# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Calling writers, directors, and actors! 

Confetti Stage needs your help for “Pencils Down, Lights Up: 48 Hours to Curtain.” 

Between Friday, March 27 and Sunday, March 29, we will write, stage, and perform a series of one act plays. It will be 48 hours from the writers’ prompt to the final bow. 

Producers split participants into groups of 1 writer, 1 director, and 1 small cast.

Writers will receive a prompt, which they will use to write a brand new short one act script for a small group of actors. 

Directors will lead the action, running rehearsal and blocking and staging the script. 

Actors rehearse and prepare for the final performance, book in hand or otherwise. 

Schedule: Friday, March 27 
6 PM - Gathering at the Albany Masonic Temple to meet, be separated into teams, go over the rules, tour the space, and socialize. 
7 PM – The project begins! Writing prompts are announced. The writers get to work. 
Saturday, March 28 - 3 PM - Pencils down! Whatever writers have submitted by this deadline will be what goes onstage. 
Producers review the scripts. 
4 PM - Scripts go out to their respective teams. Rehearsals may begin. 
9 PM - The temple closes for the evening.
Sunday, March 29
9 AM - 4 PM - Rehearsals. Each team will be assigned time to tech and rehearse in the performance space. 
4 PM - Run-through of the full show. 
5 PM - Break for dinner 
6 PM - Return to theatre. Doors open. 
7 PM - Showtime! 

Basic light and sound setup and technical guidance will be provided. Confetti’s costumes and props will also be available for use. The project will take place 6 PM on Friday, March 27 at the Albany Masonic Temple, 67 Corning Place, Albany, NY 12207. 

The pay-what-you-will performance will be 7 PM on Sunday March 29 at the same location. 

Please contact Confetti Stage at confettistageinc@gmail.com to sign up, and indicate if you want to write, act, or direct. 

Volunteers will be limited to one of the three roles. 

There are limited openings for writers and directors which will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Deadline is March 20. 

Get those pencils ready; the clock’s about to start!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/albany/pens-down-lights-up-48-hour-show/200029809671833
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 41

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Albany
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Downtown Albany
- **lat**: 42.649067
- **long**: -73.751138
- **full address**: Downtown Albany, Albany, New York, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show being held?
  - **A:** Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show takes place on Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Downtown Albany, Albany, New York, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show?
  - **A:** Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show is organized by Confetti Stage, Inc..
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Albany, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Pens Down Lights Up 48-Hour Show sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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