Can a play be made in less than a day?
Trinity Western University鈥檚 theatre students are about to prove it is possible with their annual 24 Hour Theatre happening this weekend.
Playwrights have less than 12 hours to write a piece that will be directed, memorized, and performed just 24 hours after they began.
In terms of how the event runs, students are split up into several teams and are involved in all aspects of putting their show together, explained Shayna Leenstra, the assistant to the dean for the School of the Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC).
The writers start at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They鈥檙e given a theme, such as Easter eggs, that has to be included (in words, songs, props, etc.).
鈥淭hey write all night and then pass off the script the next day to the student actors and directors. It鈥檚 then rehearsed, props and costumes are sourced, and it goes on stage at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,鈥 Leenstra explained.
This has been an annual event for 鈥渜uite a few years now,鈥 she said, noting it鈥檚 part of TWU鈥檚 Festival of the Arts, Media + Culture.
The festival begins Friday, April 6, and runs until April 16, featuring 10 days of concerts, shows, student film festival, and more.
More info on the upcoming events can be found at twu.ca/samc.
In the meantime, the public is invited to see the results of all the theatre student鈥檚 work as it comes to fruition on the stage at the university鈥檚 Freedom Hall on Saturday, April 7. The 24 Hour Theatre showing beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is only $3, and information is available by emailing theatre@twu.ca.