The 24-Hour Play Fest is making its return for the third consecutive year in Savannah, Ga., embodying exactly what its name suggests. This unique event invites Savannah’s creative community to collaborate, crafting, rehearsing, and performing 10-minute plays all within a span of 24 hours.
According to Chris Bass, executive director of the Savannah Performance Alliance, the festival fosters community spirit and creativity. He explains that participants begin by introducing themselves, then they collaborate in teams with directors and writers to determine their casts for each play. “The directors and writers will then decide their castings. Late in the evening, directors take their rest while writers dive into the night, crafting scripts from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Each writer produces a ten-page, ten-minute script during this time.”
Rehearsals start early in the morning and go until 7:00 p.m. At 8:00 p.m., it’s showtime!
The creativity is uninhibited, allowing each team to develop their unique plays. However, they must incorporate three specific prompts: a character, a line of dialogue, and a prop. This year, they must include a judge as a character, use the line “I want to say ‘yes,’ but ‘no.'” and incorporate a roll of paper towels as a prop.
All this takes place Saturday, Sept. 27 at Asbury Memorial Church in Savannah.
If you’d like a part in one of the plays as an actor, tech crew member or a volunteer, click here.
The tickets for this year’s festival are priced at $10, with all proceeds supporting the Savannah Performance Alliance, a non-profit organization focused on fostering the arts in Savannah.
