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RE: Play Needed for large cast

Posted By William Dawson 01-07-2023 09:54
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Good morning, Leon. I am Bill Dawson and I am a speech and theatre teacher, director, and speech coach at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. Noting your email, I would love to read Plain as Jane. I am on my journey for a Spring production with a large cast and the times call for fun and light. ...

RE: "Men On Boats" Boats for Rent

Posted By William Dawson 12-15-2022 17:51
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Hello, Jennifer! Any thoughts on selling the boats to us? I have to believe we could pay for shipping. Mr. Dawson ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, Director ------------------------------

RE: "Men On Boats" Boats for Rent

Posted By William Dawson 12-12-2022 18:09
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Are you saying they would be diassembled and we would construct them? What are the dimensions of the boats? How heavy are they? I am interested in purchasing them from you. ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, Director ------------------------- ...

RE: "Men On Boats" Boats for Rent

Posted By William Dawson 12-10-2022 18:51
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My name is Bill Dawson and I am a director in a high school in Iowa. Have you rented these boats to individuals in other states? I am interested, but am unsure if they can be shipped? Thank you. ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, Director ------- ...

RE: Sequence and scope of improv activities

Posted By William Dawson 08-10-2022 15:29
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Good afternoon, James. I am Bill Dawson and I am the Speech and Theatre Teacher at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. On a side note, my sister lives in Windsor, California, Sonoma County, so I have been to Napa on many visits. Unfortunately, we were occupied with sight seeing activities. I ...

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

Posted By William Dawson 04-22-2022 10:54
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Do you offer this play for production? It sounds very intriguing. William Dawson ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, Director ------------------------------

RE: One-Act Play for Young Audiences: Human Sex Trafficking of Minors

Posted By William Dawson 03-26-2022 12:50
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Good morning! My name is Bill Dawson. I am a teacher and director of speech and theatre at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. I would be very interested in a royalty-free play about sex trafficking. Thank you. Bill D. dawsonw@waterlooschools.org ------------------------------ William Dawson ...

PUFFS SCRIPTS

Posted By William Dawson 05-22-2021 12:10
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I have twelve brand spanking new Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic by Matt Cox, 90 minute version. I ordered too many scripts. Each script is $9.95. I would like to sell them at a nominal cost if anybody is considering producing the show. $5.00 each. I ...

RE: "Trap" as video -- this Saturday night June 13

Posted By William Dawson 03-15-2021 14:44
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Hello, Cora. Bill Dawson here. I am the head speech and theatre director am will be directing TRAPPED in the Fall of 2021. Previously, I have been in contact with Stephen Gregg. It is my understanding that his son created the music, too. I would appreciate the opportunity to view the video. I am unsure ...

RE: Play and Scene Study

Posted By William Dawson 01-03-2021 12:10
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Here are a few possibilities for use: 1. Bang Bang You're Dead! by William Mastrosimone (male parts that could be read by girls, timely play, well written) 2. To See the Stars (Dramatic Publishing) 3. Radium Girls (full-length/one act) Dramatic Publishing 4. Dark Road (Playscripts Inc) 5. Agnes ...

RE: Newsies with girls

Posted By William Dawson 01-01-2021 12:43
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I was in attendance at a production of Newsies at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Minnesota. Girls were in the production. In fact, I think girls that sing alto would help the ensemble as the range for the songs that the guys sing is quite high - tenor. Go for it! ------------------------------ ...

RE: Gender-swapped Earnest?

Posted By William Dawson 03-21-2020 19:20
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Guy, my name is Bill Dawson and I am a speech and theatre teacher, director, and coach at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. I am very drawn to possibly doing this as a competition piece. Would you be wiling to share your edited version with me? Thank you, Guy, for your consideration of this ...

RE: TV Show Adaptation

Posted By William Dawson 03-04-2020 10:53
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There is actually a play called The Twilight Zone. I have the script.  https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Oberon-Modern-Plays/dp/1786824000/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Twilight+Zone%2C+the+play&qid=1583337142&sr=8-2 ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, ...

RE: One Act cutting of The Diviners

Posted By William Dawson 12-22-2019 16:17
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Holiday Greetings, Ann. Bill Dawson again. Might you be willing to share your cutting of The Diviners? I would love to read it. One of my favorite plays.  dawsonw@waterlooschools.org ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, Director Waterloo Community ...

RE: Staged Readings of Plays

Posted By William Dawson 11-30-2019 05:55
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Michael, I found this book to be helpful as well as practical when I have directed staged readings.  Staged Reading Magic, A Play Producer's Quick Guide for Turning a Free Staged Reading into a Hot Theater Ticket   Provided is the link to the book on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Staged-Readin ...

RE: Theatre of the Absurd

Posted By William Dawson 08-11-2019 12:54
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Theatre of the Absurd is not listed on the IB Theatre Arts Course Guide's prescribe list of world theatre tradition that have specific performance conventions (face, body, movement, gesture, voice). However, Ed Monk's play AP Theatre is a wonderful, little gem (one act) that includes Theatre of the Absurd, ...

RE: Mostly Female Character Play

Posted By William Dawson 06-15-2019 06:44
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I would take a look at Cynthia Mercati's To See the Stars! from Dramatic Publishing. We produced it and it was a very successful run. Sold out three out of four shows.  Playing time about 80 minutes. Excellent production, well written script detailing New York City's Shirtwaist Strike. The play offers ...

RE: Questions about "Appropriate Audience Behavior"

Posted By William Dawson 06-08-2019 15:39
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By the way, Appropriate Audience Behavior went first so we felt we were teaching the audience how to behave in a performance. Pairing both plays: An Evening of Comedy (two plays for the price of one). ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional Speech and Theatre Educator, Director ...

RE: Questions about "Appropriate Audience Behavior"

Posted By William Dawson 06-08-2019 15:37
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We produced this play along with Ian's other one act play The 9 Worst Breakups of All Time (there are additional scenes included in the appendix) so it became The 12 Worst Breakups of All Time. Both plays were well received. However, we experimented with Appropriate Audience Behavior by putting the actors ...

PETER PAN SET

Posted By William Dawson 05-18-2019 15:35
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Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa, in the Midwest, just completed its run of Peter Pan (original Broadway version). We built an amazing set. I hate to rip the set apart. Any takers? Get a hold of me ASAP and perhaps we can work it out. ------------------------------ William Dawson Professional ...