The ten-minute theater short Back Roads, written by Stephanie Walker and directed by Jill Greeson, tells a story of a car trip gone wrong.

The ArtsCenter will present the sixth annual 10 by 10 theater festival, July 12-22. The festival features ten theatrical shorts each ten minutes long. Ten actors from Triangle companies will perform. Admission is $10. The shows begin at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sundays.

The shorts were chosen from over 400 submitted scripts. Several of the selected playwrights have been featured in past 10 by 10 shows.  Eight guest directors directed the plays.

On Saturday, July 14, the ArtsCenter will host a Playwright’s Gala, where audiences may meet the playwrights after the show. And on the 21st, audiences will be able to meet with the casts and crews.