Theatre Lab is New Home for the 24-Hour Theatre Project
The event, to be held Sunday, April 30 to Monday, May 1, unites local playwrights, actors, directors and technicians for a 24-hour period to write, rehearse and perform up to nine short plays.
Theatre Lab, the professional resident company of 抖M女仆, is the new home for the 24-Hour Theatre Project, an initiative started by Naked Stage co-founders Katherine and Antonio Amadeo. The event, typically held Sunday evenings through Monday nights 鈥 the 鈥渄ark鈥 days for most theaters 鈥 unites local playwrights, actors, directors and technicians for a 24-hour period to write, rehearse and perform up to nine short plays.聽 Theatre Lab鈥檚 first 24-Hour Theatre event will take place on Monday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at the Theatre Lab in Parliament Hall, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Individual tickets are $24.聽 For tickets and more information, call 561-297-6124 or by the Box Office in 抖M女仆鈥檚 Student Union.
The Amadeos have decided to move west to continue their lives and artistic pursuits, but were adamant about finding a way to continue one of Naked Stage鈥檚 most impactful programs.
鈥淲hen we began this thing 10 years ago, we didn鈥檛 fully understand what it would become,鈥 said Katherine Amadeo. 鈥淲e thought we were just doing a fundraiser. It wasn鈥檛 until that first curtain call, when we saw all these wonderful members of our community on stage together for a final bow that it really hit us. This event was more than a fundraiser. It was a chance for all the incredible artists in South Florida, who are always so busy working on their own amazing projects, to unify as a community around a single, and slightly crazy, creative endeavor. We didn鈥檛 like the idea of that leaving town with us.鈥
During the 24-Hour Theatre Project, playwrights will be provided with a randomly selected cast and director on Sunday, April 30 at 7 p.m., and have until the next morning to finish a script.聽 Directors and actors arrive at on Monday, May 1 at 7 a.m., and then have a few hours to rehearse the pieces, add in tech, and be ready to perform by 7 p.m. that night.聽
鈥淲e were thrilled to be asked to continue this tradition,鈥 said Matt Stabile, associate artistic director of Theatre Lab.聽 鈥淚鈥檇 been involved in the past two 24-Hour events, first as an actor and then as a writer, and I had an amazing experience.聽 It鈥檚 insane, exhausting, and one of the most artistically rewarding experiences I鈥檝e ever been a part of.鈥
The May 1 event will serve as a fundraiser for the Theatre Lab鈥檚 New Play Festival, which takes place May 10-14 on 抖M女仆鈥檚 Boca Raton campus, with plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from the event to a charity selected by the Amadeo family.
鈥淲e had both worked with Theatre Lab during their first season of readings and were really interested in the work they were doing and their commitment to the community,鈥 said Antonio Amadeo.聽 鈥淎nd what better place to host an event about creating new work overnight than a company dedicated to new work in American theater?鈥
Theatre Lab was established on 抖M女仆鈥檚 Boca campus in September 2015 under the direction of Louis Tyrrell, founding artistic director of Florida Stage and the Theatre at Arts Garage, and current 抖M女仆 Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Arts. Theatre Lab is generously supported by Edith and Martin Stein, and Marta and Jim Batmasian.
鈥淜atie and Antonio have contributed so much to South Florida theater, and Theatre Lab at 抖M女仆 is honored to carry on their important 24-Hour Theater Project,鈥 said Tyrrell.
Theatre Lab is open one hour prior to performances with light refreshments and a gallery exhibition. For more information and directions, call 561-297-4784 or visit .
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