
Our events in Los Angeles unite extraordinary artists from theater, film, and TV to write, rehearse, and perform new plays within 24 hours. Through regular productions of The 24 Hour Plays, we bring together arts and entertainment professionals on the West Coast to foster community through unique evenings of live theater.
Since the 20th century, The 24 Hour Plays and Musicals have been staged at The Broad, the historic United Artists Theatre at Ace, The Bourbon Room, Cornerstone Theatre, Los Angeles Theater Center, The Henry Fonda Theatre, and other venues. Starting in 2023, we introduced a daring two-theater model, where audiences are seated in two separate spaces at The Hudson Theaters and switch theaters during intermission for the second act.
LOS ANGELES alumni
Past participants include Adam Pally, Alanis Morisette, Alia Shawkat, Andre Royo, Anna Camp, Charlie Barnett, Chris Parnell, Christina Applegate, Clark Gregg, Constance Zimmer, David Wain, Diedrich Bader, Drew Tarver, Gillian Jacobs, Harry Shum Jr., Jack McBrayer, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Jane Adams, Jared Harris, Jason Biggs, Jason Ritter, Jennifer Coolidge, Jessica Rothe, John Cho, John Ritter (RIP), Josie Totah, Julie Delpy, Justin Long, Lizzy Caplan, Melanie Griffith, Michael Ealy, Natasha Leggero, Olivia Holt, Portia de Rossi, Rachel Bloom, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Retta, Rich Sommer, Sarah Silverman, Sasheer Zamata, Seth Green, Shannon Purser, Skylar Astin, Vico Ortiz, Wayne Brady, Zoë Chao, Zoe Lister-Jones and many more.