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Tim Buchheit

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St. Francis Borgia High School

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St. Francis Borgia High School

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RE: Best Christmas pageant ever

Posted By Tim Buchheit 09-05-2020 08:26
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We did the musical "JV" version with our musical theater class first semester last year. The show is cute and most of the songs are surprisingly good. Because it was an hour-long version the plot moved along very quickly and it seems like the protagonist shifted three times. But overall the kids and ...

RE: A Note to Publishing Companies

Posted By Tim Buchheit 07-02-2020 13:06
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Thank you to everyone who has chimed in and expressed their ideas and concerns. I haven't mentioned the ticketing/platform company that I have chosen to use because I didn't want to make this a commercial for any company. All of the ticketing/platform companies have excellent benefits. And all of the ...

RE: A Note to Publishing Companies

Posted By Tim Buchheit 06-30-2020 14:43
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Some of the ticketing companies are becoming very advanced and allow the school to have a complete website, showing a season with a quick link to buy tickets, and a place to create a virtual playbill, and a place to set up a venue's seating chart and so on. If I have to do that for several different ...

RE: A Note to Publishing Companies

Posted By Tim Buchheit 06-30-2020 12:30
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I emailed Playscripts and they replied that if I want to livestream a performance of one of their shows it must be through Broadway on Demand because they "have yet to find another streaming platform that meets our security and anti-piracy standards." If we want to do a show that does not need to be ...

A Note to Publishing Companies

Posted By Tim Buchheit 06-29-2020 16:29
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Dear Play/Musical Publishing Companies, While I applaud your efforts to help us navigate creating theatre in the world of COVID-19, let me suggest to you that many of you are going about it in the wrong way. You are trying to help us livestream our shows to audience members who can't or won't come to ...

RE: Rock of Ages for High School

Posted By Tim Buchheit 06-15-2020 09:42
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We did Rock of Ages High School Edition in the spring of 2019. My kids and I loved it and had a great time producing it. TRW and the playwrights have changed the Venus Club to a go-go club and all of the obviously crude references have been changed or completely deleted. The toughest thing about this ...

RE: Assassins

Posted By Tim Buchheit 05-26-2020 13:53
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I produced and acted in Assassins with my community theater company during the summer of 2018. I love the show but some of the content and language might be too much for many high schools. I think if the director has a clear and consistent concept of what he/she wants to say, the show can be very powerful. ...

RE: Radio Plays, or other play ideas for next year?

Posted By Tim Buchheit 05-03-2020 10:53
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There is a published radio play version of It's a Wonderful Life that is very good. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit, Director Department of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Washington, Mo. ------------------------------

RE: Professional Development

Posted By Tim Buchheit 04-17-2020 14:18
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Have you looked at Theatrefolk and their Drama Teacher Academy.  They have lots of PD opportunities. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit, Director Department of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Washington, Mo. ------------------------------

RE: Script recommendations?

Posted By Tim Buchheit 04-17-2020 14:02
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We had a great time with Becky's New Car and Over the River and Through the Woods. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit, Director Department of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Washington, Mo. ------------------------------

RE: Good musicals for a year with no stage

Posted By Tim Buchheit 04-17-2020 13:45
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We just did The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, JV from Broadway Licensing. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit, Director Department of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Washington, Mo. -------------------------- ...

RE: Other sources for Junior besides MTI

Posted By Tim Buchheit 05-05-2019 10:58
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Broadway Licensing (broadwaylicensing.com) does what they call JV versions. The collection is very small, but it seems to be essentially the same idea as the Junior versions. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit, Director Department of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional High ...

RE: Fall drama Ideas and Curious Incident....

Posted By Tim Buchheit 04-14-2019 18:48
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The actor must make the character likable. Christopher can easily come off as stubborn or angry, so you need a charismatic actor who can keep him sympathetic. Other than that, I don't know that he needs any other specific traits. I saw the national tour of the show, and they did a number of acrobatic ...

RE: Fall drama Ideas and Curious Incident....

Posted By Tim Buchheit 04-14-2019 11:11
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I just directed Curious Incident at my high school this fall. As the father of an autistic child, I had a great interest in helping the audience get into the mind of a person with autism. The key is emphasizing the sensory overload that Christopher experiences and his lack of ability to prioritize the ...

RE: Hive mind: One-act(s)

Posted By Tim Buchheit 08-11-2018 07:40
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We just did Our Place (Dramatic Publishing) last year. Episodic, flexible casting, variety of characters, single setting. We really enjoyed it. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit, Director Department of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional High School Washington, Mo. ----- ...

RE: Leaving Iowa

Posted By Tim Buchheit 08-10-2018 12:09
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Leaving Iowa is a GREAT choice.  I love the stories, I love the characters, I love the situations.  My only piece of advice would be avoid casting every character with a different actor.  Some of the roles are one-liners and are too small to give to a single actor.  Double up some of the smaller roles ...

RE: Miracle Worker casting and water pump

Posted By Tim Buchheit 08-03-2018 11:07
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RE: Miracle Worker casting and water pump

Posted By Tim Buchheit 08-03-2018 11:07
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I directed The Miracle Worker several years ago.  Our school has zero African American students so I cast all of the characters with caucasian students.  Since there are no references to race in the script it worked just fine. Attached are a couple of pictures of our water pump.  I still have it and ...

RE: Block Schedule Backward Design for Theatre

Posted By Tim Buchheit 05-21-2018 07:42
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I’ve been teaching block schedule for 23 years and I love it. I see my students for 80 minutes every other day. This schedule gives me more time to work with students in class each time they are in class and it gives the students more time between classes to prepare their work. As for “backward design” ...

RE: One Act Play Suggestions

Posted By Tim Buchheit 07-31-2017 10:42
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We took "The Other Room" by Ariadne Blayde to the International Thespian Festival in 2015. Available through Playscripts. "The Last Illusion" was great, too, but you'll need to build the illusions. ------------------------------ Tim Buchheit Director of Theatre and Speech St. Francis Borgia Regional ...