24-Hour Theatre Project
January 30, 2012
With only 24 hours, five groups of writers, directors, stage managers, and actors set off creating separate unique theatrical performances. The second annual 24-Hour Theatre Project, organized by Helen Thomas, started Friday, January 27, 2012 at 7:30pm. Following the opening ceremony writers immediately started rough drafts which were due at 2:00am, final drafts were due at 6:00am. Directors and stage managers meet with their respective actors Saturday morning to refine the scripts. Throughout the day lighting and sound had to be coordinated for each play. Actors spent the rest of the day refining their roles and memorizing lines before the final performance at 7:30pm.
"Almost, Maine"
October 11, 2011
On a cold January night in a small northern Maine town called Almost, eight couples fall in and out of love in unexpected and often comical ways. “Almost, Maine”, written by John Cariani and directed by Patricia Raun, is being performed by the Department of Theatre and Cinema at Virginia Tech. It is showing in Theatre 101 October 10th through 15th at 7:30 p.m. each night. Admission is free and doors open at 7:15 p.m.
24 Hour Theatre Project
April 3, 2011
Organized by Alyssa Markfort, the 24 Hour Theatre Project was held in Theatre 101 and started Friday, April 1, 2011. Writers, directors and actors were divided into six groups to write and produce six unique plays in the time span of 24 hours. The finished productions were preformed Saturday evening.
Charlie Brown meets high school in ‘Dog Sees God’
February 2, 2011
A new student workshop production positions classic comic character Charlie Brown in the unpredictable and scary environment of high school.