Produced by Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri of the Freestyle Picture Company and the 24 Hour Company, the entire creative process, from writing to directing and performing, took place in under 24 hours.
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Jason Biggs, Brooklyn Decker, Tracie Thoms, Rosie Perez, Joshua Jackson and More at L.A. 24 Hour Plays Benefit
Jason Biggs, Brooklyn Decker, Tracie Thoms, Rosie Perez, Joshua Jackson and More at L.A. 24 Hour Plays Benefit
A host of stage and screen stars took part in The 24 Hour Plays Benefit , presented by Montblanc and Urban Arts Partnership, June 16 in Los Angeles. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Collins Pennie
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Jason Ritter
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Diane Neal
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Jason Biggs
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Brooklyn Decker
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Constance Zimmer
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Rosie Perez and Wilmer Valderrama
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Joshua Jackson
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Tracie Thomas
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Constance Zimmer and Jason Ritter
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Rosie Perez
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Lamorne Morris
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Jessica Szohr
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Gabriel Mann
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Rosie Perez and Wilmer Valderrama
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Brooklyn Decker and Jessica Szohr
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Ashley Greene
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Wilmer Valderrama
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Alexander Ludwig
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President and CEO of Montblanc Jan-Patrick Schmitz
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Edi Gathegi
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Charity Wakefield
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Janina Gavankar
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Edi Gathegi and Ashley Greene
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The cast of 24 Hour Plays
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The cast of 24 Hour Plays
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Janina Gavankar
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Diane Neal and Wilmer Valderrama
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Janina Gavankar
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Lamorne Morris, Edi Gathegi and Alexander Ludwig perform "Closing Time"
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Simon Helberg, Tracie Thoms and Jason Ritter perform "Halfway Home"
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Constance Zimmer, Jason Ritter, Simon Helberg and Tracie Thoms perform "Halfway Home"
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Leftover Cuties
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Leftover Cuties
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Collins Pennie, Jason Biggs and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Collins Pennie, Mircia Monroe and Jason Biggs perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Collins Pennie, Mircia Monroe and Jason Biggs perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Constance Zimmer, Jason Ritter, Simon Helberg and Tracie Thoms perform "Halfway Home"
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Jason Biggs, Gabriel Mann and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Constance Zimmer, Jason Ritter, Simon Helberg and Tracie Thoms perform "Halfway Home"
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Wilmer Valderrama, David Eigenberg, Saverio Guerra and Brooklyn Decker perform "Bachelor"
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Jason Ritter, Simon Helberg and Tracie Thoms perform "Halfway Home"
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Collins Pennie, Gabriel Mann, Jason Biggs and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Director Gail Mancuso, David Eigenberg, Ashley Greene, Saverio Guerra, Brooklyn Decker and Wilmer Valderrama
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Gillian Jacobs, Ramon Rodriguez, Joshua Jackson and Charity Wakefield perform "I Love You, But"
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Collins Pennie, Mircia Monroe, Jason Biggs and Gabriel Mann perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Collins Pennie, Gabriel Mann, Jason Biggs and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Ashley Fink and Rosie Perez perform "Binoculars"
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David Eigenberg and Saverio Guerra perform "Bachelor"
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Jason Biggs, Gabriel Mann and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Ashley Greene and David Eigenberg perform "Bachelor"
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Jason Biggs, Gabriel Mann and Collins Pennie perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Collins Pennie, Gabriel Mann, Jason Biggs and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Ashley Greene, Wilmer Valderrama, David Eigenberg, Saverio Guerra, Rosie Perez and Brooklyn Decker perform "Bachelor"
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Joshua Jackson and Gillian Jacobs perform "I Love You, But"
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Ramon Rodriguez and Joshua Jackson perform "I Love You, But"
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Joshua Jackson and Gillian Jacobs perform "I Love You, But"
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Ramon Rodriguez performs "I Love You, But"
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Ramon Rodriguez and Joshua Jackson perform "I Love You, But"
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Jason Biggs, Gabriel Mann, Mircea Monroe and Collins Pennie attend "Bachelor"
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Lamorne Morris, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alexander Ludwig and Edi Gathegi
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David Krumholtz and Diane Neal perform "Binoculars"
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President and CEO of Montblanc Jan-Patrick Schmitz
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Constance Zimmer, Jason Ritter, Simon Helberg and Tracie Thoms perform "Halfway Home"
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Simon Helberg, Tracie Thoms and Jason Ritter perform "Halfway Home"
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Isabel Wing
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Constance Zimmer, Jason Ritter, Simon Helberg and Tracie Thoms perform "Halfway Home"
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Jason Biggs, Gabriel Mann and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Ashley Fink and Janina Gavankar
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Philip Courtney of Urban Arts Partnership and Rosie Perez
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Jason Biggs, Gabriel Mann and Mircia Monroe perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Edi Gathegi and Alexander Ludwig perform "Closing Time"
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Writer Rachel Axler, Ashley Fink, David Krumholtz, Diane Neal and Jessica Szohr
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Rosie Perez
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Ashley Fink and Jessica Szohr
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Gillian Jacobs and Charity Wakefield perform "I Love You, But"
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Rosie Perez, David Krumholtz, Diane Neal, Ashley Fink and Jessica Szohr perform "Binoculars"
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Mircia Monroe and Jason Biggs perform "Trudi Trudi Trudi"
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Jason Ritter and Simon Helberg perform "Halfway Home"
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Charity Wakefield, Joshua Jackson, Gillian Jacobs and Ramon Rodriguez
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Ashley Fink
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Samantha Mollen and Jenny Biggs
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Ramon Rodriguez and Jason Biggs
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Jason Biggs and Jenny Biggs
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Victoria Smurfit
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Isabel Wing
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Charity Wakefield, Joshua Jackson, Gillian Jacobs and Ramon Rodriguez
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Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger
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Lee Toland Kreiger, Tracie Thoms, Constance Zimmer, Jason Ritter and Simon Helberg
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Victoria Smurfit
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Philip Courtney of Urban Arts Partnership and President and VP of Marketing at Montblanc Atissa Tadjadod
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Philip Courtney of Urban Arts Partnership and President and CEO of Montblanc Jan-Patrick Schmitz
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Philip Courtney of Urban Arts Partnership and President and VP of Marketing at Montblanc Atissa Tadjadod
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Carter Oosterhouse and Amy Smart
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Mircea Monroe
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Michael Ealy
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Jesse Woodrow
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Janina Gavankar
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The event featured the talents of Sasha Alexander, Jason Biggs , Josh Dallas, Brooklyn Decker, Edi Gathegi, Ashley Greene, Joshua Jackson, Alexander Ludwig, Lamorne Morris, Diane Neal , Rosie Perez , Jason Ritter, Ramon Rodriguez, Tracie Thoms and Wilmer Valderrama.
Writers included Wendy West, Rachel Axler, Darlene Hunt and Tim Dowling. Directors included Leigh Kilton Smith, Andy Fickman and Victor Nelli.
The creative process began 10 PM June 15. Six writers, six directors, 24 actors, a musical guest and production team met at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica (1310 11th Street, Santa Monica CA). Each cast member brainstormed ideas before the writers began composing the plays, which were to be completed by 6 AM June 16. With only 12 hours to rehearse, the actors performed the six new plays, interspersed with musical acts, June 16.
The proceeds from the event benefit Urban Arts Partnership, a non-profit organization "dedicated to advancing the intellectual, social and artistic development of underserved public school students through arts- integrated education programs to close the achievement gap."