Montblanc has announced  the 13^th annual performance of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway will be held on Monday, Nov 18. An annual benefit event produced by the 24 Hour Company and Freestyle Picture Company for Urban Arts Partnership, the event attracts some of entertainment’s biggest names as they join forces to participate in an extreme rite of theater: writing, directing, and performing 6 original short plays, all in just 24 hours. Proceeds from the evening's performance will support Urban Arts Partnership, NYC’s largest arts educational organization, in their efforts to close the achievement gap in our city’s underserved public schools.  Tickets can be purchased through www.smarttix.com. This year’s company members (schedule permitting) include actors Sasha Alexander, Jason Biggs, Jamie Chung, David Cross, Natalie Dormer, Rachel Dratch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Greta Gerwig, Gina Gershon, Karen Gillan, Bryan Greenberg, Hill Harper, Gaby Hoffmann, Zachary Levi, Anthony Mackie, Zosia Mamet, Diane Neal, Rosie Perez, James Purefoy, Fisher Stevens, Julia Stiles, Mickey Sumner, Tracie Thoms.  Directors include America Ferrera, Ari Edelson, Andy Fickman, Kathy Najimy and Thomas Kail. Writers include Rachel Axler, David Lindsay-Abaire, Lynn Nottage, Theresa Rebeck & Jonathan Marc Sherman. The creative process will begin at 10:00 PM on Sun Nov 17 – the night before the show – when a group of six writers, six directors, 24 actors, two musical guests, and a production staff gather at the American Airlines . After each of the cast members share a costume, prop, their special skills and stage desires- each writer is tasked with composing a ten-minute play by 7:00 AM the following morning, when the directors return to read and select their piece. The casts will meet for the first time at 9:00 AM and, over the next 12 hours the plays are rehearsed and produced for a live presentation. At 8:00 PM the six new plays – interspersed with six musical acts – will be performed for a live audience. Press contact: Chris Kanarick (334-0333)...