The 24th annual The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway event, in which a group of artists from theatre, film, and television write and perform a new theatrical work within a single day, will honor the inaugural class of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. This year's one-night-only event will be held October 21 at The Town Hall in New York City.
Each summer, a group of early-career theatre artists, including actors, directors, playwrights, composers, producers, stage managers, and designers gather for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. During the week-long program, artists participate in a series of workshops, master classes, panel discussions, career development, community building, and more, culminating in the cohort's own production of The 24 Hour Plays at an Off-Broadway theatre. The program is currently led by associate producers and Nationals alum Jake Beckhard and Serena Berman.
The inaugural class of Nationals creatives includes writers Bekah Brunstetter, Laura Jacqmin, Josh Koenigsberg, Mike Lew, Olivia Mandelbaum, and Harrison David Rivers; directors Sherri Eden Barber, James Dacre, Alli Maxwell, Colette Robert, David Ruttura, and Laura Savia; and producers Kelcie Beene, Jaime Green, Rachel Helson, and Carly Hugo.
The inaugural class of actors includes Zoe Anastassiou, Satya Bhabha, Stefanie Estes, Julia Grob, Matthew Hadley, Lauren Hines, Melissa Joyner, Jamie Klassel, Rory Lipede, Malcolm Madera, Bobby Moreno, Devin Norik, Zoe Perry, Mary Quick, Sarah Ries, Zack Robidas, Will Rogers, Roarke Satava, Brandon Scott, Chris Smith, Nick Spangler, Federico Trigo, and Kit Williamson.
Barber and Koenigsberg will serve as honorary co-chairs for the evening.
“Gathering as young peers for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals in 2007 was a formative experience for us all, leading to lifelong friendships and continuing artistic collaboration,” Barber and Koenigsberg said in a joint statement. “Since then, the members of our class have become artistic directors in theaters across the U.S. and U.K., starred in plays, television, movies, have had work produced all over the country and been nominated for Tonys, Emmys, Golden Globes, Drama Desks, and once a Golden Basement Award from an old Edinburgh man who claimed to work for The Fringe. We're honored to be celebrated as a group and support The 24 Hour Plays in their ongoing important work of bringing the next generation of talented theatre artists together."
Artists participating in this year's The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway event will be announced at a later date.
Since 1995, The 24 Hour Plays have brought creative communities together to write, rehearse and perform new plays and musicals in 24 hours. The organization's annual flagship event, The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, supports its non-profit activities throughout the year.
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