24 Hour Play Festival, 'One Day Only' Sign-ups Begin April 19

The Courtyard Theatre of Plano, Texas announces Rover Dramawerks' 24-hour play festival, ONE DAY ONLY, the fourteenth installment of "seven short plays from concept to curtain in just one day" returns on May 1 at the Courtyard Theater of Plano.

One Day Only was first produced in the Metroplex in May of 2000 by Audacity Productions. Rover Dramawerks teamed up with Audacity for the next three festivals, and Rover went solo to present One Day Only 5 through 13. All of these are productions are completly original. This is an event in which an entire one-act play festival of seven plays is written, produced, directed, rehearsed, teched, and performed in a single day.

At 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30, a group of writers, directors, actors, and technicians get together for the first time. A brief get-to-know you session includes providing ideas for the writers (to be drawn out of a hat) and taking pictures of the actors (no headshots and resumes are allowed). Then the writers stay at the theatre and work through the night, composing a ten to fifteen minute play based on the subject he/she drew.

At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, the directors return. They quickly read the plays, decide who directs which play, and cast the plays from the pictures taken the night before. The actors show up at 8:00 a.m. and the writers go home to get some sleep while the plays are blocked, memorized, and rehearsed all day. Then at 8:00 p.m., all of the plays are presented for the first time at the Courtyard Theater of Plano.

Rover Dramawerks invites you to participate, Dramawerks is looking for 7 writers, 7 directors, and about 40 actors for One Day Only 14. Experience is not mandatory, but open-mindedness, spontaneity, guts, and a can-do attitude are musts.

If interested, please send e-mail to odo14@roverdramawerks.com STARTING ON MONDAY, APRIL 19 AT 11:00 A.M. Do not try to sign up even a few minutes early - you will be told to resend your request. Include in your email, your name, the email you check regularly, phone number, role you are interested in (writer, director, or actor), how you heard you about One Day Only and confirmation that you are at least 18 years of age.

Please note that you can do only one role (writer, director, or actor) and you must specify which. If you would consider more than one role, indicate which is your preference and we will try to accommodate you with your first choice. Sign-ups from third parties will not be accepted.

Minimum age requirement for any role is 18. This requirement is due to the level of intense commitment for such a taxing project, as it has proven too much for younger participants and their families in the past.

Participation is all first come, first served, and writer and director positions especially fill up  quickly. The cut-off for signing up is as long as roles are available.

Because the writer and director roles are limited, there is a "no three in a row" rule. This means if you have participated in the last two One Day Only projects - One Day Only 12 and One Day Only the 13th - as a writer both times or as a director both times, you must choose a different role for One Day Only 14.

For more information, check out www.roverdramawerks.com.

The performance on May 1 at 8:00 p.m. is open to the public! Tickets are $12.

 

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