Photo of actor Jaime Roberts by 14/48 photographer Deb Fialkow

If you avoided Seattle Center last weekend because of Bite of Seattle crowds, you'll want to make the trip this Saturday or Sunday for weekend two of 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival. 14/48 premieres 14 brand new plays. Plays are written, rehearsed, and scored by a live band, all within a mere 48 hours. The choices you see tend to be big, bold, and innovative. Sometimes brilliant, sometimes crappy, 14/48 is a no-holds barred experience, not to be missed.

Last weekend featured an Emily Post striptease, a Marat-Sade inspired insane asylum, an onstage submarine, and a bacon fairy. This weekend will feature the unstoppable talents of some of Seattle's best: Amber Wolfe (band), Matt Fontaine (direction), Troy Fischnaller and Marty Mukahlian (acting),
and Becky Hellyer (playwriting). This weekend also features the acting talents of 14/48 founders Shawn Belyea and Jodi-Paul Wooster.

July 26 & 27, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. // Center House Theater, Seattle Center // $15