On Saturday, January 21, at 8 pm, in the Hop's Warner Bentley Theater, student writers, directors and actors will come together to perform brand new plays. How new? They haven't been written yet. Welcome to WIRED!, a 24-hour theatrical experience where writers stay up all night writing their plays in response to a prompt, and actors perform their work the very next day. For more information on how this show comes together, see "Wired! The shows that snacks built," where I detail the work that goes into the event. WIRED! is produced by the Displaced Theater Company, a … [Read more...]
Wired!: The shows that snacks built
At approximately 8:17 pm on Friday, October 14, a group of 10 Dartmouth students met together and embarked on the 24-hour playwriting experience that is Wired! Eight of those students then stayed up all night long writing wonderful, short plays based on a prompt. This piece sheds light on the work of the other two people. Ariel Klein '17 and I (Naomi Lazar '17) are the producers of Wired!, a daunting job that requires organization, creativity and many, many snacks. While most of our participants are involved for less than 24 hours, the production process starts a few weeks … [Read more...]
