2023 Festival
Watch the 2023 performance
Thank you to Junction Arts & Media (JAM) for recording and editing the performance video!
Program
Coffee/Bakeshop
Written by Cindy Wells
Directed by Jon Protas
Cast
Worker: Steve LeBlanc
Person: Maddie LeBlanc
Clerk: Sam Clifton
The Day of the Big Soup
Written by Joette Hayashigawa & N Paley
Directed by Antoinette Jacobson
Cast
Charlotte: Fauve Dela Cruz
Crandall: Jonathan Rosenbloom
Hadrian: Evie Hackett
The Future Princess of the Rocky Mountains Moves Out
Written by August Guszkowski
Directed by Robyn Noble
Cast
Jewels: Julie Frew
Ellis: Scott Pauw
Stevie: Ben Knudsen
The Way Out
Written by Aaron Richter & Gregory LeBlanc
Directed by Faith Catlin
Cast
A: Loriston Fennell
E: Michelle Carlson
Cat: Emmeline Saint-Fleur
Crew & Volunteers
Founder, Co-Producer: Rachael Thomeer
Co-Producer: Emily Counts
Co-Producer: Beata Randall
Co-Producer: Molly Raposa
Technician: Bonnie Arnesen
Technician: Martie Betts
Technician: Bruno Ghersi
Ticket Seller: Michael Slone
Usher: Laine Gillespie
Usher: Sarah Havens
Producers' Note
Welcome!
Thank you for coming to the first annual One Night Only! 24-hour play festival at Parish players! You are about to see some completely new theater that did not exist at this time yesterday.
This festival is an exercise in collaboration and being creative under a deadline. Yesterday at 7pm sharp, we told the writers the festival theme: the beginning. They got to work and spent the night writing until around 6:00 this morning when the directors arrived to read and discuss the plays. Then, the writers could leave while the actors arrived to audition.
After auditions, the directors, actors, and theater technicians worked hard all day to memorize lines, learn blocking, prepare sets and costumes, and more. Their work culminates in the show that you are about to see–which will start at 7pm, exactly 24 hours after the writers began.
Our goal for this weekend is to bring together theater enthusiasts, new and experienced, to make art, meet new people, and have fun. Theater usually takes a lot of time to make and not everyone can participate because of work, childcare, and other obligations. This festival is made for everyone to participate, you just need 1 day and the willingness to try something new.
To our 30+ amazing festival participants: Thank you for sharing your time and talents and for trusting us to steer the ship of this wacky idea. We can not wait to see what you all have made together.
The show that you are about to see was created in just one night and will only be performed once. Sit back, relax, and enjoy One Night Only!: a 24-hour theater festival!
We hope to see you next year,
One Night Only Producers
Rachael Thomeer, Emily Counts, Beata Randall, Molly Raposa
Acknowledgements
It took a village to make this festival happen. We would like to extend special thanks to:
Thetford Academy
Parish Players Board
Junction Arts and Media (JAM)
Allison Fay Brown
Samantha Davidson Green
Brian Kenyon
Alex Cherington
Does this look like fun? Join us next year!