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Season 3 Episode 2
April 5, 2022
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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2! The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues
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Jeremy Shamos in "On Mute Or, In Defense of Relentless Positivity" by Blair Singer
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Bonnie Milligan and Alex Gould in "Fare Thee Well" by Courtney Baron
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Jamie Neumann in "Baby Maker" by Julia Specht
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Sofia D'Elia-Black in "Cameo Therapy" by Josh Koenigsberg
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Rosaline Elbay in "six months without" by Elise Kibler
Season 3 Episode 1
March 15, 2022
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Allison Tolman in "She Said Everything's Moving Faster" by Steve Yockey
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Julia Greer in "A Spanish Lesson" by Claire Zajdel
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T.R. Knight in "Not a Monster" by David Lindsay-Abaire
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Noah Robbins in "3_14_22_K_MAHONEY_AUDITION" by Julia Specht
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Leta Renée-Alan in "Request for Consultation" by Jacqueline Bircher
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Joel de la Fuente in "Amphibia Super Team" by Matt Barbot
Round 36
February 22nd, 2022
Round 35
January 25th, 2022
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Jasmine Sharma in "SELF/TAPE" by Melis Aker
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Jaime Rosenstein in "Sharing Time!" by Catherine Weingarten
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Monique Moses in "Bryce from Hinge" by Allie Levitan
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Nicholas Webber in "Less is More" by George Pendle
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Tessa Albertson and Emma Kikue in "How To Be Friends With Anyone" by Serena Berman
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Reiko Aylesworth in “My Walk in Brookside Park” by Daniel Tejera
Round 34
October 26th, 2021
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Mallory Jansen in "before i rip my fucking heart out | or some babies are ugly" by aniello fontano
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Holley Fain in "Serves Me Right" by Deirdre O'Connor
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Ebonée Noel in "Heartbreaker Investigator" by Garlia Cornelia Jones
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Amanda Walsh in "SMALL MONSTER WARNING" by Jennifer Mudge
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Rena Strober in "Err a Parent" by Pat Hazell
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Alysia Reiner in "Last Day Social" by Emmylou Diaz
Round 33
October 5th, 2021
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Sarah Steele in "Rick" by Itamar Moses
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Susannah Perkins in "Things To Wear Outside" by Elizabeth Irwin
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Elise Kibler in "To the Girl in 4B" by Scott Organ
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Drew Droege in "A Little Ridiculous Joy" by Andrew Rincón
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Ashlie Atkinson in "THE SHAPE" by Mac Rogers
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Nate Corddry in "THE 90 DAY MONOLOGUE - DEAR VERUSHKA" by Steve Guttenberg
Round 32
September 14th, 2021
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Alex Hernandez in "Safe Word" by Jeffrey James Keyes
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Andrea Syglowski in "Salads Are Stupid" by Megan Mostyn-Brown
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Midori Francis in "Dementor Therapy" by Talene Monahon
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Annie Parisse in "Seesaw" by Julia Brownell
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Jennifer Mudge in "Lights, Camera, Catharsis" by Michael Mitnick
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Joel Marsh Garland in "Green Boots" by Jason Grote
Round 31: Nationals
July 20th, 2021
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Amara Leonard in "nothing with nobody all alone by yourself" by Jane Lindstrom
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Katherine Di Lillo and Ben Teitelbaum in "End of Words" by Jess Honovich
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Pearl Emerson in "Tam Ugg's Warning" by Chase Doggett
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Tessa Albertson in "Stationary" by Tristan Raak
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India Stachyra in "THAT SAVED A WRETCH" by Ellie Melick
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Tatyana Mack and Jessie Shaw in "PINE-SOL & PARFUM" by Marissa Joyce Stamps
Round 30
June 29th, 2021
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Stars of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues Kick Off Round 30!
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Noah Galvin in "Just Because Covid's Over Doesn't Mean I Want to See You Again" by Mario Correa
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Hugh Dancy in "Prince Charming Apologizes from the Pool" by Talene Monahon
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Serena Berman in "The Rental" by Jane Starr Drinkard
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Emily Pendergast in "The Tit Rule Or Three Martinis" by Gabe McKinley
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John Doman in "All Farmers Go to Florida or Heaven" by Heidi Armbruster
Round 29
June 15th, 2021
Round 28: AAJC
May 18th, 2021
Supporting Asian Americans Advancing Justice — AAJC.
Guest-Curated by Victor Malana Maog and Sung Rno.
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Round 28 Special Edition – Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
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Maureen Sebastian in "This is Your Life" by Melisa Tien
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Ken Leung in "Ba Ba" by Ins Choi
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Manu Narayan in "PROMO CODE" by Madhuri Shekar
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Pun Bandhu in "A SEAT AT THE TABLE" by Alvin Eng
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Deborah S. Craig in "Two Thumbs Down" by Keiko Green
Round 27: Viral Musicals
May 4th, 2021
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Derek Klena in "People Anymore" book and lyrics by Chelsea Marcantel, music by Alan Schmuckler
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Anika Larsen in "The Play The Hand You Play: A New Musical"
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Robbie Fairchild in "Rover Instagrams His First Heist"
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Andrew Leeds in "Past Friends"
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Allison Posner in "Jigglypuff My Love" music and lyrics by Eli Bolin and Mike Pettry
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Lennon Parham in "Drop the Mask" book by Dan O’Brien & Lennon Parham, music by John Colpitts
Round 26
April 20th, 2021
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Teaser: Actor Intro Videos | Viral Monologues Round 26
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Genevieve Angelson in "EMMA EMILY BOVARY BRONTË, A DECLARATION OF LOVE" by Blair Singer
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Alexis Floyd in "Garlic" by Robert Spence
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Anna Suzuki in "Central Intelligence" by Ben Firke
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Zina Ellis in "DIY BEST HOMEMADE PEEL OFF MASK FOR GLOWING UNIQUE SKIN 100 PERCENT REAL"
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Susannah Perkins in "Death Magnet" by Liza Birkenmeier
Round 25 “Developing Artists”
March 28th, 2021
Supporting and featuring Developing Artist teens.
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Josh Groban in "The Dummy" by Bryson Brunson
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Teaser: Actor Intro Videos | Viral Monologues Round 25
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Mia Fowler in “Inheritance of Style” by Gethsemane Herron-Coward
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Sarah Nina Hayon in “Azucar” by Layla Diaz
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Russell G. Jones in "Camping" by Jaden DeArmon
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Julian Elijah Martinez in "Yanny" by Nathaniel Valdiviesco,
Round 24
March 16th, 2021
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Cory Michael Smith in "can i tell you a story?" by christopher oscar peña
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Melia Kreiling in "at times we live alone" by Christiane Swenson
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Raúl Castillo in "PFIZER OR MODERNA?" by Katie Do
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Charly Clive in "2009" by Lily Houghton
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Freddy Miyares in "The Sourdough Is Not A Metaphor" by Anchuli Felicia King
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Terry Kinney in "Dog's Best Friend" by Dan O'Brien
Round Seventeen “Nationals”
August 4th, 2020
Featuring current and past fellows of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals program.
Supporting The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals Fellows.
Round Eleven “Fists Up/ Underlying Conditions”
Round Ten
May 26, 2020
Round Nine “Director’s Cut”
May 19, 2020
Our first round to feature special collaborations with directors.
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“What's in the box, Paul” written by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed & performed by Cynthia Nixon
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“What's Up Bro” written and performed by Danny Hoch, directed by Zi Alikhan.
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“Birth/Day” written and directed by Timothy Douglas, performed by Lauren Speed-Hamilton.
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Cobie Smulders in “Out for Delivery” written and directed by Molly Beach Murphy
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“What's Already There” written and performed by Todd Almond, directed by Raja Feather Kelly
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“Great Banter” written by Talene Monahon, performed by Noah Robbins, directed by Mia Walker.
Round Eight “COVID & Incarceration”
May 12, 2020
Made in partnership with Broadway Advocacy Coalition, RAPP, Zealous, The Confined Arts, Columbia Law School’s Center for Institutional and Social Change, and American Friends Service Committee.
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"THE DECLARATION OF ANTHONY SWAIN"
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ALEX HERNANDEZ in “COMO SE DICE, BREAK LEGS?” by TONY MENESES
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JOHN CLARENCE STEWART in “CANVAS” by STEVIE WALKER-WEBB
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DEIRDRE O’CONNELL in “THE NAVIGATOR” by JESSICA BLANK AND ERIK JENSEN
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MADELINE BREWER in “IT COULD BE YOU” by EMILY MANN
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ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS in “A FATHER’S SORROW” by SHAKA SENGHOR
Round Seven
April 28th, 2020
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Sofia Black-D'Elia in "I Don't Sell Weed" by Monique Moses
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Willa Fitzgerald in "Ms. Miller's 3rd Period AP Gov" by Claire Zajdel
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Sydney Lemmon in "Song Selection" by Eric Reyes Loo
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Dane DeHaan in "Jeffrey Vines. Take One." by Anna Ziegler
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Anna Wood in "Danielle has a Cavity" by Lynn Rosen
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Michael Gandolfini in "Archie Boy" by Lemon Andersen
Round Six “Musicals”
April 21st, 2020
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Daveed Diggs in "Wild" by Josh Koenigsberg and Adam Gwon
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John Gallagher Jr. in "rebecca naomi jones" by christopher oscar peña and Libby Winters
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Nick Blaemire and Ana Nogueira in "Fear of Frying"
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David Hull in "If U Were Here" by Rachel Axler and Matt Schatz
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John Clay III in "3 PM" by Tasha Gordon-Solmon and Faye Chiao
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Jelani Alladin in "Five Minutes in this Hallway" by Rona Siddiqui and Kristoffer Diaz
Round Five
April 14th, 2020
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Pedro Pascal in "For All the Lovesick Mad Sad Geniuses" by Ngozi Anyanwu
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Nat Wolff and Grace Van Patten in "All Alone" by Courtney Baron
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David Hyde Pierce in "Cuando Estoy Solo" by David Lindsday-Abaire
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AnnaSophia Robb in "Terrilyn Mae Christine" by Nadja Leonhard-Hooper
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Tony Shalhoub in "Seder Preamble" by Daniel Goldfarb
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Deirdre Lovejoy in "Confession" by Julia Jordan
Round Four
April 7, 2020
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Adriene Mishler in "Bluebonnets" by Will Arbery
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Raviv Ullman in "Tiger Daddy" by Christopher Oscar Peña
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Ethan Hawke in "The Body of Our Kingdom" by Jonathan Marc Sherman
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Ben Feldman in "CLASS 622: MOUNT EVEREST" by Michael Mitnick
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ELIZABETH MARVEL and BILL CAMP in "Best Case Scenario" by ERICA SALEH
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Marin Ireland in "Temperature" by Charly Evon Simpson
Round Three
March 31, 2020
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Hugh Dancy in "Wow" by Donald Margulies
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T.R. Knight in "TRANSITION" by David Lindsay-Abaire
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Will Hochman in “Slip Slidin' Away” by Cat Miller
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ERIN DARKE in "Invincible" by JESSICA BLANK and ERIK JENSEN
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SIENNA MILLER and TARA SUMMERS in "AUDITION FOR AN INDIE MOVIE, 2005" by SARAH DELAPPE
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David Krumholtz in “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY” by Nora Kirkpatrick
Round Two
March 24, 2020
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Christopher Mintz-Plasse in “A Man and His Dog” by Clare Barron
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Daveed Diggs in "I Got the Hat." by Kristoffer Diaz
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Juliana Canfield in “Favorite Episode” by Joseph Dougherty
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Nicholas Braun in “tips to get fit” by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz
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Danny Pudi in “Making Lemons” by Elizabeth Irwin
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MICHAEL SHANNON in “FLIMSY MACHINE” by WILL ARBERY
Round One
March 17, 2020
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ISABELLE FUHRMAN in “A Little About Me” by KATHLEEN HALE
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Hugh Dancy in “we were dazzling once” by christopher oscar peña
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Andre Royo in “L.A. Yoga Motherfuckers” by Stephen Adly Guirgis
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RACHEL DRATCH in “A Story of Survival” by DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
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Tavi Gevinson in “LIVE, LAUGH, LIFE” by Jenny Rachel Weiner
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Dagmara Dominczyk in “Higher Order Configurations” by Sam Chanse
The artistic director of The 24 Hour Plays is Mark Armstrong.
The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues are produced by Coleman Ray Clark and Madelyn Paquette.
The editor team has included Clay Anderson, Coleman Ray Clark, Jack Duran and Kristina Teschner.
The social media team has included Mackenna Goodrich, Francesca Posla, Lucy Rossi, Anastasia Webb and Jaelen Williams.
Mark T Evans serves as the music supervisor for the Viral Musicals.
Special thanks to Howard Sherman, whose suggestion on March 13, 2020, inspired what became The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues.
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We wish to express our gratitude to the Performers’ Unions:
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS
SAG-AFTRA
through Theatre Authority, Inc. for their cooperation in permitting the Artists to appear in Viral Monologues Rounds 11-23.