LAB!’s annual 24 Hour Play Festival is approaching! This chaotically fun event has become a staple of LAB!’s season as a kickoff event in the fall semester. Still wondering what exactly a 24 Hour Play Festival is? Is it a play that lasts 24 hours? Is it somehow related to LAB!’s other time-sensitive theatre event, 30 Plays in 60 Minutes?
The answer to the last two questions is no. But the answer to the first is: 24 Hour Play Festival is an event in which we gather writers, directors, and actors to create and perform brand new short plays within the span of 24 hours. “The process is simple,” says Anish Pinnamaraju, Associate Director for LAB!. “We divide the group into writers, directors, and actors. The writers will group up and write a couple plays overnight. They will get to rest while the directors and actors get up early to bring these plays to life.” Just 24 hours after the first meeting, the plays will be performed in front of a live audience. “The whole concept in the first place is kind of, like, a fun one,” says Zach Eanes, producer of 24 Hour Plays. “Because it’s like, you’re going to do a whole show in 24 hours? That’s crazy. But I think at the end of the day, it’s about fun.” 24 Hour Play Festival is the perfect chance to let loose and have some good old-fashioned theatre fun. “You’re going to have fun, because in the wee hours of the night, your writers are writing plays and words, that maybe even they don’t know what they mean,” Eanes says. Who knows, maybe your writers will give you a script about worshipping Shrek or an evil yoga instructor? Anything could happen! (Both of those things have happened.) But the most fun part of 24 Hour Plays is the opportunity to try something new. Always wanted to give writing, acting, or directing a shot? Now’s the time. Want to find ways to be more creative in your current field? There’s nothing like time pressure to get the creative juices flowing! “24 Hour Plays is for everyone,” says Pinnamaraju, “from the people who want to get started with theater at UNC to the veterans who want to spend their weekend doing even more theatre!” Signups for the 24 Hour Play Festival are live on LAB!’s Facebook page. Tickets will be available to reserve 24 hours in advance.
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