Creative Works of Lancaster will continue its tradition of bringing local theater artists together to collaborate and create during The 24-Hour Plays.

As part of the event, six writers, six directors, 25 actors, and a production team will write, rehearse, and perform six 10-minute plays in a 24-hour period. There will only be one performance of the plays, which will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the Green Room Theater, located on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College at 548 College Ave., Lancaster.

The six plays will undergo a process that will start Friday evening, May 16. In this 24-hour period, the writers will choose their actors from a pool of talent, then write through the night and hand their work to the directors early in the morning on May 17. After negotiating for their choice of play, directors will rehearse with their actors and a crew of stage technicians to prepare for the 7 p.m. curtain and debut performances of these six original works.

The Lancaster production will feature veteran members of the central Pennsylvania theater scene working alongside artists that may be new to the audience. This will be the 14th year for The 24-Hour Plays to be produced in Lancaster. It is presented under a license and with the participation of The 24-Hour Plays, which originated in New York City in 1995.

Creative Works utilizes a pay-what-you-decide ticketing model with no fixed ticket prices. Audience members may reserve their ticket in advance and pay what they think the experience was worth after the show. Tickets can be reserved at http://www.creativelancaster.org.