Note: we have filled all the slots for kids. We do have a few slots left for adults, so if you’re an adult go to the link below and sign up.

All in a Day Sign Up

Dreamwell Theatre and City Circle Acting Company of Coralville will host the 6th Annual All in a Day Play Festival onSept. 21 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The two theatre companies will once again join forces for this award-winning event to create seven ten minute plays in just 24 hours.

On the night of Friday, September 20, seven writers, seven directors and 35 actors will come together to create seven original plays. Writers are randomly assigned a location, a genre and one other dramatic detail they are charged with to include in their scripts. Writers, actors and directors brainstorm ideas and then the writers scurry away to create a ten minute play by 8:00 a.m. Saturday morning. At that time, the actors and directors take over.Twenty-four hours from the start of the festival – after a whirlwind of creative mayhem – theatre lovers are treated to a variety of unique shows at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Plays and performances are adjudicated and awards will be presented for performances, plays and directors.

If you are interested in acting in this event, you will get to sign up here. The first 35 actors who sign up will be in the show. Slots fill up quickly, so sign up early! Once slots are filled, additional requests will be placed on a waiting list.

The time commitment for actors is roughly two hours, Friday evening, Sept. 20, and the entire day and evening of Saturday, September 21. If you just want to attend the performance, tickets are only $8.50!

This has become a very popular event, for participants and audience members alike. In its 6th year, it’s sure to be as exciting and dynamic as ever!