The 24 Hour Plays – Los Angeles

Welcome to The 24 Hour Plays Los Angeles benefiting Cornerstone Theater Company and its mission of making new plays with and about communities. For 30 years, Cornerstone Theater Company has brought together an ensemble of professional artists of the highest caliber with people who would never think of themselves as artists to produce works of excellence based on the stories, concerns and issues of a given community. The plays celebrate many voices, and are staged in theaters and in parking lots, in factories, schools and subway stations. The company strives to include people who have not been on stage or even seen theater and has taken up residence in small towns and urban neighborhoods, collaborating with locals from start to finish to tell their unique stories through theater.

24 hours ago, 6 writers, 6 directors, and 24 actors and a dedicated production team converged onto Cornerstone Theater Company in Downtown Los Angeles. The community of artists met for the first time and each brought with them a costume, a prop and their special skill to share. After their meet and greet, they all dispersed except for the writers who diligently worked  through the night to create a ten-minute play by 6 a.m. the following morning. By 9:00 a.m. with the ink barely dry, the play scripts were brought to the Moss Theater in Santa Monica where the directors selected their pieces and began their day of rehearsals with their cast. After a diligent, yet fun day of rehearsals Cornerstone Theater Company is thrilled to present The 24 Hour Plays Los Angeles, a magical night of the live theater with a talented community of artists, where anything can happen. Enjoy the show!

The 24 Hour Plays bring together extraordinary artists to create time-limited theater around the world. Regular events include The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, The 24 Hour Musicals, productions in London, Los Angeles, Dublin, Athens, Finland, Germany, Mexico City, and Florence. Through collaborations with organizations including The Old Vic Theater, Dublin Youth Theatre, Urban Arts Partnership, Cornerstone Theater Company, The Orchard Project, Bennington College and The Del Sole Foundation, The 24 Hour Company’s productions have raised millions of dollars for charities. Each summer, The 24 Hour Company partners with the New School for Drama to bring together the best actors, directors, playwrights, and producers 25 and under for an intensive professional experience in The 24 Hour Plays. Licensed affiliates have produced their own versions of The 24 Hour Plays in regional and professional theaters, colleges, and universities just about everywhere you can find a curtain and a stage. www.24hourplays.com