The Heideman Award is given each year to the winner of the National Ten-Minute Play Contest, a competition hosted by

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. The $1,000 cash prize award was established in 1979 by

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native Ted Heideman.

Past winners

* 2013 ''Halfway'' by Emily Schwend * 2012 ''The Ballad of 423 and 424'' by Nicholas C. Pappas * 2011 ''Compatible'' by Ana Li, ''Waterbabies'' by

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* 2010 ''The Famished'' by Max Posner, **''The Last Hat, a Tragedy'' by Kyle John Schmidt **''Lobster Boy'' by Dan Dietz * 2007 ''I am not Batman'' by Marco Ramirez * 2004 ''Johannes, Pyotr & Marge'' by Jeffrey Essmann, ''Picnic (pic-nic): vi'' by Brendan Healy * 2003 ''Fit for Feet'' by Jordan Harrison, ''Trash Anthem'' by Dan Dietz * 2001 ''Classyass'' by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, ''Nightswim'' by Julia Jordan, ''Bake Off'' by Sheri Wilner * 2000 ''The Office'' by Kate Hoffower, ''Creep'' by James Christy, * 1999 ''Night Visits'' by Simon Fill * 1998 ''The Blue Room'' by Courtney Baron, ''Dancing With A Devil'' by Brooke Berman, ''Forty Minute Finish'' by Jerome Hairston, ''Mpls., St. Paul'' by Julia Jordan, ''Drive Angry'' by Matt Pelfrey, ''Labor Day'' by Sheri Wilner, ''Just Be Frank'' by Caroline Williams * 1997 "Acorn" by David Graziano * 1996 ''The Unintended Video'' by Dale GriffithsIn 1996 Dale Griffiths Stamos was named co-winner of the Heideman award for her play: The Unintended Video
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References

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