One Night Stand Theater presents “The 10½ Commandments” on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Vintage Theatre in Aurora. This production features performances and readings of short plays about virtue, sin, Biblical wrath and modern morality: The Ten Commandments: A Pondering by Dave Brandl, A Half Commandment by Dana Hall, Mother and Child by Steven Korbar, Waiting for Balle by Leroy Leonard, D–n It! by Jim Moss, COBOL Cobalt Screen of Death by V.B. Rankin, Sex in the Park by Jack Rushton and Intruders by Matthew Sheridan.
Here are the eight short plays and monologues:
- A holiday theft unleashes a mother’s fury in “Mother and Child” by Steven Korbar.
- Adultery turns complicated in “Sex in the Park” by Jack Rushton.
- Taking the Lord’s name in vain has repercussions in the afterlife in “D–n It!” by Jim Moss.
- A new commandment rolls along in “Waiting for Balle” by Leroy Leonard.
- A visitor from the past unearths scandals and secrets in “Intruders” by Matthew Sheridan.
- Some commandments are clearer than others in “The Ten Commandments: A Pondering” by Dave Brandl.
- An intern unwittingly breaks the Sixth Commandment in “COBOL Cobalt Screen of Death” by V.B. Rankin.
- A lifetime of ordinary moments inspires “A Half Commandment” by Dana Hall.
Tickets are $12.
To make reservations, go to OneNightStandTheater.org, e-mail: tickets@onenightstandtheater.org or phone/text 303-725-4959.
The show is recommended for mature audiences.
One Night Stand Theater produces unique, limited-run theatrical productions that are built around diverse themes and incorporate materials from both classic and new dramatic and literary works.
Vintage Theatre is at 1468 Dayton St., Aurora.
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