It’s quite a feat to tackle, but that’s exactly what a group of actors, directors and writers are going to do — create six plays in 24 hours. The event is happening on June 20 at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica as a benefit for the Urban Arts Partnership.
Monday night saw the thirteen annual 24 Hour Plays event in New York City at the American Airlines Theater, and if the event by its nature wasn’t confined to a single day one would expect that the popular fundraiser was long overdue for expansion. Actors participating this year included Jesse
A long-running New York City fall theater tradition since the 1990s, 24 Hour Plays on Broadway involves professional actors and members of the Urban Arts Partnership collaborating answer the challenge of the title: they must create six ten-minute plays in the span of twenty-four hours and then perform them for a live audience.
Could you write, direct, and produce a play that will hit Broadway in less than twenty-four hours? Well I’m sure just about anybody could, but would it be any good? That’s the concept behind 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, which celebrates its tenth annual production on Broadway next month.
