Douglas, you might look at
The Mouse That Roared, a satire adapted from Leonard Wibberley's book by Christopher Sergel for Dramatic Publishing. The basic premise is that a small country decides to declare war on the U.S.A. in order to lose and reap the benefits of the financial help we give to countries we have conquered. But things go awry and the tiny country wins. I think the play would resonate again with the situation in Ukraine and our fear of Russian nukes awakened again.
It calls for a cast of 14M/16W but allows for doubling. And only one of the female characters is part of a romantic duo. Because of the way it is constructed you could easily isolate the scenes with your imported females for certain rehearsal days.
It takes place in multiple locations, and we used rolling set pieces that came in and left with the characters: a throne, a desk, etc. I think it could work in your worst-case scenario of performing in your cafeteria.
We had hilarious fun with it. The longbows we constructed from PVC pipe and twine, dowel arrows tipped with rubber knitting needle point protectors, and plastic flower pot helmets remain among my favorite simple props we ever created.
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CJ Breland
Retired Theatre Arts Educator
NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-25-2022 12:52
From: Douglas Erwin
Subject: Need a comedy with some odd parameters
Hi
I'm hoping for some suggestions. I need a very funny comedy for next fall. The challenge? I need something with a cast of 10-15. I teach at an all boys school (we do have girls come in for the shows) so it needs a male lead AND we have construction going on next year that may affect the theater so I need something that is light on set/props in case I'm performing in the cafeteria.
Any ideas?
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Dr. Doug Erwin
Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair--St Louis Priory School
Thespian Troupe 4702
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