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RE: Fun historical adventure show?

Posted By Janet Wood 05-09-2024 06:18
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Take a look at Shakesplosion" by Andrew Geha. There are brief bits with the witches and the ghost of Hamlet's father, but might pass in context. Plenty of sword fighting and very funny. We had a cast of 15. Min is 13 but can accommodate as large a cast as you want.

RE: Musicians Pay

Posted By Janet Wood 03-13-2024 08:00
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Just did this. $50.00 pay per service (regardless of whether rehearsal or performance). ------------------------------ Janet Wood Drama Director [Columbia High School] [Columbia] [PA] ------------------------------

RE: Zombie Prom Regular vs Atomic version

Posted By Janet Wood 02-22-2024 08:33
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We did the regular version but needed to request a change of the suicide to an accident and got swift approval of specific line changes from Concord to do so. There are only 3 or 4 actual references to suicide and the shift was very easy.

RE: Oliver .....costuming and creating. I AM STUCK

Posted By Janet Wood 02-16-2024 06:33
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Hmmm. You haven't mentioned WHAT time frame you see it in. I personally don't see it translating into anything modern/contemporary. But what about a dystopian future...

RE: Costuming Question

Posted By Janet Wood 02-04-2024 06:46
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For upper class, take the royal family as your inspiration. For middle and lower, look at contemporary British sit coms and dramas - especially sit coms as they tend to some exaggeration that makes distinction easier. ------------------------------ Janet Wood Drama Director [Columbia High School] [Columbia] ...

RE: Why are drama students often bullied by their peers? How do I help?

Posted By Janet Wood 01-24-2024 06:44
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It is not just a Florida problem. For the last 18 years I've directed a 7-12 program in a small Title I school in Lancaster County, PA, with no curricular theatre, limited arts and music in a sports-centric community. Can't even count the number of talented students we've lost because of peer pressure ...

RE: Help me choose a role for "she kills monsters"

Posted By Janet Wood 01-11-2024 08:49
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Caden, your question is timely and your reasoning process is insightful, intelligent and best of all kind. Here is my "2 cents" as an old cis woman for what it's worth. Good theatre (and She Kills Monsters is very good theatre) is about themes universal to the experience of being human. If there is a ...

RE: Order receipts for inductions and thespian materials

Posted By Janet Wood 06-28-2023 11:11
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Question answered! Thank you!!

Order receipts for inductions and thespian materials

Posted By Janet Wood 06-27-2023 08:57
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Friends, I have reached out to member services, but response is taking a while and my Activities Director is getting antsy because accounting is getting antsy. So I'm popping the question here. How does one get a receipt for a paid invoice? The backstory: I generated orders for induction materials ...

RE: SpongeBob Costumes

Posted By Janet Wood 01-19-2023 06:25
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When is your production, Danielle?

RE: Shakesplosion! questions

Posted By Janet Wood 06-02-2022 10:57
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My program is also combined middle and high school and neither students nor community are Shakespeare-savvy. We did "Shakesplosion" four years ago. Kids had a blast. Whole audience enjoyed it and those who did know Shakespeare found it hysterical. Pacing is key - that and a good combat master!

RE: Musical with 2 Singers

Posted By Janet Wood 07-19-2021 11:59
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Take a look at "The Bridge to Terabithia."

RE: A Shakespeare Compilation Play?

Posted By Janet Wood 07-15-2021 07:14
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Highly recommend "Shakesplosion" by Andrew Geha. Available through Youth Plays. Kids and audiences loved it.

Updating school administrative contacts

Posted By Janet Wood 05-07-2021 08:58
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Has anyone had any luck updating school principal information. It is ludicrous that the only place this individual shows up is in my troupe roster, unalterable except to award him scholastic standing or more points! I am no IT savant, but wouldn't it make sense that school Principals be an editable/updatable ...

Challenges in new system

Posted By Janet Wood 12-16-2020 09:08
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Anyone else deadlocked trying to update their profile? All I wanted to do was update my phone number - and now I'm locked because it is demanding ethnic information - but won't accept any answer.

Extension requests to Condord Theatricals

Posted By Janet Wood 03-28-2020 09:20
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Anyone who made a license extension request to Concord Theatricals: did you receive response of any sort?

RE: Costume Designer Contract

Posted By Janet Wood 11-22-2019 09:03
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Thank you, George. This is very helpful.

Costume Designer Contract

Posted By Janet Wood 11-21-2019 14:23
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Question for the hive mind...For those of you who contract a staff costume designer for your programs, would you be willing to share information on how you define the scope of work?Gratefully,Janet

RE: Balancing Production rehearsals with other extra curricular activities like sports

Posted By Janet Wood 09-18-2019 09:58
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I think this is a challenge for most of us. I direct in a small school system and the students in my program tend to be not only honors students juggling a heavy class load, but active in student council, national honor society, and marching band - plus we're a poor district and many of them hold jobs ...

RE: Military/Historical production items

Posted By Janet Wood 07-20-2019 11:12
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Reach out to WWI re-enactment groups in your area. All re-enactors are protective of their kits and probably won't lend - but they love to talk about what they do and may put you on the trail of resources. There are also lots of antique dealers who specialize in militaria. Any way you slice it, it's ...

Janet Wood

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