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RE: Does anyone know of a 30 (or less) minute play that address the issue of Gun Violence?

Posted By Don Zolidis 05-22-2023 11:22
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There are two collections of short plays now published by Playscripts that are from the #ENOUGH project. They were written by high school students and won a national competition. ------------------------------ Don Zolidis ------------------------------

RE: Playscripts's Mandatory Script Purchase Policy

Posted By Don Zolidis 02-07-2023 10:07
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Ditto with everything Arlene said. I'm far more concerned with people who might not pay for all their performances than people who might not pay for all their scripts. Some publishers, like Stage Partners, have moved to a print-on-demand model, where you can purchase a license to print as many ...

RE: Medieval Fantasy Adventure play?

Posted By Don Zolidis 12-21-2022 09:53
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Sounds like you're looking for The Tempest - But if you don't want to do Shakespeare, check out THE WITCH'S PRINCESS - it's definitely comedic, but is a drama at heart - not a spoof of anything (although there are narrators) here's the blurb: "The queen is dead. The kingdom is cursed. And the only ...

RE: Video of Musical Performance

Posted By Don Zolidis 11-21-2022 09:45
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I'd wager that precisely zero of the schools that have posted on YouTube have any contract allowing them to do. 100% of those videos are posted in violation of their licensing agreements. If I search for my name on Youtube I come up with thousands of hits. If I search for my play titles, I get even ...

RE: Needed: great Greek play translations

Posted By Don Zolidis 08-17-2022 08:32
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Mine are more accurately labeled "adaptations" than translations, but I did THE FROGS, published through Dramatic Publishing, and THE BIRDS, published through Playscripts. The Frogs required more adapting than the Birds, since the play is a bit of a mess (the Frogs, for instance, bare little thematic ...

RE: Should I Teach this Play?

Posted By Don Zolidis 07-28-2022 10:49
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I think the comments about She Kills Monsters are pretty concerning, actually. The play was written by a cisgender straight man. If you are not permitted to direct it, (I still don't understand why, to be honest), who suffers? Your kids who will not get the opportunity to perform in it. Theater ...

RE: 30 min plays for 8th grade

Posted By Don Zolidis 07-13-2022 08:45
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Hi there! That sounds like a perfect group for my short play, 10 WAYS TO SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, which works really well with groups who are new or who might not be into theater. It's very flexible and funny and lets some of the extremely reluctant kids be zombies. You can find it here: ...

RE: Need A New Comedy Idea

Posted By Don Zolidis 03-22-2022 09:35
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Hi Jim - thanks for writing. You're not the first person to ask this question. Ironically, the idea for the play came from the title, which was a typo by a teacher writing to me about "Noises Off." He asked if I could write a backstage comedy kind of like "Nooses Off" and there it was. I really ...

RE: Get published?

Posted By Don Zolidis 11-05-2021 09:24
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There should never be a fee to get published, and a publisher that is willing to publish every play that people submit is not one you want to be working with. There are numerous contests that your student can enter - youthPLAYS has one that results in publication, for instance. And plenty of publishers ...

RE: Need a Large Ensemble Comedy or Comedy/Drama with some literary merit

Posted By Don Zolidis 10-11-2021 08:28
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I understand your frustration with the large-cast comedies.  Check out The Witch's Princess, brand-new, available to read online entirely for free here: https://www.yourstagepartners.com/collections/newest-releases/products/the-witchs-princess ------------------------------ Don Zolidis ...

RE: One Acts

Posted By Don Zolidis 10-09-2021 09:12
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From what I've seen, most one-act royalties cost 50-60% of a full-length, (book prices are largely the same, though!) I started writing plays for my students precisely because I wasn't impressed with a lot of the material aimed for young people (I thought just about everything was hokey, too!) You ...

Will there be a play survey this year?

Posted By Don Zolidis 10-08-2021 14:46
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Does anyone know if Edta is planning on releasing a play survey for the 2020-21 year? In the past few years, they've released their numbers on August 1st or so, so we're long past the time when the list is generated.

RE: Help!

Posted By Don Zolidis 09-06-2021 10:31
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Cool spreadsheet! Who plays what role is going to be determined by how many actors you have. If you have only 5, then you should follow what it says in the stage directions (Narrator 2 becomes Enchantress, etc...) As soon as you get to 6 actors, you have more flexibility and have more options. ...

RE: Looking for good three-character scenes

Posted By Don Zolidis 12-05-2020 10:02
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Yup, here you go! https://donzolidis.com/plays/actors-scenes/ ------------------------------ Don Zolidis Austin TX ------------------------------

RE: Monologue Files

Posted By Don Zolidis 09-25-2020 09:31
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I have over a hundred monologues from published plays on my website, www.donzolidis.com -  Free to download, print, and photocopy for educational purposes.  ------------------------------ Don Zolidis Austin TX ------------------------------

RE: A Note to Publishing Companies

Posted By Don Zolidis 06-30-2020 13:57
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One other thought - from a playwright's perspective - Although I do favor the use of multiple ticketing sites, using the publisher's ticketing service is a vast benefit to the playwright of your work. If you're using Playscripts' ticketing service for online sales, then I, as a playwright, get ...

RE: A Note to Publishing Companies

Posted By Don Zolidis 06-30-2020 09:55
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A very vaild concern.  As I understand it, using the online ticketing service from Playscripts is an option, not a requirement. I am checking with the people I know there to make sure this is the case. I certainly would prefer if it was simply an option for a teacher to use if they wished, ...

RE: Midsummer -- alternate language for the Wall speech

Posted By Don Zolidis 06-14-2020 18:13
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Obviously, it's Shakespeare, so you're free to change anything you like. Replacing it with hole is fine.  I must confess this change flummoxes me, much as the Senator who was criticized for using the word "niggardly." In this instance, the word does not refer to an ethnic slur, and has a completely ...

RE: Thoughts for next season

Posted By Don Zolidis 06-03-2020 10:47
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I'm (obviously) following this discussion with keen interest.  I'm trying hard to imagine every possible scenario for the fall, since it's likely to be different in different parts of the country. Some schools may be able to do outdoor performances, some might do 25% audience full with a simultaneous ...

RE: My School will Present Online Play - May 15th & 16th

Posted By Don Zolidis 05-15-2020 09:17
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Break a virtual leg tonight!  I'm so happy that this play has given your kids some return to normalcy.  ------------------------------ Don Zolidis Austin TX ------------------------------