Theatre Odyssey

06/07/2026

We are making changes to this page. As you know, we know how to pivot—when the pandemic came, Theatre Odyssey was one of the first producing companies in the country to convert our festivals to radio theater! This doesn’t mean this page will talk to you but it will give you valuable news and an occasional mention of our 21-year history.

05/18/2026

One hundred one-act plays were received by 3:24 p.m. EST today, May 18. The submission window is now closed.

01/07/2026

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Theatre Odyssey’s annual showcase of new works by Florida playwrights returns to the Jane B. Cook Theatre.

01/06/2026

Theatre Odyssey’s playbill is online. See the Buy Tickets page below. Scroll down to the playbill!

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVALJanuary 9 — 7:30 pm January 10 — 2:00 pm January 10 — 7:30 pm January 11 — 2:00 pmJane B. Cook Theatre FSU Center for the Performing Arts 5555 Tamiami Trail, SarasotaGeneral Admission: $30A $5 service fee will be added to each order, so if you are ...

12/29/2025

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVALJanuary 9 — 7:30 pm January 10 — 2:00 pm January 10 — 7:30 pm January 11 — 2:00 pmJane B. Cook Theatre FSU Center for the Performing Arts 5555 Tamiami Trail, SarasotaGeneral Admission: $30A $5 service fee will be added to each order, so if you are ...

11/17/2025

This video has been produced for the Giving Challenge on April 15, 2026 but it is equally relevant on Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2025! Visit www.theatreodyssey.org and tap Giving Tuesday and support our mission now 21 years in the making!

Video for release during the 2026 Giving Challenge.THE MISSION OF THEATRE ODYSSEYTo engage our audience in short, innovative theater works while providing a ...

10/19/2025

 John C. Davenport of Seattle, Washington, wins The Verna Safran Prize and $1,000.00 with his play set in the 1960s in a Dalla barbershop. An elderly white woman first encounters the black shoeshine man she has always resented.

10/16/2025

The festival returns to the Jane B. Cook Theatre after a two-year hiatus.

10/15/2025

It is 10 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14. In three days and 16 hours, Theatre Odyssey's youngest festival, the One-Act Play Festival, begins. Five short plays, culled from 100 submitted by playwrights from throughout the United States, will premiere at the Jane B. Cook Theater at the FSU Center for the...