ADA — Armed only with one costume and prop apiece, five East Central University theatre students traveled Friday, Sept. 8, to Independence Community College, Independence, Kan., for an around-the-clock challenge * work with people they’ve never seen before, write a one-act play, do the blocking, memorizing, rehearsing, come up with costumes, lighting and a set * and be ready to perform that play in 24 hours.
Kelli Lowe, Holdenville, Lacie Skaggs, Purcell, Catie Caton, Sapulpa, Sam Caton, Ada, and Ruth Richardson, Stratford, participated in ICCs 24-Hour Plays Festival from Friday night through Saturday night.
This is the second group of students Dr. Bret Jones, assistant professor of communication, has taken to the festival. It is a great experience for them, he said.
As students from approximately ten universities arrived at ICC Friday evening with their costumes and prop pieces, each was photographed.
“While this is going on,” Jones said, “the seven writers go to a workshop with a professional playwright for a couple of hours. At 11 p.m. the actors and techies go somewhere to sleep. The writers plunk down in front of a computer and get to work on a one-act. The deadline for the scripts is 6 a.m.”
Ruth Richardson was selected to be one of the seven writers.
At 7 a.m. the directors report to read the scripts and choose which one they would like to direct, Jones said. At 8 a.m. the actors and technical crew report to find out which of the seven one-act plays they will work with.
“Our two actors, Kelli Lowe and Lacie Skaggs, started the rehearsal process shortly after 8 a.m.,” Jones said. “This meant blocking, props and costumes, the set, memorization. Catie Caton was selected as the techie for one of the one-acts and Sam Caton was selected as assistant director for one of the shows.
“Ruth slept while all of this work progressed,” he added.
At 5 p.m. each show received 15 minutes of technical time on the stage.
“The house opened at 7:30 p.m. and at 8 p.m. these seven brand new one-acts were presented to an audience.”
Jones said the order of the plays is decided by those running the festival.
“They want to start off with a bang and end on one. Ruth's one-act, which was great, by the way, was the last on the bill.”
ECUs students were not involved with each other during the 24 hours. They worked with students from ICC, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Midland Lutheran College in Nebraska, Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, Pittsburg State University, Emporia State University, and a few other schools.
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