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Curriculum Support Vignette Show

Posted By Jeremy Williams 03-26-2018 20:30
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Hello! I am looking for a play to perform with my high school theatre classes as a culminating project. I’d like to do a show made up of several vignettes. Something that supports our school’s curriculum would be best. In the past we have done, among others, Lindsey Price’s Shuddersome Tales of Poe, ...

RE: Drama about Mental Illness

Posted By Jeremy Williams 12-15-2017 10:10
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Ernest and the Pale Moon fits the bill. Highly theatrical. Expandable cast. Story of a man spiraling into madness. For a different, smaller, quieter direction, Proof is a great show about mental illness. Another option might be to look at adaptations of Poe; many of his works are about this. ...

RE: play ideas

Posted By Jeremy Williams 10-04-2017 10:55
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Don Zolidis's A Lighter Shade of Noir is a spoof of that kind of thing. He uses recognizable famous detectives, but flips a lot of them from male to female, so it should accommodate your girls. --------------------------------- Jeremy Williams Adel GA ---------------------------------

RE: Help! I need a working door on wheels!

Posted By Jeremy Williams 09-25-2017 09:18
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I gave the task to my school's construction class and they came through for us quite nicely. We've used the door for multiple productions. Message me your email address if you'd like and I can send some photos. --------------------------------- Jeremy Williams Adel GA -------------------- ...

RE: pros and cons of three musicals

Posted By Jeremy Williams 09-30-2016 15:49
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I can address these in ascending order of my experience with the shows. I'm only peripherally familiar with Crazy for You, so I'll leave that one to others. I've seen 42nd Street several times, including the fantastic production at ITF this past summer. If you're looking for wow factor and your ...

RE:One Act w/5 Females

Posted By Jeremy Williams 09-24-2015 12:30
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All my suggestions fail to line up with at least one of your criteria, but I thought I'd throw them out here anyway. Only suggesting shows I've actually done myself. Someone has already mentioned ...Gamma Rays... which has five girls but isn't a comedy, though it does have some moments. It's not ...

RE:need suggestion for a show that includes children

Posted By Jeremy Williams 08-07-2015 12:05
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We do a musical every summer for our kids in the community from pre-k through late teens, so we always have to find shows the little ones can fit into. I'll echo the folks who have already posted by saying we've done Schoolhouse Rock Live, The Wizard of Oz, Seussical, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, ...

RE:Thespian points

Posted By Jeremy Williams 04-27-2015 14:57
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We also have a community theatre program that many of our kids participate in, and many times we have middle school kids participate in the larger high school shows, such as our Christmas plays. In light of this, I asked Frank Pruet this very question at the beginning of this school year. His response: ...

RE:Musical Revues for High School

Posted By Jeremy Williams 04-24-2015 12:24
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I wholeheartedly second "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" We had a great time with that show, and our audiences loved it. It can be done with as few as 6 kids, or as many as you can put on your stage. The story is simple, and the music is recognizable and terrific! We did the show as a fall musical ourselves, ...

RE:Shakespeare scripts

Posted By Jeremy Williams 03-26-2015 14:28
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Fair enough. I just grabbed the first two links I found & put them up. Here's the PDF from Folger. It specifically says it's free to use in the forward. http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/PDF/Rom.pdf ------------------------------------------- Jeremy Williams Adel GA ------------------------- ...

RE:Shakespeare scripts

Posted By Jeremy Williams 03-26-2015 11:43
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There are several places to find PDFs online. Try this one: http://www.pubwire.com/DownloadDocs/PDFiles/SHAKESPR/TRAGEDY/RMEOJLET.PDF Here' another: http://alfonz.matusmarcin.com/ws_raj.pdf We did R&J about ten years ago, with a good amount of success. The kids seemed to really get a lot out ...

RE:Looking for show with military themes

Posted By Jeremy Williams 03-23-2015 07:38
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We have done Tim Kelly's adaptation of M*A*S*H, which is great fun, but might be too light for Veterans Day. We've also done A Few Good Men, but that one might seem a little down on the military. Again, though, our audiences really enjoyed both of those shows. If you'd like to go in the classical direction, ...

RE:In charge of Spring play help!!

Posted By Jeremy Williams 12-08-2014 14:50
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We are also a small rural school in the South, and we had great success with Dearly Departed. The description calls for 10 actors, but it can be expanded if each character is played by a different actor. There's also a chorus (quite literally: it's a choral group called The Joy of Life Singers) that ...

RE:The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Posted By Jeremy Williams 10-31-2014 07:34
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Our small-town conservative audience loved the show! We did it with three guys, but I would have cast girls if they had been the best actors for the parts. As it turned out, I had the guys so I used them. I would recommend the revised version, as the updated jokes work better with younger actors & audience ...

RE:Line Memorization/Preparation

Posted By Jeremy Williams 10-29-2014 07:39
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Our mantra in our program is "rehearse together, practice alone." We emphasize how important it is to do the work of memorization, diction, and projection at home. Since we have begun stressing the importance of this, I've seen kids show up for rehearsal much more prepared. For us it's less about specific ...

Strong Female Lead?

Posted By Jeremy Williams 10-29-2014 07:30
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We have a good number of talented guys in our program, so our shows tend to focus on boys. Our last six shows (including our upcoming winter production) have been male-heavy, with male leads, so we feel we need to consider a play for the spring that gives our young ladies a chance to be the focus. We ...

RE:12 Angry Jurors

Posted By Jeremy Williams 09-23-2014 07:21
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I agree with John: we used switchblade combs and altered the "blades" with tape. They're available on Amazon for a few dollars. ------------------------------------------- Jeremy Williams Adel GA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic Mobile

RE:Holiday Play HELP!!!

Posted By Jeremy Williams 09-15-2014 07:39
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We have been doing holiday shows for several years, and I do find that it helps to grow the program. If you have access to period costumes, "A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas" is a good small-cast holiday show with minimalist/suggestive sets. Something we have started doing is inviting our middle school ...

RE:First musical

Posted By Jeremy Williams 07-17-2014 20:52
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Tisha, I agree with the folks who are saying it's a good idea to see who you have before making a final decision, but I also understand wanting to read & listen to thing now so you have a few ideas for when you can make that decision. I second the suggestion of High School Musical. I directed it in ...

RE:Shows that feature ONE great dancer?

Posted By Jeremy Williams 06-23-2014 12:56
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Have you considered Once on this Island? TiMoune has a featured dance in the show, but there isn't a large amount of dance required other than that. ------------------------------------------- Jeremy Williams Adel GA ------------------------------------------- Sent via Higher Logic ...