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2018-19 Thespian Festival- California

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 05-10-2018 10:52
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Could anyone point me in the direction of where I can get information about next year's thespian festival in California? I would love to take my troupe, but I need to get it board approved first and the application asks for a lot of information about the event such as its location, numbers of days we ...

RE: The Drowsy Chaperone vs. Urinetown

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 03-18-2018 16:26
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Your puppet idea sounds intriguing. Did your team create or purchase the puppets? Would you happen to have photos? It's hard to visualize, especially how it would to have small puppets on such a large stage. ------------------------------ Waleska Mendoza Teacher San Bruno CA ----------------- ...

RE: The Drowsy Chaperone vs. Urinetown

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 03-14-2018 13:18
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I was considering The Drowsy Chaperone but I was concerned about the possible backlash we may receive with "Message from a Nightingale." How did you address the racist undertones in the song/scene so that the performers and/or audience were aware that it is satire and less likely to be offended? ...

RE: Shows for State/International adjudication

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 03-02-2018 10:33
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Hi Kathleen,  This is a bit off-topic but I wanted to ask you about your production of She Kills Monsters. Did you perform the high school version? How challenging were the costumes, particularly the giant monsters she battles? Was it well- received from the high school population? I haven't had much ...

The Miracle Worker Run Time

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 05-26-2017 11:06
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Hi Everyone, We are performing The Miracle Worker in the Fall of 2017 and I am trying to wrap my head around how to run a 3 Act show. Can those who have performed The Miracle Worker give me an idea of the run time for the production and how it was broken down (Acts I & II-intermission-Act III or Act ...

RE: Costume inventory

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 05-18-2017 12:08
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I would download the EverNote app. Create a digital notebook and title it the name of the play/musical. The great thing about the app is that you can add photos to the notebook and tag the photo with the character's name or the company you rented the item from. You can even share the notebook with your ...

RE: Directing Issues- Creative Boundaries

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 04-23-2017 12:57
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Thank you all so very much for your advice. I have decided to use this as a learning experience for future productions. I want to let you all know that I will be speaking with my cast to discuss a mix of what I read in all your posts. Can I say how grateful I am to have this forum? I don't really have ...

Directing Issues- Creative Boundaries

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 04-22-2017 17:03
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Last night was the opening night for my first time as director for our high school's Spring musical. Throughout these past few months I have welcomed input from the cast and crew being that it was my first experience as a director, which was fine until opening night. I was on cloud nine watching all ...

RE: In Need of Play Suggestion for Intense Actor's Workshop

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 04-13-2017 10:10
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I'm not sure if the cast size you are looking for but a powerful play that I read freshman year of college while in the theater program was Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive. I have provided a link to a  synopsis of the play below: https://www.enotes.com/topics/how-learned-drive/in-depth#in-depth-the-play ...

Romeo and Juliet

Posted By Waleska Mendoza 03-10-2017 09:55
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It is that time that we have to select our fallen spring shows for the following year and I am considering choosing Romeo and Juliet as our dramatic piece for the fall production. However I am a bit hesitant about choosing such a difficult piece due to the Shakespearean language within the text and the ...