I have been directing at a small Christian school with a Baptist affiliation that has restrictions like yours. It's been a challenge! Some of these have been mentioned already, but here's some of what we've done.
Musicals we've done:
• The Sound of Music
• Bye Bye Birdie
• Annie
• Annie Warbucks
• Godspell
• Little Women (musical)
• You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
• Honk!
• Beauty and the Beast (we're doing this year)
Plays we've done:
• Twelve Angry Men
• Little Women (play)
• Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
• Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced
• A Man Called Peter (religious play about the story of Peter Marshall)
• Harvey
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Number the Stars
• Cheaper by the Dozen
• Up the Down Staircase
• Altar Egos (a super funny look at marriage by Pat Cook - look into his plays; he has some others that are really fun)
• Vacancy in Paradise (another funny, off-the-wall romantic comedy)
• The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (this was last year and VERY well received by our students and audience)
Other musicals/plays I've considered:
• Anne of Green Gables
• The Miracle Worker
• Our Town
• A Wrinkle in Time
• Cinderella
• Music Man
• Seussical
• Wizard of Oz (I'm not sure our school board would approve this)
• James & the Giant Peach
• Mary Poppins
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Bethany
Lima NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-18-2018 10:54
From: Joseph DiCicco
Subject: Good Plays for a Baptist school?
Hello. After teaching in public schools for 29 years, I retired to teach at a private school. I was able to do "Twelve Angry Jurors" without a hitch. Then, Agatha Christie, The Man Who Came to Dinner, You Can't Take it With You and Arsenic and Old Lace also without problems. Then the church (Baptist) took complete control over the school this summer. Now, I cannot have shows with negative/violent/sexual behaviors and themes. Well, DUH, no problems there and language is always being watered down. It seems as if I am out of ideas to find a challenging (any genre- no musicals) in such a small school with boundaries. I've been out of the loop for a long time and a screening team denied two of my plays ("Don't Drink the Water," "Dracula/Frankenstein.") Please help with some titles. I do not have the time to peruse scripts. I would like my students to have fun and be challenged with good material, not a "generic/elementary" type show. Before my arrival, The school did Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Peter Pan, Christmas Carol and, of course Our Town. HELP! Thank you for your time and knowledge.
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Dr. Joseph DiCicco
Educator: Theatre 6-12
Louisville KY
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