OUR TEAM

Mark Armstrong (he/him) is the Artistic Director of The 24 Hour Plays. Highlights from his tenure include annual productions of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, the Broadway and Los Angeles debuts of The 24 Hour Musicals, many partner events in the US and abroad, the growth of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals and The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, which have produced over 500 new theater pieces that have engaged millions of viewers around the world since March 2020. As a director, his collaborators include Emily Mann, Christopher Shinn, Dan O'Brien and many more. Instructor, The New School for Drama.

Madelyn Paquette (she/her/hers) is a creative producer and a proud alum of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. She is the Managing Producer at Moxie Arts NY, and the co-host of Talk This: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone.

Abbey George (she/hers) is the Marketing and Social Media Associate at The 24 Hour Plays. Abbey grew up in China and Germany. Her first passion was acting, recording skits and elaborate home videos for her family. At age 12, she left Europe and moved back home to her roots in Texas. Abbey went on to study theatre and filmmaking at Montclair State University. Abbey is known for her work in 'Sissy' alongside Shannon Lucio (Prison Break, The O.C.) and her directorial debut 'Jesus Would Have Loved Punk Rock' starring Samantha Williams (Dear Evan Hansen). Abbey is a proud member of The 24 Hour Plays team!

Kelcie Beene (she/her/hers) has been producing and production managing with The 24 Hour Plays since 2007. Events include: The 24 Hour Musicals in New York, The 24 Hour Plays on and off-Broadway, and The 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Dublin, Germany, and Mexico. Currently, she holds the position of Associate Production Manager and Company Manager for the Court Theatre in Chicago. Prior to moving to Chicago, Kelcie spent a decade in New York where she produced dozens of site-specific events, full-length theater productions and concerts for companies like Global Citizen, The BEAT Festival, The Amoralists, The Old Vic New Voices, BAM Next Wave, The Play Company, LifeLike Touring and GLAMOUR.

Anastasia Webb (she/her/hers) is a director and writer currently studying at The New School for Drama, where she has co-written and directed several productions. She has worked with The 24 Hour Plays on multiple live events, including as an assistant director for the 2019 Broadway show and as a member of the social media team for the Viral Monologues.

Mackenna Goodrich (she/her) is an artist from Phoenix, Arizona. BA Drama from Kenyon College, Class of 2020. Currently, she serves as the Assistant Dramaturg for The Road Theatre Company's Under Construction 2. Her writing has been a part of the Stagefemmes Alumni One Act Festival, the Bad Play Festival, and the Arizona Young Playwrights' Festival. She spent the pandemic playing The Sims 4, which is a type of experimental theatre if you think about it really hard.

Miranda Jean Larson (She/Her) lives in Philadelphia and works in Philly and NYC. She began her work as an actress, writer, and producer before coming to the 24 Hour Plays as an editor back in May of 2021. She was made Lead Editor in November 2021. As a teenager she taught herself how to edit for fun and never thought she would someday make it as part of her career. Miranda is a graduate of Pace University’s BA Acting program with a Minor in Film where she studied screenwriting, producing, and production. As a filmmaker, she produced a short film called “Innocence” which won multiple awards including Best Short Film at the IFFNY Film Festival in New York City, and won three awards at the Top Shorts Online Film Festival including Best Indie Film (March 2018). She is credited as writer, producer, co-director, and lead actress for the film. She is currently working on her first feature film script “Writing Theo”, which was recently accepted as a Semi-Finalist in ScreenCraft's Screenwriting Fellowship. Miranda also edits for her home performing arts school Diamond Talent Productions putting together moving stage backgrounds for performances and recordings of their live shows.