Night of a
Thousand Plays
This unique theater event will jam as many short pieces of original theater
as possible into a 1-hour program.
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October 11th & October 18th, 2008 |
| Time: |
Performances at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm |
| Venue: |
TBA |
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We would love your involvement!
What is it?
'Night of a Thousand Plays' is a theater event in which the audience can
enjoy a heaped serving of short, original theater pieces in one night. Local
writers submit short pieces from one line of dialogue or no dialogue at all to
no more than 3 minutes in length. We like to call these "short shorts". The
focus is to stage as many "short shorts" as possible in our one-hour program.
Local writers will submit their pieces and the best of the best will be chosen
for use in the program. Teams of actors will be teamed up with a director to
rehearse and perform 5 or so short shorts a-piece.
Who can be involved?
Anyone and everyone! First time actors are welcome
along with seasoned veterans. Teams will be built around the casting needs of
the short short pieces. The short short pieces will be bundled in a way to
maximize stage time for each actor in a team. Also, anyone who is interested in
the technical side of theater is welcome. In fact, to anyone who just wants to
lend support, we can probably find something for you to do! Is this like
24-Hour Theater?
Not really. For this event, each team is given weeks of rehearsal time to
prepare their short short pieces. In that way, this show doesn't have quite the
frenzied approach of 24 Hour Theater, however, with the potential for so many
short short pieces being staged and so many actors involved, the sense of
community is still strong. It will be common to lend a hand to other teams from
providing a prop to doing a voiceover during the show. If there's any way that
anyone can make the show better, we say do it! What are the deadlines?
In the beginning of September, emails will be sent to each participant
confirming their involvement. We will hold a welcoming meeting on September 20th
for all participants. The teams lead by the director will develop their own
rehearsal schedule and pick up any props or costumes they think will be best for
their pieces. We will have a required day of technical rehearsal on the morning
of October 11th.
How will the teams be picked?
We will ask for any interested people to note their level of theater experience
for any role they are interested in (actor, director, etc.). Every effort will
be made to provide a mix of experiences in each team, but of course availability
will also be a factor in determining teams. Do I need experience?
No! We want any of you who even had a passing thought to do theater to get
involved! I'm nervous about auditions?
Don't be, there are none! I want to perform/direct/help backstage. What do
I do now?
Just wait! Once Seoul Players receives and selects the scripts, it will be
time to select teams. An email for actors, directors and other help will be sent
out in a few weeks.
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