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Olympia Family Theater

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Olympia Family Theater&#39;s 24 Hour Play Festival What happens when writers, actors, directors, designers, technicians, and stage managers have just 24 hours to create six brand new plays from scratch?You get Tales Told in Ten&nbsp;Olympia Family Theater&#39;s annual 24 Hour Play Festival!The adventure begins on Friday when six writers receive a surprise prompt and have just one night to write an original ten minute play. By Saturday morning, directors, actors, designers, and technicians dive into rehearsals, bringing each script to life in a whirlwind day of collaboration and storytelling.&nbsp;That evening, audiences experience the world premieres of six original plays written, rehearsed, designed, and performed in only 24 hours! There will be one show at 7pm, and another show at 9pm!&nbsp;Each performance is completely unique, making Tales Told in Ten one of Olympia&#39;s most exciting annual theater traditions. It&#39;s a joyful celebration of local artists that features creative risk taking and the magic that happens when a community comes together to tell stories.Join us for an unforgettable evening of laughter, heart, surprises, and brand new theater that will never happen exactly the same way again. Olympia, WA - What can a community of artists create in just one day?Olympia Family Theater invites audiences to discover the answer at Tales Told in Ten, our theater&#39;s annual 24 Hour Play Festival, where six original ten minute plays are written, rehearsed, designed, and performed in only 24 hours.The festival begins Friday when participating playwrights receive a surprise prompt and spend the night writing brand new scripts. By Saturday morning, directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and technicians jump into an exciting day of rehearsals and production. Less than twenty four hours later, audiences witness the world premiere of six completely original plays, &nbsp;each one created from a blank page in a single day.Part theatrical marathon and part celebration of community creativity, Tales Told in Ten&nbsp;showcases the remarkable talent and collaboration of local artists of all ages and experience levels. The result is an evening filled with humor, heart, unexpected moments, and the excitement of live theater created against the clock.There&#39;s something incredibly special about watching artists trust each other, embrace the unknown, and create something beautiful in such a short amount of time. Every year, the audience gets to experience stories that quite literally didn&#39;t exist the day before.Whether you&#39;re a longtime theater lover or curious about seeing something completely unique, Tales Told in Ten offers a one night only experience unlike any other.Join us as collaboration and community take center stage.

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Olympia Family Theater's 24 Hour Play Festival What happens when writers, actors, directors, designers, technicians, and stage managers have just 24 hours to create six brand new plays from scratch?You get Tales Told in Ten Olympia Family Theater's annual 24 Hour Play Festival!The adventure begins on Friday when six writers receive a surprise prompt and have just one night to write an original ten minute play. By Saturday morning, directors, actors, designers, and technicians dive into rehearsals, bringing each script to life in a whirlwind day of collaboration and storytelling. That evening, audiences experience the world premieres of six original plays written, rehearsed, designed, and performed in only 24 hours! There will be one show at 7pm, and another show at 9pm! Each performance is completely unique, making Tales Told in Ten one of Olympia's most exciting annual theater traditions. It's a joyful celebration of local artists that features creative risk taking and the magic that happens when a community comes together to tell stories.Join us for an unforgettable evening of laughter, heart, surprises, and brand new theater that will never happen exactly the same way again. Olympia, WA - What can a community of artists create in just one day?Olympia Family Theater invites audiences to discover the answer at Tales Told in Ten, our theater's annual 24 Hour Play Festival, where six original ten minute plays are written, rehearsed, designed, and performed in only 24 hours.The festival begins Friday when participating playwrights receive a surprise prompt and spend the night writing brand new scripts. By Saturday morning, directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and technicians jump into an exciting day of rehearsals and production. Less than twenty four hours later, audiences witness the world premiere of six completely original plays,  each one created from a blank page in a single day.Part theatrical marathon and part celebration of community creativity, Tales Told in Ten showcases the remarkable talent and collaboration of local artists of all ages and experience levels. The result is an evening filled with humor, heart, unexpected moments, and the excitement of live theater created against the clock.There's something incredibly special about watching artists trust each other, embrace the unknown, and create something beautiful in such a short amount of time. Every year, the audience gets to experience stories that quite literally didn't exist the day before.Whether you're a longtime theater lover or curious about seeing something completely unique, Tales Told in Ten offers a one night only experience unlike any other.Join us as collaboration and community take center stage.

Olympia Family Theater

Tales Told in Ten

612 4th Ave E

Adult ticket (18+)

$25

Child (2-17)/Senior/Military

$20