Christian Slater, Christopher Briney, Dagmara Dominczyk and More Join ’24 Hour Plays’ (Exclusive)

Christian Slater, Christopher Briney, Josh Radnor, Dagmara Dominczyk and more have joined the lineup of actors participating in The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway.

The annual event sees actors, writers, directors and production staff coming together on the night of Oct. 22 for a brainstorming session. The writers create the plays overnight and then the cast comes back together on Oct. 23 to rehearse ahead of the performance that evening. This year’s event will take place at The Town Hall and will honor playwright and  former Law & Order: SVU showrunner Warren Leight, who has been a longtime supporter of the organization.

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“Simply put, this promises to be an unforgettable evening,” said Artistic Director Mark Armstrong. “Warren is an extraordinary artist who’s spent his career lifting up others, so it’s no surprise that a long list of great artists have stepped up to celebrate him, on and offstage. He’s been an incredible champion for The 24 Hour Plays throughout our history, and we’re honored to have the chance to recognize him at this year’s event.”

Other newly added cast members joining Slater (Mr. Robot), Briney (The Summer I Turned Pretty), Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) and Dominczyk (Succession) include David Burtka (How I Met Your Mother), Nadia Dajani (The Other Two), Henri Esteve (Primo), Gina Gershon (New Amsterdam), Michelle Gomez (The Flight Attendant), Jamie Gray Hyder (True Blood), David Krumholtz (Leopoldstadt), Samantha Mathis (The Strain), Susannah Perkins (Network), Annabella Sciorra (The Sopranos), Ari’el Stachel (The Band’s Visit), Mickey Sumner (Frances Ha) and Patrick Wilson (Fargo).

Mona Mansour (The Vagrant Trilogy) and Jacquelyn Reingold (The Good Fight) join the previously announced playwrights Jesse Eisenberg (Happy Talk), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea) and Christopher Oscar Peña (A Cautionary Tale).

Previously announced cast members include Ato Blankson-Wood (Slave Play), Cara Buono (Stranger Things), Kathryn Erbe (The Speed of Darkness), Raúl Esparza (Company), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Olli Haaskivi (Oppenheimer), T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Mark Linn-Baker (My Favorite Year,), Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago), Alison Pill (Three Tall Women) and Alyah Chanelle Scott (The Sex Lives of College Girls).

Directors include Osh Ashruf (The Vagrant Trilogy), Oliver Butler (What the Constitution Means to Me), Liz Carlson (SeaWife), Ivey Lowe(Providence), and Pippin Parker (Betrayed). Todd Almond (Girl From The North Country) will be the musical guest.

The benefit committee members for include Edie Falco, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, Nikki M. James, Andrea McArdle, Alan Menken, Julie Mercer, Victoria Pollack, Sekka Scher, Sarah Storm, Anna Strout & Jesse Eisenberg, Laura Vogel and Emmanuel Wilson.

Proceeds from the event fund The 24 Hour Plays’ activities throughout the year, which include education programming with students, professional development for emerging artist, the free Viral Monologues series and partner productions around the world.

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