The 24TH Annual
The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway
October 21, 2024 | 7 PM
Town Hall
Honoring The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals Class of 2007
SINCE 2001, stars from Broadway, film and TV have gathered to write, rehearse and perform new plays in 24 hours. Extraordinary artists race the clock, forge enduring creative partnerships and leave everything on the stage in a singular evening of live theater. This year’s event will honor the artists of the inaugural Nationals class of 2007.
The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals began in 2007 and the artists from that class have moved through the entertainment industry, both individually and together, utilizing the skills they learned and the relationships they built during their time in the program. The inaugural class helped create a model for how creative communities can collaborate and succeed together, and this year’s The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway will honor them and all the work they’ve accomplished and inspired.
Proceeds from The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway support our non-profit activities throughout the year, including education programming with students from middle school to college, professional development for emerging artists through The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, and our partner productions all around the world.
SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE
Actors scheduled to participate include Ari Graynor (“I’m Dying Up Here”), Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play), Avantika (Mean Girls), Brett Azar (Terminator Genysis), Cat Cohen (“Only Murders in the Building”), David Burtka (“How I Met Your Mother”), David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer), Delaney Rowe (The Everything Pot), Devon Bostick (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Dylan Gelula (Smile 2), Faith Salie (“CBS News Sunday Morning”), Jamie Neumann (“The Deuce”), Jen Tullock (“Severance”), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade), Larry Owens (“Abbott Elementary”), Lois Smith (The Inheritance), Morgan Siobhan Green (Hadestown), Rachel Hilson (“Love, Victor”) and many more.
Special appearances by Vinny DePonto and more to be announced!
Writers scheduled to participate include Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits), Josh Koenigsberg (“Orange is the New Black”), Mario Correa (Dark Waters), Meredith Scardino (“Girls5eva”), Rachel Bonds (Jonah) and Steve Yockey (“The Flight Attendant”).
Directors scheduled to participate include David Auburn (Proof), Pippin Parker (Betrayed), Satya Bhabha (“Shameless”), Sherri Eden Barber (Hamilton), Victor Malana Maog (Her Portmanteau) and Will Frears (Misery).
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Andrea McCardle, Anna Strout, Christy Gressman, Denise Raimi, Heather Drastal, Julie Mercer, Laura Vogel, Lindsay W. Bowen, Madelyn Paquette, Sarah Storm, Shari Soofian, and Tina Fallon.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE.
Past Participants
Past participants include Jennifer Aniston, Leslie Bibb, Jason Biggs, Wayne Brady, Pauline Chalamet, Anna Chlumsky, Laverne Cox, Michael Cerveris, Billy Crudup, David Cross, Alan Cumming, Hugh Dancy, Merle Dandridge, Rosario Dawson, Daveed Diggs, Peter Dinklage, Dagmara Domińczyk, Rachel Dratch, Jesse Eisenberg, Gloria Estefan, Edie Falco, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, America Ferrera, Greta Gerwig, David Harbour, Oscar Isaac, Gillian Jacobs, Anthony Mackie, Aasif Mandvi, Aimee Mann, Katherine McNamara, Eva Mendes, Adrienne Moore, Julianne Moore, Tracy Morgan, Matthew Morrison, John Mulaney, Javier Muñoz, Cynthia Nixon, Lynn Nottage, Anna Paquin, Amanda Peet, Jay Pharoah, Rosie Perez, Retta, Chris Rock, Sam Rockwell, Andre Royo, Amanda Seyfried, Michael Shannon, Wallace Shawn, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Sarah Silverman, Justice Smith, Sarah Snook, Tracie Thoms, Maura Tierney, Marisa Tomei, Nia Vardalos, Ana Villanfañe, Naomi Watts, Olivia Wilde, Vanessa Williams, Patrick Wilson and many more.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
FAQs
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Does it really all happen in 24 hours?
Yes! New plays are written, rehearsed, memorized (no scripts in hand!), and performed in just 24 hours.
Is the show 24 hours long?
No! Our full process is 24 hours long, but The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway generally runs about two hours with a fifteen minute intermission.
When is the next production?
Our 23rd annual The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway will be in October 2023. Check back soon for the date, and join our mailing list to be the first to know!
How can I purchase tickets?
Tickets are available now HERE!
My company or organization is interested in getting involved. Are there sponsorship opportunities?
Absolutely! We have opportunities for program advertisements, VIP ticket packages, in-kind contributions, and more. Email General Manager Madelyn Paquette at madelyn@24hourplays.com for all of the details.