Can They Pull It Off? Amy Stiller Joins '24-Hour Plays' Fundraiser At Hoboken Theater

HOBOKEN, NJ — What if you were given a cast of talented actors and writers from different backgrounds and told to whip up six plays in just 24 hours?

A theater phenomenon since 1995 — the "24 Hour Plays" — brings creative communities together to write, rehearse and perform new plays and musicals in just one day.

The "24 Hour Plays" company is coming to Hoboken on Sunday, April 7 to benefit the mile-square city's local professional theater, Mile Square Theater.

The actors, writers, directors and production staff will gather for the first time on the evening of Saturday, April 6
to introduce themselves and share prop and costume items they’ve been asked to bring.

"I have participated in the 24 Hour Plays three times as a writer," said one of the participants, Susie Felber, this week. "It is scary, stressful, and so wonderful I would do it every day of my life if I could. The writers, actors and directors all meet up — often for the first time — 24 hours before the show goes up in front of an audience ... The 24 Hour Plays is 100 percent high wire act."

The writers take inspiration from this meet and greet to write new plays overnight.

In the morning, the actors and directors will receive the six new plays and team up with production staff to begin their rehearsal and tech process, with curtain at 7 p.m. Sunday night.

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Several new participants have been added in the last week, including actress and writer Amy Stiller.

Director Michael Schiralli of Nico-Underground will also be there.

“Mile Square Theatre and The 24 Hour Plays honor an abiding belief in the power of creative collaboration to develop transformative multicultural voices for the theater,” said Kevin R. Free, artistic director of Mile Square Theatre. “We’re thrilled to be a partner to The 24 Hour Plays for its New Jersey premiere and host to a delightful mix of talents from New Jersey and New York City to make the program really sing.”

“The relationships artists build during formative theatre experiences like The 24 Hour Plays last their entire careers,” said producer Leo Layla Diaz. “We seek the very best cross-section of multi-generational and multi-cultural theater artists – and we arm them with what they need to hone their voices for this unique event."

Actors slated to participate include Gabriel Hernandez (Quarter Rican), Nirvaan Pal (School of Rock), Matt Lawler (“Station 11”, “Billions”), Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods), Stephanie Kurtzuba (“The Irishman;” Wolf of Wall Street;” “Annie”), Joy Katharine Donze (Funny, Like an Abortion), DeAnna Supplee (B.R.O.K.E.N. code B.I.R.D switch.), Jason Yanto, Joelle Zazz, Maya Jeyam, Julia Way, Rich Frohman, David F. Gow (“The Girls on the Bus”), Jordan Ho, Grant Madison Stanton, Ross Cowan, Keivana Wallace (The Christmas Tree Farm) and Ian Lloyd Sanchez.

Writers include Susie Felber (Host/Producer "The Hawk"), DW Gregory (The Yellow Stocking Play, Radium Girls), Iraisa Ann Reilly (The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo), Pia Wilson (Black Bee), Marcus Scott (Sibling Rivalries), and Raakhee Mirchandani (JOURNEY TO THE STARS: KALPANA CHAWLA, ASTRONAUT). Directors include Julie Tucker, Rachel Dart (The Christmas Tree Farm) and Goldie Patrick (Paradise Blue). Musical Guests include Faye Chiao and Tasha Gordon-Solmon (Fountain of You). Additional artists will be announced.

The 24 Hour Plays: Hoboken are produced by Leo Layla Diaz and Mark Armstrong in conjunction with Mile Square Theatre’s Artistic Director Kevin R. Free.

The event will honor the long-standing contributions of the Rostan Family to Mile Square Theatre with the dedication of the naming of the gallery space.

Proceeds from The 24 Hour Plays: Hoboken will benefit Mile Square Theatre’s non-profit theatre making and educational programming.

For ticket information, visit https://milesquaretheatre.my.s...

Mile Square Theatre, a non-profit company, has been producing original and gently used theater" since 2003 in Hoboken.

The theater is located at 1400 Clinton St., a little over a mile from the Hoboken train station and the waterfront. Find out more at: milesquaretheatre.org and on Facebook/Instagram: milesquaretheatre.