Minnesota Shorts Play Festival

See 14 new short plays from around Minnesota and around the world -- performed 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 and Friday, Sept. 11 at Mankato West Theatre. Judges narrowed down 612 scripts to pull out the best seven 10-minute plays from Minnesota writers and seven from writers all over the world. Tickets are just $8 in advance at Hy-Vee stores or online at www.mnshorts.com. Featured plays include "Catnipped" by Nissa Nordland of Minneapolis, "Good Corporate Citizen" by Sam Graber of Minneapolis, "The Prodigal Cow" by Mark Harvey Levine of Pasadena, CA; "Interview with a Cat" by L.A. television writer Jim Geoghan; "Knit One, Drop One" from Francine Paulsen of France -- and much more. Join us for two fun nights in Mankato and sample the best short playwrighting in the country at the seventh annual MN Shorts Play Festival -- and vote for your favorite play of the night.