The 24 Hour Plays Nationals
Each year, The 24 Hour Plays Nationals bring together extraordinary early-career theater artists in New York and Los Angeles for a free professional intensive that culminates in the cohort’s own production of The 24 Hour Plays. The Nationals program includes workshops, master classes, career development and lively panel discussions with prominent industry guests, arming the next generation with what they truly need to succeed in this business — each other.
Production: The Lynn F. Angelson Theatre, June 2026
Program Director: Serena Berman
Producers: Isabelle Chirls & Katie Brown
Playwrights: Cori Diaz, Katie Parkinson, Michael Ronca, Penelope Gould
Composer: Sam Melton
Directors: Jay Monteleone, Matthew B. Cullen, Michèle Carter Cram, and Wasif Sami
Stage Managers: Eva Lee, Lottie Stallings, Rey Hankinson, Tess Feldman
Designers: Ian Rios-Vasquez, Ivy Walker, Quinn McCardle, and Seo Won Yun.
Actors: Abigail Garcia, Anye Young, Connor Riordan, Declan Collins, Elena Falkow, Emma McDonough, Hadley Scott, Jeff Parkinson, Jordan Hurley, Kelsey Collins, Lee Baladejo, Sahar Lev-Shomer, Sam Besca, Serena Phillip, Shaakirah Nazim-Harris, Sophia Feldman
Consulting Producer: Jack Beckhard
Production Manager: Rachel Oshrin
Production Stage Manager: Patrick Anthony Surillo
Deck Stage Manager: Gavin Petersen
Music Director: Alex “Goldie” Golden
Overnight Manager: Mackenna Goodrich
Photographer: Danté Crichlow
