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Need help with PUFFS magic tricks

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 02-07-2023 08:27
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Hello! Struggling with some Puffs magic here. Those of you who have done it what did you use for the birds that are supposed to come out of Wayne's sleeves? Looking for an affordable option! Also thoughts on the "Erectio" line. Thanks in advance. ------------------------------ Jordanne Bradley Estes ...

Please read my sob story…struggling to find a musical

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 08-04-2022 06:54
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Hello! Part of this is to vent and part is for advice. I live in a small mountain town in Colorado. We have a very small program and like a lot of people are having to rebuild after COVID. Last year we limped through Mamma Mia… oof it was hard! Our biggest issue was trying to find males to be in the ...

Different versions of Alice in Wonderland

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 11-28-2021 10:46
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Hello! I'm thinking about doing Alice in Wonderland with my high schoolers. There are so many versions out there wondering what the pros and cons are to each one and which one would best fit high school kids. Thanks in advance! Jordanne ------------------------------ Jordanne Bradley ...

RE: She Kills Monsters Rating

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 03-12-2020 11:42
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We did SKM last year. I put on all of our advertising "Viewer discretion advised this snow contains mature themes and may not be suitable for all audiences." I didn't want to put an age on it and let parents decide for themselves if it was ok for their kids. It must have worked because we didn't get ...

Casting females in Newsies

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 12-09-2019 14:20
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We're thinking about doing Newsies next year, obviously there are not a lot of female roles in this show. To me it is an easy fix, just cast females as newsboys. My music director is concerned about the music and range. Would it be an issue to have females sing male parts? Does anyone have any insight? ...

RE: Is ETA getting proactively involved in this concerning protests of productions such as the Sound of Music at LaGuardia HS

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 12-18-2018 11:11
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My school just went through something like this when we were putting on Cabaret this fall. We had a parent/district employee who started an uproar on a public facebook page. We knew when we chose Cabaret that we might have some upset people, but that wasn't why we chose it. We were accused of having ...

She kills monsters script differences

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 12-05-2018 10:07
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Hi All I've been looking into She Kills Monsters and I know there are two versions of the script. The original and then the young adventurers edition. I saw the show at our Thespian Conference a few years ago and all the characters were in high school. I can't seem to find that version. Does it not ...

Pros and Cons of She Kills Monsters?

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 11-13-2018 12:36
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I'm thinking about doing She Kills Monsters and I'm just curious what the pros and cons are of this show? I know costumes and props can be a huge undertaking (when are they not?) But my main concern is that my district is in a tiny mountain town full of older retired people and I'm worried we won't get ...

Cabaret German Accent

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 09-19-2018 10:27
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Good Morning, My HS is producing Cabaret this fall and I need to get my students to do a German accent. They're trying really hard but its coming out French/Italian/Spanish/everything but German! Any tips for getting it right or videos we could be watching. The other director wants to cut the accent ...

Who has done Peter and the Starcatcher?

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 11-28-2017 13:58
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Thinking about doing Peter and the Starcatcher and wondering what other people’s experiences with it were? What are the pros and cons? I have seen it once but they were having major tech issues it was kind of hard to get the feel of the show. I really want to do something newer different and I’m thinking ...

How do other schools deal with eligibility?

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 04-10-2017 13:57
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Good afternoon! In the past eligibility has never been considered for our musical or play. This semester for our play my principal decided that it needed to count because we've had teachers complain about students with bad grades and the play or musical is taking up a lot of their time. So they decided ...

Double casting one show?

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 11-21-2016 15:10
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Good afternoon, In the past couple years we have had a large amount of students become interested in our theater program. This is amazing because in the past we have had to beg people to be in shows in order to even produce it. Now I'm having an issue picking a play with a large enough cast. I just ...

Fundraising for a small school

Posted By Jordanne Bradley 10-26-2015 10:17
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Hello all! I'm a new Thespian Director and I'm looking for some new creative ways to make money for our drama department. Our school doesn't give us a great budget to work with and unfortunately we didn't make much on our production last year due to snow days and having to cancel shows. This money would ...

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