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  • 1.  Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-16-2016 20:00

    Hey all! 

    I am looking for a large ensemble cast show for next fall. Ideally, I would like to have a show that isn't too dated and something the kids can really delve into. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

    Ashlan

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    Ashlan Stephenson
    Drama Teacher
    Bishop England High School
    Charleston SC
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  • 2.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 08:43

    We had a blast with The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza by Don Zolidis...he has many choices, though. Check out his website! Break a leg!

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    Carolyn Kovar
    Florissant MO

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  • 3.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 09:01

    I'm not sure how large of a cast you are looking for, but before I retired, our advanced theatre class had to have a play every year that would accommodate 22-35 students (with at least 12 females). Most of the time I would double cast all major roles and then use the off-night leads as extras. Here are some plays that we did that were fun and we learned a lot from:

    Antigone (I think it was the Pioneer Drama version), Anne Frank and Me, Pride and Prejudice (no extras in this), A Tale of Two Cities (Dramatic Pub), Macbeth (again, I think it was either Pioneer or Dramatic Pub), Dino (Dramatic Pub), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dracula, The Three Musketeers, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Map Reader, and Sweeney Todd. 

    Good luck!

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    Kristie Bach (Retired Theatre Teacher)
    Purple Plays Publishing
    Traverse City, MI
    www.purpleplays.com

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  • 4.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 09:37

    The Birds by Don Zolidis is great (Playscripts) as is his adaptation of The Frogs (Dramtists?).

    The Laramie Project

    The Man Who Came To Dinner

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    John Perry
    Drama Instructor
    Atherton High School
    Louisville KY

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  • 5.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 10:04

    Radium Girls by DW Gregory (30+ parts, based on true historical events of women who worked with radium in a watch factory)

    Sleepy Hollow, there are multiple versions

    You Can't Take it With You by Moss and Hart (16-20 parts)

    Rosie the Riveter (through Eldridge, 21+ parts)

    Anatomy of Gray by Jim Leonard (9 parts, but add an ensemble of townspeople)

    Robin Hood, there are multiple versions (even consider doing it gender-switched!)

    The Witches by David Wood, Roald Dahl (10 parts, but add an ensemble)

    Treasure Island by Ken Ludwig (11 parts, add a pirate ensemble)

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    Jessica Harms
    Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
    Acton MA

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  • 6.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 10:52

    We had a very profitable evening that we called A Night in Narnia: The Magician's Nephew and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. We used a single set. The only actor that was in both for us was Aslan. 

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    Brenda Williams
    Wilkeson WA

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  • 7.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 10:56

    We had a very profitable evening that we called A Night in Narnia: The Magician's Nephew and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. We used a single set. The only actor that was in both for us was Aslan. 

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    Brenda Williams
    Teacher/Director
    Bonney Lake High School
    Bonney Lake WA

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  • 8.  RE: Search for Large Cast Play

    Posted 03-17-2016 11:07

    Midsummer/Jersey-Ken Ludwig

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    The Skin of our Teeth

    The Crucible

    Playing for Time

    These all have a good size cast and are challenging.   The first one is a modern comedic take on Jersey Shore and Midsummer Night's Dream.  . 

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    Mary McVerry
    UCONN American Studies/ECE Instructor
    Drama Director
    Torrington High School]
    Torrington, CT
    mmcverry@torrington.org

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