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Carol Gebert

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RE: Any experience working with stilts?

Posted By Carol Gebert 02-16-2020 19:52
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Drywall stilts!!!!  We borrowed from a contractor in town. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County High School Portland, Indiana cgebert@jayschools.k12.in.us 419-910-1287 Thespian Troupe #574 ------------------------------

RE: Mary Poppins props

Posted By Carol Gebert 02-16-2020 19:50
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Muncie Civic Theatre, Muncie, IN costumes@munciecivic.org They have so much and are really reasonable. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County High School Portland, Indiana cgebert@jayschools.k12.in.us 419-910-1287 Thespian Troupe #574 ------------------------------

RE: Almost Maine question

Posted By Carol Gebert 01-01-2020 12:34
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When I made announcements, I said there would be kissing and stripping.  People laughed a lot at that.  We wore long underwear and had a blast with many layers and boots getting stuck.  It was funny.  We did both the female and male same sex scenes.  The females we put at the end of the first act and ...

RE: Your Favorite Shakespeare Comedy for H.S.

Posted By Carol Gebert 01-01-2020 12:27
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I have produced Midsummer at least four times with both small and large casts.  I also love Comedy of Errors and Much Ado about Nothing. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County High School Portland, Indiana cgebert@jayschools.k12.in.us 419-910-1287 Thespian Troupe #574 ...

RE: Samuel French Help?

Posted By Carol Gebert 11-28-2019 07:35
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For future...they take a faxed PO. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County High School Portland, Indiana cgebert@jayschools.k12.in.us 419-910-1287 Thespian Troupe #574 ------------------------------

RE: Family Affair

Posted By Carol Gebert 11-28-2019 07:32
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Kids are only whispering?!  :) My exchange student is incredible and I wrote her into a show.  We all have talented students who we "favor" with responsibility, roles, time, and extra respect.  It's time to talk openly to your students as a group.  Invite them to express their feelings openly.  Talk ...

URGENT! Junie B. Jones Accompaniment

Posted By Carol Gebert 11-13-2019 17:01
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Long Story why our check wasn't sent or cashed or received by MTI.  No one has that answer, so we are trying to get the CD from MTI ASAP.  However, is there anyone near Muncie, IN who has it?  The one online is incomplete. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County High School ...

Sewing Machines for Pajama Game

Posted By Carol Gebert 11-05-2019 11:10
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We considered 3D printing machines, but we can't afford that.  We have a dozen modern machines, but they belong to the home ed. department.   Does anyone have them or have a suggestion that is affordable?  We wanted something we could paint that would be lightweight and old fashioned. ---------- ...

RE: Survey of school previews

Posted By Carol Gebert 04-20-2019 23:36
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We were able to perform a school preview prior to State Competition.  Teachers could choose to send students or whole class.  We could not sell tickets.  Our auditorium doesn't hold full student body.  I feel your pain.  I have worked at a number of school districts who felt school performances showed ...

RE: Survey of school previews

Posted By Carol Gebert 04-20-2019 23:25
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We were able to perform a school preview prior to State Competition.  Teachers could choose to send students or whole class.  We could not sell tickets.  Our auditorium doesn't hold full student body.  I feel your pain.  I have worked at a number of school districts who felt school performances showed ...

RE: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for HS

Posted By Carol Gebert 10-28-2018 13:37
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RE: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for HS

Posted By Carol Gebert 10-28-2018 13:37
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I directed Cuckoo last spring and am taking a 40-minute cutting to Regional Competition in November.  For our rural school community we tamed the language.  You are allowed to do that.  We said, "Screw them all!" and it was just as effective.  We will keep that change for Regionals, but will slip in ...

RE: Another point question

Posted By Carol Gebert 09-11-2018 22:50
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We offer half points for anything outside of our program.  We voted to increase induction points to 20 because we do so much!!!  I use younger students.  We make a big deal starting their points cards.  This is a big part of our feeder program.  At curtain call, Castaneda crew state name, character, ...

RE: Smoking On Stage

Posted By Carol Gebert 09-11-2018 22:38
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I have seen this done with no smoking, fake cigs like mentioned, and starting to light, but not lightning or realizing no more matches. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County High School Portland, Indiana cgebert@jayschools.k12.in.us 419-910-1287 Thespian Troupe #574 ...

RE: Fight Choreographer for Dayton OH region

Posted By Carol Gebert 09-11-2018 22:35
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Not local, but amazing and affordable. This is the man who taught Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. I used them to teach fight choreo for Peter Pan and Lion, Witch, Wardrobe. They rent stage swords and weapons. Wouldn't work with anyone else. Inside Ring of Steel: Ann Arbor's action-packed stunt theatre ...

RE: Only 13 students signed up to be in the spring musical ...

Posted By Carol Gebert 08-30-2018 12:36
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We had great success with Seussical, the Musical.  It is simple and elementary kids love to see it.  We had a cupcake Cat-in-the-Hat cake each intermission so kids could meet the Cat and get a free cupcake.  Lots of fun and great pictures. ------------------------------ Carol Knarr Gebert Jay County ...

RE: Female Heavy Comedy?

Posted By Carol Gebert 08-22-2018 10:19
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Grimm Spectaculathon has a lot of characters.  We do a lot of gender bending.  We had a guy play the enchantress and a girl play the wolf.  It's fairy tale madness and silly and fun.  Gender really isn't important at all.  We also produced The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) with a heavy ...

RE: Easy/cheap periaktoi construction

Posted By Carol Gebert 01-13-2018 21:12
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I made simple ones years ago with styrofoam.  Light weight but not long lasting. ------------------------------ Carol Gebert teacher, director Celina OH ------------------------------

RE: The Miracle Worker Food scene!

Posted By Carol Gebert 01-13-2018 21:09
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I bought plastic glasses at Party City that looked like Glass.  We used a few dressed as makes and Percy and Martha to clean up quickly.  We used a tarp painted like a rug at competition so we could catch the mess when on someone else's stage.  We used beef jerky or precooked bacon.  We only had scrambled ...

RE: Still Life With Iris Double Casting

Posted By Carol Gebert 01-13-2018 21:00
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We split the roles so we could have a larger cast.  Worked great.  We took a cutting to competition and did well. ------------------------------ Carol Gebert teacher, director Celina OH ------------------------------