Set Me Free
24 Hour Plays: Broadway brings together theatre artists to create a brand new short play in one day. Set Me Free follows a group of climate activists who set out to rescue a bonobo from captivity to disastrous results. This absurdist piece required the ensemble to flex melodramatic, high-stakes comedic skills, with just a few hours of rehearsal before performing in front of a sold out house.
Ensemble: David Hull, Michelle Gomez, Clark Gregg, Susannah Perkins, Christian Slater, Lola Tung
Written by Mona Mansour
Directed by Ryan Dobrin
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Violet Woundy
Assistant Director: Abigail Holland
Produced by 24 Hour Plays (Mark Armstrong, Artistic Director; Jake Beckhard, Serena Berman, Ryan Duncan-Ayala, Associate Producers)
Town Hall, October 2023
Photos Courtesy of Benjamin Manno & Marcus Middleton
