All the writers,
actors and technicians will be high school students from schools
all over the region. The process begins
at 10pm the night before the show, when a group of about fifty
writers, directors, actors and designers gather at a theater for the
latest round of what has become a highly anticipated ritual. After
everyone has been briefed (and Polaroided), the writers are left alone
to each compose a ten-minute play. At 7am, the directors return, read
the plays, make their bids, and begin casting. The actors arrive at
8am, meet with their respective writer/director teams; rehearsals
start promptly at 9am. Tech rehearsal runs from 5 to 7:30pm - doors
open at 7:45. At 8pm, ink barely dry, the new plays are performed for
a live audience. If your high
school would like to participate or attend, please call Bruce Peterson
(800) 842-6063 x4216.
On September 6th we
presented our 3rd 24-Hour Plays:
Featured playwrights,
directors, performers and technicians from the following colleges and
universities:
Independence Community College, Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University, Kansas
State University, University of Kansas, Viterbo University,
Southwestern College, Hutchinson Community College, Fort Hays State
University, Texas State
University, University of Arkansas and
Texas Christian University.
They joined with our
professional playwrights, guest artists , and local performers to create
an incredible evening of brand-spanking-new short plays.
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