Shout out to the return of Red Eye. After a year off, the experimental, all-in-one-day Red-Eye Theatre Project again brought together all aspects of stage production in a truncated 24-hour experience.
The concept is pure creative energy. People who sign up to be writers are supposed to not have much of an idea when they show up Friday to watch actors audition. They then pick a cast based on what they see and perhaps the germ of an idea starts to bubble in their brains.
Then they are to write a 20-page-ish play from between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next morning.
Once the writer is done they get to go to sleep as the actors, directors and stage crews gather to begin figuring out how they want to turn the writer's words into a vision to be presented roughly 24-hours after the entire process started.
Each show is meant to be roughly 20-minutes long, have minimal set changes and is a complete story.
It is almost a boot camp for theater enthusiasts.
The all inclusive environment allows first timers and seasoned professionals to come together to put on a never-before- seen play that may also never be seen again.
It's a chance to try something, or to give acting chops a tune up, and most important, it is a chance to have fun creating a one of a kind experience for themselves and the audience.
The project organizers are planning a second one for the year Memorial Day weekend.
Plan ahead and keep a "red eye" out for announcements from the Barrow-Civic Theatre or join the Red-Eye Theatre Project group page for more information.
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