Saturday November 23rd - 7pm
The Judy
1000 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205

We had so much fun the first time, we are doing it again! Four teams of five local artists get 24-hours to create an original devised work with just a few ingredients. Wacky, fun, imaginative and hilarious! A masterclass in devising!

24H2M is Portland’s first 24-hour devising festival! What is devising? In its simplest terms, devising is a theatre practice in which an ensemble comes together without a script and begins creating a performance based on their ideas, experiences, imagination and collaborative process. Hand2Mouth has a long history of devising with a focus on sharing community stories and the challenges of today. With this festival, we bring together a wonderful community of artists to bring their unique talents to the stage.

This year in chapter 2 of 24H2M, during our banned books and censorship season, the 20 participating artists were be asked to create a work using various provided ingredients, which may include a banned book, a prop, a famous quote, a work of visual art or other items. All groups will receive these ingredients the day before performance. Over the course of 24-hours, they will begin creating a short piece to be performed on the evening of November 23rd!

Aside from those few ingredients, artists are given the space to create works of their own devising. It’s a fun night full of surprises created by some of your favorite local artists!

"H2M's 24hr Devising Festival highlights what I adore about theater, its sense of play, its ability to elicit any emotion imaginable, and its ephemerality - everything that happens that weekend is whirlwind of experience with the performers and audience alike. I cannot wait for this year's festival."
- Claire Elizabeth Aldridge, 24H2M Participant 2023-2024

"24H2M was a night of unadulterated, concentrated creativity. It was relentlessly entertaining. I felt like I left 24H2M with 21 new favorite artists and musicians.This is what theatre should be about."
- Dylan Hankins, 24H2M Participant 2023-2024

“Oddities and absurdities speedily discovered, refined, and conglomerated.”
- Wynee Hu, 24H2M Participant 2023-2024

“It was a joyful gathering of passionate divisers sharing in community! It was just plain fun!”
- Ki Ridenour-Starnes, 24H2M Participant 2023-2024