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Susan Rhoden

Director, Drama Department, Theatre Teacher, Sponsor ITS Troupe 6616,
Edgewood Junior/Senior High School

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Director, Drama Department, Theatre Teacher, Sponsor ITS Troupe 6616,
Edgewood Junior/Senior High School

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RE: Need Musical ideas in alternative spaces

Posted By Susan Rhoden 05-08-2022 08:22
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RE: Macbeth- any great cut scripts out there?

Posted By Susan Rhoden 04-19-2020 12:01
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Check out the Shakespeare Free Library out of Vermont. All their versions are abridged and they are absolutely free. All they ask is acknowledgement in your program.  I have used both their Tempest and Macbeth. With our Macbeth I added one scene back in and did not use the "news crier" suggestion. It ...

RE: What to do when the troupe has a "bad apple."

Posted By Susan Rhoden 03-12-2020 10:44
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Thank you. I really appreciate the information and advice.

What to do when the troupe has a “bad apple.”

Posted By Susan Rhoden 03-11-2020 22:45
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I need some advice. Our fall musical created a star, and a monster. A senior who has been an energetic and entertaining part of our program for 5 years has just gone off the rails. He made terrible comments about other cast members from the fall show, derided the spring show and it's cast, and showed ...

RE: Blood and Lady M

Posted By Susan Rhoden 02-13-2020 10:59
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The killing of Duncan with Mac and Lady M is easy and offstage. The problem is I am staging Act 5, scene 1. I know the blood is imaginary but I really like the Folger/Two Rivers collaboration production and the one thing I have taken from it is the use of blood appearing on her hands as she rubs them ...

Blood and Lady M

Posted By Susan Rhoden 02-12-2020 19:02
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We are producing Macbeth and I need blood on Lady M's hands. I've never worked with fake bloodbefore and everything I am looking to order only addresses blood capsules that are broken open in the mouth. Can someone tell me if there are capsules or tiny packets that will break open in her hands as she ...

RE: Macbeth

Posted By Susan Rhoden 11-11-2019 12:08
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Trust me, I am dedicated to the originals and love Shakespeare, but this year the situation is out of my hands and I need an alternative. It's a long story

RE: Macbeth

Posted By Susan Rhoden 11-10-2019 08:46
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Thank you! Will do that immediately.

RE: Alternatives to Thespian Officers?

Posted By Susan Rhoden 11-09-2019 20:55
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We have the traditional officers but I also have a representative from each grade and together they for the executive board.

Macbeth

Posted By Susan Rhoden 11-09-2019 20:53
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Can anyone recommend a really great modern version of Macbeth, maybe similar to the BBC's Shakespeare Retold but written for the stage? Thanks.

RE: Looking for A New Comedy....

Posted By Susan Rhoden 09-14-2019 10:21
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Two years ago we did You Can't Take It With You and it went very well. Plus, actors and tech had a great time doing it. With a few tweaks this show holds up incredibly well and still has a great message to deliver.

Lend Me A Tenor's Otello

Posted By Susan Rhoden 09-07-2019 10:14
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We really want to do Lend Me A Tenor in the spring but my students and I are having some serious discussions about the blackface Otello characters. We are a small school of limited diversity, but our community is very diverse. How do we address the "brown face" makeup needed to maintain the identity ...

Still on The Tempest

Posted By Susan Rhoden 02-26-2019 08:41
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Hi. First, thank you to everyone who gave me such great feedback on the cultural appropriation question back in January. It was all very helpful and we decided to go with creating our own mythical world somewhere in the south pacific. Now less than 3 weeks out I have a shoe problem. Ideally everyone ...

RE: Cultural appropriation

Posted By Susan Rhoden 01-03-2019 18:20
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Thank you. I appreciate your advice and I'm going to take it. So many other mind fields out there in HS theatre might as well not jump on one intentionally!Thanks.

Cultural appropriation

Posted By Susan Rhoden 01-03-2019 16:34
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Looking for feedback. I am at a 7-12 school of choice with a population of less than 1000. I am not the drama teacher, but I was coaxed back to directing and ITS sponsorship last spring. I am directing The Tempest for the spring. I cast before break and rehearsals begin Jan 12th. Here is the quandary: ...