Theatre
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"Uncomfortable"
Written by Carl Wickman, this 10 minute play had three components drawn from a hat: genre, size of cast and setting. What you see here is dark comedy, man and a woman, and in a park.
Starring Ben Nordstrom and Sarajane Alverson (Best Actress Award)
Directed by Todd Scaefer (Best Director Award)
"Rapport"
Written by Spencer Green, this 10 minute play was dealt: 2 men in a bar and is a comedy.
Starring Nick Kelley (Best Actor Award) and Carl Overly Jr.
Directed by Ryan Scott Foizey
"3 Women in a Bedroom Talking Like Men"
Written by Zachary Allen Farmer (Best Writer Award), this 15 minute play was dealt: 3 women in a bedroom and is also a comedy.
Starring Sarah Porter, Rachel Hanks & Rachel Tibbetts
Directed by Michael Amoroso
About the 24 Hour Play Fest
"The Sunset Limited" Teaser
24 Hour Play Festival Videos
Videography credit to Trisha Bakula
The project worked against time and included 22 different acting, directing and writing talents in Saint Louis. Presented in coalition with Todd Schaefer’s Players Project Theatre Company, this 24 Play Festival was a fundraiser for Theatre Lab’s next full length production.
All 5 plays were written in 7 days. The writers drew the size of their cast (men/women), their setting and a line that had to be incorporated into their script out of a hat. Once the plays were written, on November 22nd the directors and actors met. Here the directors drew their scripts and actors/actresses out of a hat. From that point forward each “team” had 24 hours to rehearse their scripts before performing them (memorized) for the public the following evening, November 23rd, at 8:00PM.
All of the talents listed above range from Off-Broadway and NY Fringe writers to local high school students and local professionals from: Mustard Seed, New Line, Stages, The Rep, Improv Shop, Burlesque, Actor’s Studio and more!
