Rover Dramawerks calling writers, directors, and actors for One Day Only festival

by PegNews wire

Rover Dramawerks’ highly anticipated 24-hour play festival, One Day Only is back! The eleventh installment of “seven short plays from concept to curtain in just one day” returns on March 15 at the Courtyard Theater of Plano. For this is an event an entire one-act play festival of seven plays is written, produced, directed, rehearsed, teched, and performed in a single day. Just 24 hours.

At about 9:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, a group of writers, directors, actors, and technicians will get together for the first time. A brief get-to-know you session will include providing ideas for the writers (to be drawn out of a hat) and taking pictures of the actors (no headshots and resumes are allowed). Then the writers stay at the theatre and work through the night, composing a ten to fifteen minute play based on the subject he/she drew.

At 6:30 a.m., the directors return. They will quickly read the plays, decide who directs which play, and cast the plays from the pictures taken the night before. The actors show up around 8:00 a.m. and meet with their director and fellow cast members. The writers go home to get some sleep while the plays are blocked, memorized, and rehearsed by the director and actors.

Tech rehearsal begins around 4:00 p.m. Then curtain is at 8:00 p.m., when all of the plays are presented for the first time at the Courtyard Theater of Plano for seven world premieres.

Rover Dramawerks is looking for a few good writers, directors, and actors for One Day Only 11. Experience is not mandatory, but open-mindedness, spontaneity, guts, and a can-do attitude are MUSTS.

If you’re interested, please send an e-mail to odo11@roverdramawerks.com starting on Friday, February 22.

Include the following information:

• Name
• E-mail address that you check on a regular basis
• Phone number(s)
• What role you would like (writer, director, or actor)
• Where you heard about One Day Only 11
• If you have participated in past ODOs, which ones (example: 3, 4, 6, X)
• If you have participated in past ODOs, what your roles have been for each (example: actor for 3, writer for 6 and X, director for 5)

The last three are for informational purposes only and will not have any effect on whether you get in or not – it really is first come, first served!

Please note that you can do ONLY ONE and you must specify which – otherwise you will be listed as an alternate for those roles. If you would consider more than one role, indicate which is your preference and we will try to accommodate you with your first choice – again, you will only be able to do one.

IMPORTANT: YOU must take the initiative to sign up yourself. We will not accept sign-ups from third parties.

There are 7 writer positions, 7 director positions, and about 40 actor positions. Writer and director positions especially fill up VERY quickly – often within MINUTES! The cut-off for signing up is a week before the event or as long as roles are available, whichever comes first.

Minimum age requirement for any role is 15.

NOTE: Because the writer and director roles are limited, we have a “no three in a row” rule. This means if you have participated in the last two One Day Only projects - One Day Only 9 and One Day Only X - as a writer both times or as a director both times, you must choose a different role for One Day Only 11. For example, you might try acting if you’ve been a writer twice. Branch out! Try something new!

Also note that due to the lightening-fast nature of this project, there is no pay and no comps are provided. However, it is a TOTAL BLAST and well worth your time. You’ll also be amazed at the contacts you’ll make!

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