TEN MINUTES. 18-year-old Jaske and 17-year-old Court are out in the countryside, celebrating their high school graduation.

ONE MINUTE. Trystan needs help.

ONE MINUTE. There's time for a drink before dinner.

ONE MINUTE. The inquisitive students in Mrs. Budde's education pod at the Neil Armstrong Memorial Multipurpose Structure for Multimodal Education have a lot of questions about things outside their everyday experience.

ONE MINUTE. In 1955, Helen and Margaret, two married women, find solace in the brief amount of time they spend together. But they disagree on wanting more from one another.

TWO MINUTES. Before he attends a meeting with colleagues, Nathan goes on the attack, tearing down a key member of his team.

TWO MINUTES. As a group of men expresses frustration, loneliness and anger, Vince leads them to a solution.

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. What was Don's daughter thinking when she bought him season tickets? Don doesn't like the shows, he doesn't like the stories. He doesn't have high expectations for tonight. There was an actor, once, though ...

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. Anson chooses this moment to tell Daisy something important in this romantic drama.

ONE MINUTE. There are a lot of problems out there. Nadine bemoans the lack of people who care about the world, who will do their best to improve the lives of others with compassion, care, and humanitarianism. Isobel then points out the obvious. Hey, you gotta start somewhere, right?

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

TEN MINUTES. Cassie, a 30-year-old woman who has been subjected to her parents' brutality for years, recounts her revenge at their graves and enacts the final part.

ONE MINUTE. Five friends are desperate to exit a 2020-themed escape room before time runs out. Too bad the spirit of 2020 doesn't want the fun to end.

TEN MINUTES. Claudette is upset and tries to soothe herself by making instant vanilla pudding and binge eating. Her sister Marianne ruins everything.

TEN MINUTES. Wanda is being recognized for her collective oeuvre of poetry this evening. Unfortunately, she is aware that her mastery of words, images and poetic devices is slipping away.

"Recognition" is a monologue for a middle-aged female actor that explores no longer being able to do what one was meant to do.

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.

ONE MINUTE. Third-Year Scholar Novotny and Distinguished Professor Andraslev survey a park covered with several growths of lichen. The future plans for the area depend on what the pair learn about the past while in the present.

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.

ONE ACT. Lying on his deathbed, Montresor confesses to God how he killed Fortunato.

Cheer can bubble up in the most unlikely of places. (A bit of music helps.)

ONE MINUTE. Enid wants to be part of a pie fight. Dinah does not.

ONE MINUTE. The group has assembled in a safe space, but the enemy approaches. The rules for surviving are laid out.

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.

A conductor and orchestra perform John Cage's 4'33" (or "four minutes, thirty-three seconds") in a large, outdoor location teeming with people.

ONE MINUTE. On a busy street during a hot summer day in Indianapolis, William asks for help. No one chooses to see him. No one chooses to hear him.

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?

The perfect remedy: a 2-CD compilation called "White Noise," which plays over the complexity of today's world with soothing, easy-to-appreciate babble of little consequence. Available at several convenient locations, including most broadcast and print media.

TEN MINUTES. A middle-aged man and a young man stop in a barren, desolate space. They fold clothes and place them into suitcases for their next journey. But arguments arise about leadership and bad life choices.