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24/7: Theater Without a Safety Net, 2024
August 23, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Opens: August 23-24
Dates & Time: Aug 23, 7:30pm. Audience selects a theme to guide the playwrights.
Dates & Time: Aug 24, 7:30 pm: Performance of all seven 10-minute plays created in the previous 24 hours!
Admission: General Admission: $25. (One ticket good for both nights.)
What is Raven 24/7 you ask? It’s theater without a safety net!
The details: Seven writers, seven directors, and seven actor groups gather together Friday, August 23rd at the Raven and, with the help of the audience, select a theme that will inspire the writers to each write a ten-minute play. The audience also votes on one line of dialogue that must be in each play. The writers then have until 8 am Saturday to write their plays; the directors and actors rehearse from 10 am to 4 pm, returning to the Raven at 4:30 to do a quick tech run in preparation for performing all seven plays at 7:30 to an eager and enthusiastic audience.
Past themes included: Loud, Angry People in Love; Welcome to Hell; Adulting is Hard; and Misunderstandings. The audience will also be asked to submit suggestions for a line of dialogue that must be included in every play. Past winners include, “Are those my socks in your fridge?”, “I am not Batman,” and “You don’t even know how to make a sandwich!”
Join us for theater like you’ve never experienced before — your ticket is good for both nights!
ATTENTION ACTORS AND DIRECTORS: How do you join the madcap fun? Simple: Email Steven David Martin at steven.d.m@raventheater.org if you would like to act, write, or direct.
NOTE: Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. COVID vaccinations and N95 face masks are recommended but no longer required to see performances at the Raven. See the homepage for information on measures the Raven has implemented to improve air filtration and ventilation inside the theater.