Wet Ink

Wet Ink is a 24-hour play festival. That is: within 24 hours, plays are cast, written, directed, rehearsed, and ultimately performed.

This is theater madness and here’s the method…

Before Night 1

Writers and Directors of 6 plays are assembled

Day/Night 1

8:00 PM Actors “audition” for the festival before the audience of writers, directors, other actors, and the public Projectile Comedy creates improv scenes based on those auditions, from which the audience’s favorite lines are extracted All favorite lines are condensed to 12 (two per play) Writers, Directors, Actors, and lines are randomized and paired together

10:00 PM Writer begins writing for actors, while incorporating two lines from above

Day/Night 2

10:00 AM Writer hands over new play to Director and Actors Rehearsal process begins

8:00 PM Performance of 6 new plays

CURRENT YEAR

• Link to 2026 Google Form (writers, actors, directors, helpers)
• Link to 2026 Facebook page/group

PAST YEARS

2025

• “I Was 5 When I Came Here”
  • Starring - Dallin Despain, Ginger Roll
  • Directed By - Geoffrey Curtiss
  • Written By - Marisa Clark
• “Loganberries”
  • Starring - Devin Despain, Kelsey Reid Langford, Shayna Kersten
  • Directed By - Kelsey Reid Langford
  • Written By - Shayna Kersten
• “Dueling Detectives”
  • Starring - John Slaugh, William Stearns
  • Directed By - Dave Overturf
  • Written By - DeLaney Hardy Ray
• “That’s Rain, Right?”
  • Starring - Craig Lancaster, Ren Schillinger, Kenny Jacobs
  • Directed By - Kenny Jacobs
  • Written By - Precious McKenzie

Special Thanks to Gustavo Belotta, Dodie Rife, Rachelle Lacy, and William Stearns

2023

• WRITERS
  • Travis Bierwagen, Ryan M. Gage, Craig Lancaster, Chas Llewellyn, Michael McCallum, David Overturf
• DIRECTORS
  • Craig Huisenga, Kenny Jacobs, Richard Leeds, Brooke Moncada, Ginger Roll, Shad Scott-Wilson
• ACTORS
  • CJ Armstrong, Prada Bidet, Alex Bush, Katy Corey, Geoff Curtiss, Vancessa Dent, Liz Gage, Jorden Gilfeather, Sarah Holm, Craig Huisenga, Morgan Ditto Kirkwood, Paul McCarter, Colin McRae, Tammy Mehlhaff, Karyn Mehus, Ana Roberts, John Slaugh, Chandra West, Jamie Winter