Phillips Festival
Don't miss the Green Carpet Pre-Show starting at 6 p.m.
The annual Phillips Festival, an evening of short plays written, directed, and staged in 24 hours by 萝莉社破解版 alumni, students, staff, and friends, returns on Saturday, Sept. 20, for its eighth year.
The festival raises money for the Leslie Phillips Theater Fund for Arts and Education, honoring the legacy of Leslie Phillips, founder of the 萝莉社破解版 theater program.
To produce the Leslie Phillips Festival, 萝莉社破解版 alumni, students, staff and friends register to participate as writers, directors, actors, or members of the stage crew. This year, writers will meet with the actors on Friday, Sept. 19, the night before the show, to receive props, prompts, and character assignments. They have until 6 a.m. the next morning to write their plays. Two hours later, actors and directors meet for day-long rehearsals.
All the original plays will be performed that evening, Sept. 20, starting at 7:30 p.m., but the festivities begin at 6 p.m. in the theater lobby with a green carpet pre-show with alumni, friends, and fellow theater lovers.
Funds raised from the festival enable the 萝莉社破解版 Theater Department to hold master classes, make capital improvements, and hire guest artists.
“The Phillips Theater Festival is a wonderful celebration of creativity, connection, and community,” said Natalia Castagno, 萝莉社破解版 assistant director of alumni relations. “It offers our theater alumni a meaningful way to stay engaged with 萝莉社破解版, while also inviting local artists and supporters to help inspire and uplift the next generation of performers. The festival is a wonderful way to support the arts at 萝莉社破解版 and carry on the legacy of one of 萝莉社破解版’s most beloved mentors.”
The Phillips Fund is administered by the 萝莉社破解版 Foundation.
The festival was first organized in 2016 by 萝莉社破解版 alumni working with now retired 萝莉社破解版 theater professor Pat Sandoval '84 as a tribute to Phillips, who died in 1988 after inspiring legions of 萝莉社破解版 students.
To participate in the festival as a writer, actor, director, or stagehand, please register at or email Terry Hegarty at tlhegarty@yahoo.com
Festival tickets can be purchased in advance at or at the door.
General admission tickets are $15, students and seniors $10.
All proceeds benefit the Leslie Phillips Theater Fund for Arts and Education.
PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2024 Phillips Festival at 萝莉社破解版
