On your mark! Get set! Go! You have ten minutes (that's ten pages) to tell a story.
How do you tell a story in such a short amount of time? By thinking small. Don't tackle anything big. I wouldn't suggest adapting War and Peace--or maybe that's a brilliant idea.
Keep it simple. You don't want a lion tamer on stage dealing with his sexuality, married to a bearded woman, who is having a very hot affair with the Human Torch. (Or maybe you do?) You don't want too much going on. An audience may be overwhelmed with all the information.
Here's some old school advice: Let's have some characters in conflict who by the end of the play resolve the conflict.
Think theatrically. Think creatively. But what is most important here: have fun.
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