What is the Variations Project?
The Variations Project is Baltimore’s original ten-minute play festival. Each year since 2005, the event has created a diverse collection of world premiere plays based on an audience-chosen theme amid an inclusive and participatory process.
Want to get involved? It all starts with the Variations Party…
How to Participate
1. Come to the Variations Party (Saturday, January 18, 2025, 2–5pm, Strand Theater, 5426 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214). If you miss it, don’t worry—source material from the party will be posted here. This is the event where, each year, we explore the theme and generate sparks of ideas—the beginnings of stories. Then…
2. Go write a 10-minute play! (See Guidelines below.) Deadline for submission is 11:59pm on February 28, 2025.
3. Readings of submissions will occur during March with the authors available for discussion and to receive feedback, after which point writers will have the opportunity to make revisions before final selections are made.
4. Shortly after the readings, we will announce the group of roughly 7 to 12 plays which will be produced on stage—and start rehearsals!
5. The stage production, directed by Lauren Davis, will take place July 5–27, 2025 at Strand Theater.
If you’d like to participate or have a question, please drop us a line using the “Contact Us” link or email [email protected].
