TEN MINUTES: There are a lot of reasons Terry will eat a family-size package of chocolate sandwich cookies tonight. Some are reasons the audience wants to hear, some aren't: bland, apologetic, comic, derisive, and defiant. Do you want milk with that?

ONE MINUTE: Karl and Jerz, two men in their 30s, watch as nine-year-old Petey examines and is completely enthralled by flowers. They just don't understand Petey's interest and consider what that kind of boy will grow up to become.

TEN MINUTES: College-aged students Paul and Con notice one another for the first time. The pulse quickens, breathing turns shallow, gazes linger, but neither can bring himself to say anything to the other.

SEVEN MINUTES: Jaded, conniving, bored spectators have little interest in discussing art prior to the unveiling of a new work. When they see the new piece, however, they are stunned by the beauty before them.

TEN MINUTES: Eddie is having a difficult day. Neither sublime affirmations from https://www.louisehay.com nor the perfect lemon sponge cake with raspberry filling can help. Sure he's getting married to the man he loves -- a Baptist, bisexual, vegetarian accordion player -- but he realizes that he himself isn't interesting or layered enough to make the marriage last 'til death do they part.

TEN MINUTES: Third-grade student Inez Cupcakes is good at math. She is especially good at multiplying numbers in her head very quickly, to the amusement of her friends and delight of her teacher. But Inez's friends talk with her only about math, she may become the teacher's pet, and a jealous student asks her to answer incorrectly once in a while. Inez has math problems, and not the fun kind she likes to solve; but with gentle coaxing from her teacher Miss Ella Louella Santa Rose Plum, Inez knows the best answer to all of them.

ONE MINUTE: 9-year-old Dylan receives a lesson in becoming a man from his older brother Connor.

FULL LENGTH: The highlight of forty-year-old Benny V.'s day is eating his microwaved dinner and falling asleep at 8 p.m. in his apartment decorated with old college dormitory furniture. Then a mysterious invitation leads Benny V. on a journey that connects him with new people, places, and experiences. "The Subtle, Sublime Transformation of Benny V." looks at how we engage the world and how going outside our comfort zone affects our lives.

TEN MINUTES; Jesús has a perfect meal prepared for Maddie, Marco, Lucas and Johnna. Their tastes and preferences may frustrate him so much, though, that this could be the last supper for this group of friends.

ONE MINUTE: Dad soothes Teddy, his eight-year-old son, and assuages his bedtime fears of dying. But Teddy's fears shine a light on Dad's dark emotions.

FIVE MINUTES: An ever-growing chorus of diverse voices speaks against the rise of hatred, bias and inequality due to religious and ethnic or racial differences. More of the disenfranchised seek to share their story, seek to be understood by white, Christian Americans, which could lead to uncomfortable conversations and soul searching. What can white Americans do as internal strife grows?

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TEN MINUTES: Hollis prepares herself with lists of facts so she can succeed in her mission.

Upon awakening, Puppers is off and running. This puppy is full of vim, vigor, playful exuberance, and perhaps a wandering mind that is instantly transfixed by whatever crosses it.

"Puppers" is a monologue about enthusiasm, joy, exploration, energy, and good cheer as shown through the comic antics of an eight-month-old puppy.

ONE MINUTE: August is almost over, which prompts Tim to ask Win a question.

Playwright Emily McClain needs to tell you something. She yearns to speak the truth. She is ready to talk about the reality of things.

TEN MINUTES: A playwright plagued by the vocal few receives an affirmation about what theatrical plays can be, and how they can reach people thanks to the support and artistry of Matthew Weaver of Spokane, Washington.

Simone wonders what all the fuss is about while her husband runs around naked off the Extraterrestrial Highway in Nevada's High Basin Desert just after 6 in the morning. Gale then points out the obvious.

ONE MINUTE. Hugh has a strong relationship with God. But when loud voices suggest that God doesn't love him, Hugh questions everything.

Teenage siblings Vince and Violet are excited to finally meet the neighborhood legend Keith Liddell -- the toughest, meanest, baddest kid in the history of the Emerson Avenue. The meeting takes a turn for the worse when their image of the childhood legend doesn't mesh with the reality of the adult version.