The Mad Dash: A Theatrical Endeavor in 24 Hours at Fresh Ink Theatre and Interim Writers

Fresh Ink Theatre and Interim Writers presented The Mad Dash: A Theatrical Endeavor in 24 Hours, bringing together the Boston theater community to write, rehearse, and mount an evening of new plays in just 24 hours, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 13 July at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 7 p.m. CDT (Austin) / 8 p.m. EDT (Boston).

At 8 p.m. on what could be a typical Friday evening, sixteen of Boston's finest playwrights will be paired up and given a prompt. Twelve hours later, eight of Boston's finest directors will receive a script and a cast and will be sent away to rehearse.

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The event will feature eight original ten-minute plays by playwrights: Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Jim Dalglish, Brendan Doris-Pierce, Jess Foster, Patrick Gabridge, John Grenier-Ferris, Ginger Lazarus, Emily Kaye Lazzaro, Grant McDermott, Max Mondi, Tyler Monroe, Kevin Mullins, Laura Neubauer, Lia Romeo, Cassie Seinuk, and Noah Tobin.

Directed by: Barlow Adamson, Lydia Anderson, Rebecca Bradshaw, Mikey DiLoreto, Derek Fraser, Caitlin Lowans, Lizette Morris, and Jeffrey Mosser.

Performed by: Gillian Mackay-Smith, Tasia Jones, Renee Donlon, Jenny Reagan, Melissa DeJesus, Amanda Spinella, Cassandra Meyer, Lydia Barnett Mulligan, Kathy Ann Hart, Lynn Wilcott, Elle Borders, Bob Musset, James Fay, Scot Colford, Chris Larson, Phil Berman, Trevor Choleva, Gideon Bautista, Choung Pham, Sheldon Brown, Levin Valayi, and Joän Mejia.

About Fresh Ink

Fresh Ink Theatre provides an avenue for the development of new work on the Boston small theater scene in a collaborative, playwright-centered manner. Fresh Ink was born in the summer of 2011 and debuted at the Factory Theatre the following December with the nearly sold-out run of Priscilla Dreams the Answer by Walt McGough. In the spring of 2012, Fresh Ink presented its second show, Trog and Clay: An Imagined History of the Electric Chair by Michael Vukadinovich at the Factory Theatre. Throughout the summer and fall of 2012, Fresh Ink presented Ink Spots, free staged readings of five local pieces, including The Embryos, Fire On Earth, and Girls' Sports. The Embryos and Fire on Earth enjoyed successful runs at the Factory Theatre during the winter of 2012 as part of Fresh Ink’s second season. Fresh Ink Theatre Company is committed to developing new work with emerging theater artists in the New England area. We seek to empower writers with the tools to craft plays that showcase their creative vision, and we challenge the Boston community to engage in the evolution of new work as it transforms from first draft to first production, and beyond. We value artistic excellence, institutional transparency, community involvement and ongoing collaboration. Fresh Ink is: Louise Hamill, Artistic Director; Jessie Baxter, Literary Director; Lyndsay Allyn Cox, Managing Director; Amanda Sheehan, Marketing Manager; Kaitee Tredway, Production Manager

About Interim Writers

Interim Writers is a collective dedicated to the fostering and development of Boston Playwrights. To this end, we hold monthly public readings and have initiated The Accomplice Writing Group, which together empower writers to present their work in any stage of development in order to obtain feedback and simply to hear their ideas out loud. IW is a welcoming resource not only for Boston Playwrights to have their plays workshopped in a supportive and constructive environment, but also for the Boston theatre community at large to have a single location to discover new and exciting voices.

About HowlRound TV

HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.