THE ONE-DAY PLAY FESTIVAL Brings New 24-Hour Plays To Theatre West
Short plays created and performed in 24 hours.
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On December 2 at 8 p.m., Theatre West will present its One-Day Play Festival, a program of short plays created in a 24-hour period by members of its writing, directing, and acting collective.
The event will take place at Theatre West, located at 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. in Los Angeles, near Universal City, North Hollywood, and Studio City. Street parking is available, along with a credit-card-only lot across the street.
Admission will be offered at $15, $30, and $40. General admission tickets are $15. Theatre Fanatic tickets at $30 include admission and an Instagram shout-out after the performance, while Theatre Crazed tickets at $40 include admission, an Instagram shout-out, and a complimentary beverage at the concession counter. Donations of any amount will be accepted on Giving Tuesday.
Founded in 1962, Theatre West is the oldest continually running professional theatre company in Los Angeles and is celebrating its 63rd year. Its membership includes actors, playwrights, directors, and technicians, with alumni such as Ray Bradbury, Beau Bridges, Richard Dreyfuss, Sally Field, Betty Garrett, Martin Landau, Lee Meriwether, Jack Nicholson, Carroll O’Connor, Sherwood Schwartz, Joyce Van Patten, Jim Beaver, and Paul Winfield. Theatre West has produced more than 300 plays and musicals, nearly 70 percent of which originated in its workshops, with several moving to Broadway, regional tours, and film, including A Bronx Tale by Chazz Palminteri; A Very Brady Musical by Lloyd Schwartz and Hope Juber; and Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding, which transferred Off-Broadway in 2022, as well as the co-production of Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, which later ran on Broadway in 2023.
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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OTR: A New Play OTR: A New Play (11/23-11/27) |