24 Hour Theatre Challenge Participant Registration!

Tentative Schedule of Events:

Friday May 10th:

3:30pm: Meet in the central cafeteria area of Bellerose Composite High School.

• Bring your PROP, COSTUME or COSTUME PIECE, and 1 LINE of DIALOGUE with you.

• Identify the actors, tech, and the director.

Plays will be no longer than 20 minutes in duration.

• Introductions and explanations of the logistics by event coordinators

• Each participant will come onto the stage and present their prop, costume, and line of dialogue.

5:00pm: Students will be assigned rooms to work in, and must create an outline for their play.

• REQUIREMENTS: you must use 1 prop, 1 costume or costume piece, 1 line of dialogue and 1 piece of tech (this will be provided by the venue).

• Scripts must be written in proper script format and includes stage directions, tech requirements, and dialogue for no more than 3 actors.

6:00pm: Dinner in central cafeteria area

6:45pm: Regroup and devise play, writing down important details, notes, dialogue.

• First draft of the script must be completed prior to leaving for the night

9:00pm: Meet in central cafeteria area for explanation of the following day events.

• Hand in all materials, include tech script.

9:15pm: Head home for the night.

Saturday May 11th:

10:00am: Meet in Central cafeteria area of Bellerose Composite High School for debrief

• Explanation of day- timeline and expectations of project by event coordinators

10:30am: Return to practice areas to rehearse the play including props, costumes.

12:00pm: Cafeteria for lunch

12:30pm: Scheduled time for tech rehearsals on stage with their tech person.

• You will be working with the resident Tech Manager.
• Use time wisely, your time is limited.

5:00pm: Meet in Cafeteria for information and logistics for performance.

• Schedule for performances presented.

5:20 - 6:00pm: Dinner in Staff Room

6:00pm Return to rehearsal rooms to prepare for show.

Show will start at 7pm.

6:30pm: Doors open for audience, entrance will be donation based: please pay what you can

7:00pm: Show begins

8:30pm: Show ends with awards for

• Best Acting, Best Script, Best Direction, Best Tech, Best Overall Performance, Best Use of Costume and Props & Most Grit

9:00pm: Show ends and cleanup begins, all students should be leaving with all items they brought.

• Classrooms returned to original condition.

* Depending on the number of registrants, the schedule times are subject to change.