Entertainment under Containment
Over 350 new monologues created since the entertainment industry shut down in March, 2o20.
New rounds premiere on select Tuesday nights.
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Upcoming:
March 16 @ 6 PM ET
All new rounds will be available for four days following their release.
Round One
Released March 17, 2020
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ISABELLE FUHRMAN in “A Little About Me” by KATHLEEN HALE
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ANDRE ROYO in “L.A. YOGA MOTHERFUCKERS” by STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS
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HUGH DANCY in “WE WERE DAZZLING ONCE” by CHRISTOPHER OSCAR PEÑA
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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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JOEL MARSH GARLAND in “Possession” by SIMON RICH
Round Two
Released 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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DANNY PUDI in “MAKING LEMONS” by ELIZABETH IRWIN
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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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MICHAEL SHANNON in “FLIMSY MACHINE” by WILL ARBERY
Round Three
Released March 31, 2020
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T.R. Knight in "TRANSITION" by David Lindsay-Abaire
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HUGH DANCY in "Wow" by DONALD MARGULIES
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DAVID KRUMHOLTZ in “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY” by NORA KIRKPATRICK
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WILL HOCHMAN in “SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY” by CAT MILLER
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SIENNA MILLER and TARA SUMMERS in "AUDITION FOR AN INDIE MOVIE, 2005" by SARAH DELAPPE
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ERIN DARKE in "Invincible" by JESSICA BLANK and ERIK JENSEN
Round Four
Released April 7, 2020
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Ethan Hawke in "The Body of Our Kingdom" by Jonathan Marc Sherman
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WAYNE BRADY in "Nadine" by ROGER Q. MASON
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Raviv Ullman in "Tiger Daddy" by Christopher Oscar Peña
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MICHAEL URIE in "SIX FEET, DIPSHIT" by DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
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Adriene Mishler in "Bluebonnets" by Will Arbery
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Vella Lovell in "Ana Banana’s Dating Video" by Mara Nelson-Greenberg
Round Eight “COVID & Incarceration”
Released 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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REBECCA NAOMI JONES in “JUNE” by LYNN NOTTAGE
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ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS in “A FATHER’S SORROW” by SHAKA SENGHOR
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AJA NAOMI KING in “NIA'S WINGS OR IT'S ALL GOOD BABY BABY” by NSANGOU NJIKAM
Round Nine “Director’s Cut”
Released May 19, 2020
Our first round to feature special collaborations with directors.
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"you can't sit with us."
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“John” written and performed by Heidi Armbruster, directed by Matt Dickson
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“Persimmons” written and performed by Eisa Davis, directed by Colette Robert.
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“Birth/Day” written and directed by Timothy Douglas, performed by Lauren Speed-Hamilton.
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“What's Already There” written and performed by Todd Almond, directed by Raja Feather Kelly
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“Otherwise Engaged”
Round Ten
Released May 26, 2020
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Jason Biggs in “Water Buffalo” by Daniel Goldfarb
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Elizabeth Marvel in “This Isn't Going to Be the Usual Broadcast” by Mallery Avidon
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Michael Chernus in “Flowers Know” by Caroline V. McGraw
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Mirirai Sithole in “A Clown Named Cherly” by Wendy MacLeod
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“QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TILLICUM WILDLIFE TRUST”
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Aya Cash in “Bad Bones” by Joshua Conkel
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.
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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 on this program.