-Edwards, Adira Truthe, Javoneil Trowers
PlaywrightMillicent A. A. Graham
DirectorCarolyn Allen
Duration10minutes
CastJomo Dixon, Gregory Slater, Rolando Albert, Suzie Graham-Edwards, Adira Truthe, Javoneil Trowers
Synopsis
The Kendal crash seen from different angles through evocative imagery.
Performance 7
Letting Go
Gracia Thompson, Anayo Clarke
PlaywrightGracia Thompson
DirectorGracia Thompson
Duration10minutes
CastGracia Thompson, Anayo Clarke
Synopsis
Set during a torrential rainstorm, Letting Go explores the suffocating bond between Marion, a rigid, hyper-protective mother of Jamaican ancestry, and Parker, her doctor son.
Performance 8
Curls, Kinks & Coils
Shawna-Kae Burns, Twila Wheelan, Shanice McCatty
PlaywrightDesmond Dennis
DirectorDesmond Dennis
Duration10minutes
CastShawna-Kae Burns, Twila Wheelan, Shanice McCatty
Synopsis
An intimate drama about three Black sisters living under one roof, each navigating distinct but interconnected traumas through the emotional language of curls, kinks, and coils.

Sunday, May 31, 2026 | It's Ok to Dream

Performance 1
SYNC
10-Minute Presentation
Shavaughn Byndloss, Amaya Gomes
ChoreographerShavaughn Byndloss
Duration10minutes
CastShavaughn Byndloss, Amaya Gomes
Synopsis
The piece is a celebration of love through movement and rhythm. It explores the fusion of genres that represents the identity of TINTIN Factory blending modern contemporary, Jamaican folk, and dancehall vocabulary over house music. The duet captures connection, freedom, passion, and the way two energies meet and evolve together through dance. It’s about love not just romantically, but love expressed through culture, movement, and human connection.
Performance 2
The Call
Julene Robinson, Akeem Mignott, David Crossgill
PlaywrightAkeem Mignott
DirectorAkeem Mignott
Duration10minutes
CastJulene Robinson, Akeem Mignott, David Crossgill
Synopsis
A high-tension hybrid performance about love, regret, masculinity, and emotional isolation, unfolding through a late-night video call across distance.
Performance 3
What If, Imagine, Suppose
10-Minute Presentation
Owen "Blakka" Ellis
PlaywrightOwen "Blakka" Ellis
DirectorOwen "Blakka" Ellis
Duration10minutes
CastOwen "Blakka" Ellis
Synopsis
A sharply dressed man spirals into madness in a silent physical unraveling—only to find his voice at the edge of collapse, confronting regret, sin, illusion, and redemption through a haunting poetic reckoning.
Performance 4
Unrequited Love
Tajmar Hines, Deidrie Wadsworth, Jalon Sullivan, Davia Ellis
PlaywrightDeidrie Wadsworth
DirectorDeidrie Wadsworth
Duration10minutes
CastTajmar Hines, Deidrie Wadsworth, Jalon Sullivan, Davia Ellis
Synopsis
A non-linear short play where past and present coexist, tracing the innocence of young love and the bitterness of its unraveling.

INTERMISSION

15minutes

Performance 5
Up and Down
Randy Makk, Veronique Makk
PlaywrightBrian Johnson
DirectorBrian Johnson
Duration10minutes
CastRandy Makk, Veronique Makk
Synopsis
A fast-paced verse play about marriage, communication, and power dynamics, beginning with a household argument that spirals into something far deeper.
Performance 6
In Search of Silence
Emily Elliot
PlaywrightEmily Elliot
DirectorEmily Elliot
Duration10minutes
CastEmily Elliot
Synopsis
A dramatic monologue infused with singing, cello playing, and dancing, expressing the desire to find peace in the chaos of Kingston and within the self.
Performance 7
Like Dawg
10-Minute Presentation
Nadejah Deacon, Brandon McFarlane
PlaywrightMaya Wilkinson and Nadejah Deacon
DirectorMaya Wilkinson
Duration10minutes
CastNadejah Deacon, Brandon McFarlane
Synopsis
“Like Dawg” A (Near) Tragedy Let’s observe Bianca: Brain a-buzz, phone going off nonstop, boyfriend unresponsive. Can she clear her head on a chaotic Saturday morning? Or will the ghost of his silence haunt her?
Lady Parvana
10-Minute Presentation
Choreographer

Taniella Francis

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Synopsis

Inspired by the legend of Lake Parvana, divided into five chapters of existence: birth, presentation, revelation, struggle, and acceptance. The beginning and ending as a frozen statue explores the tension between internal truth and external perfection.

Fully Lit!
Playwright

Poems by – Olive Senior, John Donne, Marc McWatt

Director

Carolyn Allen

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Jomo Tafari Dixon, Quera South, Tifani Fagan, Gregory Slater

Synopsis

An educational theatre production designed around the CSEC English B Literature syllabus, dramatizing selected poems with interludes that underscore required literary techniques.

UN (The Unspoken)
Playwright

Courtney Harris

Director

Courtney Harris

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Rolando Alberts, Christopher Coke

Synopsis

A one-act monologue following Jonathan K. Mitchell, whose everyday frustrations lead him into a deeper confrontation with childhood trauma and unspoken wounds.

The Mirage of Miss Lou
Playwright

Raheem Wellington

Director

Raheem Wellington

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Calceyone Clarke, Christina Clarke, Gabbrielle Dove, Thaejadore Kerr, Akeelah Smith, Tanneil Ellis, Tiandra Callam (The Montego Bay High School for Girls Drama Club)

Synopsis

An experimental drama inspired by Louise Bennett-Coverly, transforming familiar poems into conversations, dialogues, and dub-style interpretations.

Wi Ghetto!
Playwright

Jonathan McLaughlin

Director

Jonathan McLaughlin

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Arhiyanna Kentish, Rihanna Henry, Briannah Copeland, Jade-Alexi Heron, Kayden Steele, Joel Johnson, Ronaldo Harris, Timoy Blake (Ardenne High School Drama Club)

Synopsis

A community drama exploring young people navigating daily struggles within an inner-city Jamaican community through humour, music, dance, and charged encounters.

Balance
Playwright

Jean Small

Director

Jean Small

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Carol Reid

Synopsis

A riotous 10-minute performance inspired by a real phone call Jean Small received while promoting a storytelling programme in Portmore.

An Ode to Francis
Playwright

Adira Truthe

Director

Adira Truthe

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Nora-Gaye Banton, Kimberly Henry

Synopsis

A two-hander rooted in ritual, memory, and the inherited emotional lives of women across generational thresholds.

The River Girl
Playwright

Karl O'Brian Williams

Director

Jean-Paul Menou

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Maylynne Lowe, Owen 'Blakka' Ellis, David Crosgill

Synopsis

A retelling of the River Mumma legend, following Biff and Bam as they try to capture the river girl's treasures and meet more cleverness than they bargained for.

Move Mountains
10-Minute Presentation
Performed by

Jaz Elise – featuring Roxan Webber

Choreography

Roxan Webber

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Jaz Elise featuring Roxan Webber

Synopsis

Raised in the strongly cultured city of Kingston Jamaica, Jaz Elise is a multi-talented artist who is on a mission. Hailed for her 21st century blend of reggae, soul, R&B and dancehall, the fast rising vocalist, songwriter and producer from the city’s coastal region of Harbour View has been gaining attention at home and abroad.

The Marl Mine
Playwright

Maylynne Lowe

Director

Maylynne Lowe

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Coleen Lewis, Uzuri Nguvu

Synopsis

A story about the innocence and naivety of children in moments of emergency, where curiosity and disregard for danger lead to a heartbreaking outcome.

So... Shall Dis 'Dance' Protect Us
Playwright

Neila Ebanks

Director

Eugene Williams

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Neila Ebanks

Synopsis

A quirky middle-aged woman confronts the real and imagined ailments of those around her as she tries to complete a simple, everyday errand without getting sick.

The Gospel of Whappi
Playwright

Cedron S. Walters

Director

Michael Holgate

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Hanief Lallo, Daron Mitchell, Sherona Forrester-Thomas, Othniel Banton, Krysten Campbell; The Kingston Seventeen ensemble

Synopsis

The Gospel of Whappi is a ten-minute musical inspired by the Jamaican proverb, "From Whappi kill Phillup." The piece interrogates the untold story behind the phrase, exploring themes of religious psychosis, childhood trauma, and moral conflict.

"...by proxy"
Playwright

Kurt Wright

Director

Kurt Wright

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Noelle Wright, Kurt Wright

Synopsis

Darkly funny and psychologically tense, ...by proxy is a twisted exploration of love, identity, emotional neglect, and the hidden damage caused by feeling unseen by the person closest to you.

Kendal 1957
Playwright

Millicent A. A. Graham

Director

Carolyn Allen

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Jomo Dixon, Gregory Slater, Rolando Albert, Suzie Graham-Edwards, Adira Truthe, Javoneil Trowers

Synopsis

The Kendal crash seen from different angles through evocative imagery.

Letting Go
Playwright

Gracia Thompson

Director

Gracia Thompson

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Gracia Thompson, Anayo Clarke

Synopsis

Set during a torrential rainstorm, Letting Go explores the suffocating bond between Marion, a rigid, hyper-protective mother of Jamaican ancestry, and Parker, her doctor son.

Curls, Kinks & Coils
Playwright

Desmond Dennis

Director

Desmond Dennis

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Shawna-Kae Burns, Twila Wheelan, Shanice McCatty

Synopsis

An intimate drama about three Black sisters living under one roof, each navigating distinct but interconnected traumas through the emotional language of curls, kinks, and coils.

SYNC
10-Minute Presentation
Choreographer

Shavaughn Byndloss

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Shavaughn Byndloss, Amaya Gomes

Synopsis

The piece is a celebration of love through movement and rhythm. It explores the fusion of genres that represents the identity of TINTIN Factory blending modern contemporary, Jamaican folk, and dancehall vocabulary over house music. The duet captures connection, freedom, passion, and the way two energies meet and evolve together through dance. It’s about love not just romantically, but love expressed through culture, movement, and human connection.

The Call
Playwright

Akeem Mignott

Director

Akeem Mignott

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Julene Robinson, Akeem Mignott, David Crossgill

Synopsis

A high-tension hybrid performance about love, regret, masculinity, and emotional isolation, unfolding through a late-night video call across distance.

What If, Imagine, Suppose
10-Minute Presentation
Playwright

Owen "Blakka" Ellis

Director

Owen "Blakka" Ellis

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Owen "Blakka" Ellis

Synopsis

A sharply dressed man spirals into madness in a silent physical unraveling—only to find his voice at the edge of collapse, confronting regret, sin, illusion, and redemption through a haunting poetic reckoning.

Unrequited Love
Playwright

Deidrie Wadsworth

Director

Deidrie Wadsworth

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Tajmar Hines, Deidrie Wadsworth, Jalon Sullivan, Davia Ellis

Synopsis

A non-linear short play where past and present coexist, tracing the innocence of young love and the bitterness of its unraveling.

Up and Down
Playwright

Brian Johnson

Director

Brian Johnson

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Randy Makk, Veronique Makk

Synopsis

A fast-paced verse play about marriage, communication, and power dynamics, beginning with a household argument that spirals into something far deeper.

In Search of Silence
Playwright

Emily Elliot

Director

Emily Elliot

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Emily Elliot

Synopsis

A dramatic monologue infused with singing, cello playing, and dancing, expressing the desire to find peace in the chaos of Kingston and within the self.

Like Dawg
10-Minute Presentation
Playwright

Maya Wilkinson and Nadejah Deacon

Director

Maya Wilkinson

Duration

10minutes

Cast

Nadejah Deacon, Brandon McFarlane

Synopsis

“Like Dawg” A (Near) Tragedy Let’s observe Bianca: Brain a-buzz, phone going off nonstop, boyfriend unresponsive. Can she clear her head on a chaotic Saturday morning? Or will the ghost of his silence haunt her?

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Festival Programme

TenTastic celebrates the discipline and surprise of the 10-minute theatrical form: complete worlds built quickly, characters revealed under pressure, and stories delivered with urgency. The 2026 festival unfolds across three nights, each with its own rhythm and title: The Dream Begins, Deeper Into the Dream, and It's Ok to Dream.

— TenTastic Theatre Festival