DUMMERSTON-Vermont Theatre Company will present its annual “Play in a Day” festival Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Evening Star Grange at the junction of East-West and Middle roads.
Auditions will take place the night before (also at the Grange) Friday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m., as five brand new plays, from prompt to production to performance, will be staged within 24 hours.
Play in a Day “gives writers, directors, and actors the opportunity to work together in a fast-paced, intense, and exciting environment,”said organizers in a news release.
Five short plays will be cast, written, rehearsed, and performed. “It’s a whirlwind of a process and audiences will not want to miss out on the end result.”
Producer Casey Parles has brought together five local directors and writers.
Teams include artist and director Dante Heartwood, who is paired with local playwright Isabella Watkins; New England Youth Theatre Artistic Director Ben Stockman will be collaborating with VTC newcomer and writer Kevin Berry; actor and stage manager Lucy Webb is directing for storyteller Omei Marshall; performer and director Saskia Bailey-de Bruijn will be teamed up with actor and writer Jesse Farrar; and actor and director Tracy Berchi is working with writer and VTC Artistic Director Jess Iris.
For those interested in auditioning, RSVP on the Play in a Day Audition form at vermonttheatrecompany.org. Auditions will consist of reading 6- to 8-line scenes and responding to requests from the directing and writing team. Casting decisions will be made by 8:30 p.m., and then the writers get to work.
Actors who are cast must be ready to spend all of Saturday rehearsing “and having some fun.”
Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a $10–15 suggested donation, and will be available at the door. For more information, visit vermonttheatrecompany.org.
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