Impetuous Theater Group

The 1st Annual

47:59 Play Festival

Writing in Rotation

47:59 Play Festival

" . . . a novel twist of the 24-hour play formula that's become so popular lately"

The inaugural 47:59 Play Festival is a race against the clock to write, rehearse and perform six brand new plays in exactly 47 hours and 59 minutes. Each of our 6 playwrights will write a first act of a brand new work over the course of one evening. The following morning, the piece is handed off to the 6 directors and 18 actors, who rehearse the piece for performing that evening. After the first act comes down - that's when things get really interesting. The playwrights will then rotate and write the second act of one of their colleague's works from the previous night. In keeping with our namesake (and the mission statement), Impetuous Theater Group is excited about the random possibilities that will surely develop from one evening to the next as artists gather together and "write in rotation".

THE DAY THE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN Written by James David Jackson & Josh Sherman Directed by Jason Zimbler Featuring Ivy Baldwin & Michael Bottomly
BUH Written by Andy Chmelko & Brian MacInnis Smallwood Directed by Lindsay Wolf Featuring Jason Catalano, Corey Ann Haydu & Mark Souza
REQUIEM Written by Dusty Drake & Luis Miguel Echegaray Directed by Adam David Jones Featuring Janet Zarecor & Lucas Mendieta
SPEAKING AS A CHILD OF THE 90'S Written by Luis Miguel Echegaray & Andy Chmelko Directed by Tim Errickson Featuring Mike Eisenstein, Samantha Moeller & Taylor Treadwell
FINDING OUT TRUE LOVE IS BLIND Written by Josh Sherman & James David Jackson Directed by JD Carter Featuring Joe Powell, Ben Ray & Matt Stevens
THE MYSTIC, THE WARRIOR, AND THE GODDESS Written by Brian MacInnis Smallwood & Dusty Drake Directed by David Calafiore Featuring Shashanah Newman, Annelle Sheline & Joe Sousa