24hr Play Generator
Get ready for utter madness, excitement and intoxicating creative fun!
Let the clocks start ticking: 24Hour Play Generator 2024 is here!
A wild ride of fun, freedom, and creativity, 24Hour Play Generator ‘24 is jam-packed with WA youth talent, ambition, and determination. Strap yourselves in as the plays jump from page to stage in 24 hours!
This June, WAYTCo presents its signature 24Hour Play Generator, the most anticipated night on the winter theatre-goers calendar. Delivering on the excitement for the eighth consecutive year, WAYTCo has mastered the model, producing six new ten-minute plays in a whirlwind production process – without fail some of the freshest and boldest work in the country!
On Saturday June 22, Writing Day, a room full of keen young writers will pen for 12 hours straight, assisted by dramaturgs Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, Donna Hughes, Emily McClean and WAYTCo’s own Amelia Burke.
Six writers will, that night, have their work identified for staging. At break of dawn, on Saturday June 29, each director will receive a winning script, a youth assistant, a youth cast, and a space within the Subiaco Arts Centre in which to carry out an intense 12-hour development and rehearsal. At the 24th hour, 7:30pm, audience members will fill the main auditorium, hungry for a share in the excitement.
New Artistic Director Amelia Burke’s selection of professional WA directors includes Bobbi Henri, Gita Bezard, Michael McCall, Rachel McMurray, and seasoned 24Hr directors Alexandria Steffensen and Alexa Taylor. What will these experienced hands do with youngbloods and a furiously ticking clock?
24Hour Play Generator cultivates some of the best untapped talent around. With everywhere potential and infectious excitement, you don’t want to miss the next generation of WA artists rising to the challenge! Grab a seat, belt up and enjoy the ride!
“With a fiercely ticking clock keeping you on your toes, [it] leaves no room for egos, stress or second-guessing.” ~ past participant ~
DETAILS FOR WRITERS
Date/Time: Saturday 22 June 2024, 7am-7pm
Writers must be aged 15-26 and, working from the King Street Arts Centre, have just 12 hours to produce their short play. The prize for winning playwrights? An Honorarium and the thrill of seeing your work put to stage the following Saturday night! Whilst writers are supported by professional dramaturgs, there is no guarantee that your work will be chosen for production.
If you are serious about being a writer for 24Hour Play Generator ’24, email artisticdirector@waytco.com by 12noon, June 14. To boost your playwriting skills in the lead up to Writing Day, sign up for Playwright’s Pathway here.
“The 24-hour Play Generator was an invaluable opportunity to distill the process of writing for the stage down to its pure essence… It was just a ridiculous amount of fun from start to finish.” ~ past participant ~
24Hour Play Generator ’24 is supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries.