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RE: American Idiot

Posted By Joe King 08-29-2019 22:23
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We performed GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT at Shorewood High School in Wisconsin about five years ago. It was a blast to produce. Our actors, technicians, and costumers loved it. Our community had our back at about a 98% level. The main criticism that we encountered (minor in nature) was the belief by some ...

RE: Kiss Me Kate Too Risque?

Posted By Joe King 06-17-2016 10:52
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I would never in a 1,000 years think of KISS ME, KATE as risque in the least. To me, if you have to ask about KMK being questionable, you should probably ask the players directly involved in your own community because you are going to get a WIDE range of opinions on this topic. At our school, we ...

Sweeney Todd

Posted By Joe King 05-26-2016 13:05
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Hi all. We are planning on Sweeney Todd for one of our musicals next school year. Can anyone give me any insights on the meaningful differences between the School Edition and the regular version of the show? I know that the Judge's song "Johanna" is cut, but beyond that...any insights or suggestions ...

RE: Theatre in the Round

Posted By Joe King 02-19-2016 15:10
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Hi there. We did the play WIT by Margaret Edson this year in a three-quarter thrust, but it could easily be done in the round too. We built platforms up on the stage and the audience sat on the platforms on three sides of the playing area. It was a perfect intimate show for this setting. But, there were ...

RE: Double Casting the Lead Role--thoughts? Suggestions?

Posted By Joe King 11-10-2015 20:34
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In my 21 years, I have never once double-cast a role...not a lead, not supporting, not ensemble. Also, I've never had a lead miss a performance for any reason. So, the claims of "what if someone gets hurt or gets sick" are really not valid. Your lead is only going to have 1/2 the rehearsal time ...

RE: Length of shows

Posted By Joe King 10-28-2015 12:00
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Hi there.We have a 1,250 seat house. We do a four performance run for all shows...Thursday/Friday/2 on Saturday. No Sunday matinee (blech). I just switched to this schedule last year. I have been at this school for four years, and the previous director did a six performance run over two weekends. I found ...

RE: First Year Show Selection

Posted By Joe King 07-04-2015 12:12
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I don't know Leading Ladies, but have done Ludwig's LEND ME A TENOR twice with huge success. Love his wit. Godspell is a great first musical because it is very flexible. It is easy to add additional cast members. Best though, is your ability to set it pretty much anywhere you want. We set ours inside ...

RE: Spring Awakening

Posted By Joe King 06-06-2015 15:01
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We did Spring Awakening three years ago. Our administration backed it 100% and together we planned community forums and outreach to pull all stakeholders together. We got several local non-profits to join in and help plan and moderate the forums - Planned Parenthood, an LGBT support group, a youth homeless ...

RE: How does your school fund Musicals?

Posted By Joe King 04-29-2015 10:43
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We produce two musicals per year (in addition to one play and one variety show). The district provides us with an annual budget to produce our shows. On top of that, the district provides stipends for Choreographers, Vocal Directors, and Pit Orchestra Conductors. We already have a technical director ...

RE: Types of classes you teach

Posted By Joe King 04-24-2015 11:24
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Arts teachers in my district are full-time at four classes. I teach one section of INTRODUCTORY DRAMA, one section of ADVANCED ACTING (audition only), and one 7th/8th grade ENRICHMENT DRAMA (four days per week, 30 minutes each class). My fourth "class" is directing the extra-curricular productions (we ...

RE: Extra-Curricular Responsibilities Beyond Theatre

Posted By Joe King 04-18-2015 10:28
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Teachers in my district don't have such requirements. We are paid extra to chaperone dances and prom. Secretaries sell tickets to games (and my box office) and are paid extra for those jobs as well. At my previous school, in Indiana, teachers were required to chaperone two events per year, but performing ...

RE: Audrey 2

Posted By Joe King 03-22-2015 16:46
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http://www.monkeyboysproductions.com/ We did the show this past fall and we rented ours from MONKEY BOYS in Philadelphia. They were expensive...about $4,500, but they were amazingly beautiful. ------------------------------ Joe King Theatre Director School District of Shorewood Shorewood ...

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