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Melanie Griffith, Seth Green, Jason Ritter, and More to Participate in The 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles

The event, presented by Montblanc, will also feature Jordana Brewster, Brooklyn Decker, and Gillian Jacobs.

Bethany Rickwald

Bethany Rickwald

| Los Angeles |

May 12, 2013

Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith

Seth Green (Family Guy), Melanie Griffith (Chicago), Gillian Jacobs (Community), Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious), Brooklyn Decker (Battleship), and Jason Ritter (Third) will participate in the third annual The 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles, presented by Montblanc at its Rodeo Drive Boutique in L.A. on June 22. The event will feature Hollywood’s finest in this one-night-only live performance, the entire creative process of which will take place in just 24 hours.

The star-studded cast will also include Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles), Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening), Jason Biggs (The Graduate), Lizzy Caplan (Bachelorette), Ashley Fink (Glee), Justin Long (Going the Distance), Jack McBrayer (30 Rock), Lamorne Morris (New Girl), Diane Neal (Law and Order: SVU), David Oyelwo (Lincoln), Rosie Perez (The Ritz), Molly Sims (Project Accessory), Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother), Jessica Szohr (Gossip Girl), Tracie Thoms (Rent), and Lamorne Morris (New Girl).

Writers on hand to participate in the fast-paced event will be Rachel Axler (Parks and Recreation), Ben Karlin (Modern Family), Will McCormack (Celeste and Jesse Forever), Bill Wrubel (Modern Family), and Jennifer Crittenden (Arrested Development). Directors will include Peter Ellenstein (Artistic Director of the Inge Festival), Andy Fickman (Parental Guidance), Leigh Kilton Smith (acting coach), and Jonathan Levine (50/50).

The 24 Hour Plays is coproduced by Kevin Chinoy and Francesca Silvestri of the Freestyle Picture Company and the 24 Hour Company.

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