2024 Ovation Theatre
Play in a Day Festival
SYNOPSIS:
6 STUDENTS were tasked with writing a 10 minute play in a week.
60 STUDENTS were tasked with getting the plays memorized, rehearsed, and performance-ready in 24 hours.
These are their stories…
THEME: “BETTER LATE THAN NEVER”
SCRIPT INCLUSIONS
A character must tell a lie and then wink at the audience, sound effect included.
A song from a Disney Channel original movie must be used in some way.
In one scene, the phrase “Prepare for Liftoff” and a countdown from 5 to 1 must be said by two or more characters at the same time.
A character must spill beans all over the stage
Two characters must fall in love at first sight. One must die by the end of the piece.
Multiple characters must simultaneously do a TikTok Dance while angry.
A traffic cone must be used as anything but a traffic cone.
Show #1
COCOMELONIA
WRITTEN BY
SOPHI MCKINNEY
DIRECTED BY
EMMA LUNDBERG
STAGE MANAGERS
Alex Yeatts + Emily Omps
CAST
TIMMY..JJ Moss
MOTHER…Meghan Moss
QUEEN YOYO…Jadyn Burrows
JOHNNY JOHNNY…Wyatt Evans
BELLA…Ivana Rosales
CECE…Abby Rose
Show #2
THE KNEAD FOR BREAD
WRITTEN BY
ANDREW FAN
DIRECTED BY
ANDREW BENNETT
STAGE MANAGER
KYLER GANT
CAST
LITTLE LATE LAMMY…Camden Loyless
THE GUY WHO INVITED YOU TO HIS KINDERGARTEN BIRTHDAY PARTY WHERE YOU CAME LATE BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T ACCOUNT FOR TRAFFIC AS A FIVE-YEAR-OLD…Jack Holden
NICOTINE NANCY…Emerald Bougere
SKATEBOARD STEVE…Lily Venske
VOICE OF ELMO/ELMO PUPPETTER/RICKY RAT ROBOT…Jaiden Hooter
Show #3
CINDER-HELLA:
AN A’CAPELLA MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
WRITTEN BY
LUKE HOLDEN
DIRECTED BY
MAX KLOESEL
STAGE MANAGER
AVA ALLEN
CAST
CINDERELLA… Kate Kannady
EVIL STEPMOTHER…Nora Hayes
ANASTASIA…Alphonse Brown III
DRIZELLA…Leya Jones
FAIRY GODMOTHER…Luke Holden
DEMON DEVILFATHER…Max Kloesel
ROYAL GREETER…Joaquin Greenwood
PRINCE BRO…Madyson Campbell
UNDERWOLD GREETERS…Alphonse Brown III + Leya Jones + Luke Holden
QUEEN DAR’K’NESS…Nora Hayes
PRINCE THANATOS…Joaquin Greenwood
Show #4
LOVE AT FIRST DM
WRITTEN BY
EVAN STRACHOTA
DIRECTED BY
AMANDA HOPFE
STAGE MANAGER
ANDI DELANEY
CAST
LIVVY DUNNE...Hannah Lundberg
BABY GRONK...Kendall McHenry
DREAM...Sienna Cowsert
CHARLI D'AMELIO...Carmen Shultz
ADDISON RAE...Marley Glaze
BLUE TIE KID...Joshua Maceda
TURKISH QUANDALE DINGLE...Amanda Hopfe
Show #5
ROMANCE FOR THE RETIRED
WRITTEN BY
CAMRYN CONWAY
DIRECTED BY
ALEXIS LLENOS
STAGE MANAGER
ELIZABETH EAPEN
CAST
STAN THE LOVER MAN…Daniel Jacob
RITA ROOMBA…Drew Allen
JEEMY MCGEE…Garrison Thurston
HAROLD HARMY/JIMMY BO DIMMY…Haile Pamoja
AXEL…Camryn Conway
WINNIFRED ALFRED…Riley Toner
Show #6
HARRY POTTER and the
CREDIT CONUNDRUM
WRITTEN BY
JACK HOLDEN
DIRECTED BY
CHANNING GRACE
STAGE MANAGER
SAGE FRANK
CAST
HARRY POTTER…..Cash Borden
ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER…..Sofia Moeller
HEADMASTER CRUMPLEFART…..Dalton Travis
GINNY/VOLDEMORT JR……Juana Roa Atuesta
EDUCATION OFFICER/STUDENT…..TJ Taylor
MATH TEACHER/STUDENT…..Avery Tuffly
TROLL TEACHER…..Noah Alexander
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