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RE: Script Lists

Posted By Brent Cirves 06-15-2023 07:59
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These are all are great additions to the list. Thank you everyone. Keep 'em coming. I'll post my full list when we wind down. Any more in the horror genre? Any plays about young male loners flirting with violence? I hesitate to ask on this last subject, but I believe that theater needs to be relevant ...

Script Lists

Posted By Brent Cirves 06-13-2023 14:53
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I am looking to build script lists as we consider next year's season for our all-male high school in Virginia. List 1–great plays on the subject of boys/young men/the so-called boy crisis in this country (in addition to Romeo and Juliet). List 2–great horror scripts for the Halloween season (in addition ...

Scene Suggestions

Posted By Brent Cirves 12-14-2019 09:48
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As a part of a school-wide program, I am looking to direct several scenes from contemporary American theater showing relationship abuse between young men and women.  I'm going to be pairing this with a scene or two from Othello.  Any ideas as to powerful modern plays/scenes I should consider for this ...

RE: Sword Fighting Play

Posted By Brent Cirves 12-14-2019 09:44
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Thanks very much.  Just ordered the script.  I appreciate the suggestion.  Brent ------------------------------ Brent Cirves Chair, Fine Arts Department Byron Hulsey, Headmaster, WFS Woodberry Forest VA ------------------------------

RE: Sword Fighting Play

Posted By Brent Cirves 12-14-2019 09:43
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Thanks very much!  Just ordered the script.  I appreciate your suggestion.  Brent ------------------------------ Brent Cirves Chair, Fine Arts Department Byron Hulsey, Headmaster, WFS Woodberry Forest VA ------------------------------

Sword Fighting Play

Posted By Brent Cirves 12-07-2019 05:30
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Has anybody done a production of Robin Hood? Looking for a great outdoor show for late spring. If so, best adaptation? Thanks! This is a staff email account managed by Woodberry Forest School. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual ...

War Play

Posted By Brent Cirves 11-28-2017 09:19
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Hi, Folks. I am looking for a good Russian Revolution play to do at our boys school in the spring in observance of the 100th anniversary. I know of Bulgakov's The White Guard and Gorky's Enemies. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance. Brent Cirves This is a staff email account managed by Woodberry Forest ...

RE: Great Middle Schools

Posted By Brent Cirves 09-22-2015 09:24
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Anywhere in the U.S. ------------------------------ Brent Cirves Chair, Fine Arts Department Byron Hulsey, Headmaster, WFS Woodberry Forest VA ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 09-21-2015 21:56 From: Brent Cirves Subject: ...

Great Middle Schools

Posted By Brent Cirves 09-21-2015 21:56
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Our admissions staff just asked me for a list of excellent middle schools that we can send our admissions folks to vis--vis talking up our theater program. Any thoughts as to schools with standout middle school theater programs that we can link up with? Thanks for any ideas. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Holocaust Play

Posted By Brent Cirves 09-09-2015 09:32
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Thanks for all these great recs., everyone. Very helpful. Break legs! Brent ------------------------------ Brent Cirves Chair, Fine Arts Department Byron Hulsey, Headmaster, WFS Woodberry Forest VA ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: ...

Holocaust Play

Posted By Brent Cirves 09-06-2015 08:23
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With this being the 70th anniversary of the end of WW II, I'm looking for a great Holocaust play for our main stage. We've one Anne Frank. I'm looking at Playing for Time, 2, and I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Any luck with any others? Thanks--and break a leg with your first shows, everyone. --- ...

RE: Winter Musical Help

Posted By Brent Cirves 06-20-2015 09:19
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Hi there. We just had a big success with the new musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, MTI, book by Terrence McNally. It has three excellent male roles, two or three good female roles, and a very active chorus. Great fun--and very popular with high school audiences as it is about a teenager seeking an identity ...

Costumes for Catch Me If You Can

Posted By Brent Cirves 03-31-2015 11:08
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Has anyone done CATCH ME IF YOU CAN--and does anyone have a source for rental for the Ink, Knife, Glue costumes? ------------------------------ Brent Cirves Chair, Fine Arts Department Dennis Campbell, Headmaster, WFS Woodberry Forest VA ------------------------------