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Christopher Dwyer

Head of Drama,
Saint Vincent Pallotti

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Head of Drama,
Saint Vincent Pallotti

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RE: She kills monsters script differences

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 12-05-2018 10:35
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If there is a high school version of this script I would like to know as well! ------------------------------ Christopher Dwyer Head of Drama St. Vincent Pallotti High School Laurel, MD 20707 ------------------------------

RE: Scenes for High School Students That Are Relevant

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 12-05-2018 10:33
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For modern scenes I like to use the play I and You by Lauren Gunderson. There is a little bit of language in the play, but the author says that it can be changed or omitted based on the word. It is one of the best plays I have ever read. The play has two high school aged students who are an unlikely ...

Address to send check for Maryland Thespians

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 11-05-2018 18:58
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Hi All:    Quick question to the Maryland Thespians peeps. I have gotten an invoice and an amount to pay to take my students to the festival in January. There is no return address in which I can send the check. It is not on the website and quite frankly the entire process has been messy.     Does anyone ...

RE: Infringement question

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 11-05-2018 18:52
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It would not be a copyright infringement or unethical to use inspiration from one show and apply it to another show. Julie Taymor's vision for the Lion King is historic, but she also got that inspiration from her experiences abroad and did not invent that style of puppetry. If you were to do the Lion ...

Career management for High School students

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 08-15-2018 12:33
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​Dear Everyone:   I hope all are doing well as we get ready for 2018-2019 school year. May your plays break all the legs!   So, I teach in a college preparatory program and this is my fourth year. I have two classes that are college and career focused for the theatre artist. Here is a brief description ...

RE: The Conference of the Birds

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 08-08-2018 16:40
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​I have not produced the show, but I am familiar with the script. It would take an adventurous group of actors. You can come in with some ideas (obviously, you are the director) but this type of show needs to be an ensemble effort. I would add live music and physical storytelling. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Culturally relevant material/texts for Spanish speakers of various backgrounds

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 08-08-2018 16:37
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​Mojada by Luis Alfaro is a Spanish immigrant story based on Medea. It's awesome. Check it out. ------------------------------ Christopher Dwyer Head of Drama St. Vincent Pallotti High School Laurel, MD 20707 ------------------------------

RE: Challenging and different play

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 08-08-2018 16:33
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​Take a look at She Kills Monsters. It's about a high school girl who loses her sister before the play begins. She finds her sister's old Dungeons and Dragons notebook and their is an adventure written for her. She fights monsters and interacts with her sister in ways she wasn't able to when she was ...

RE: "Musical" Alternative to a Real Musical

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 05-18-2018 09:25
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​I would take a look at Tom Aldolora's The Spoon River Project. It's based on the book Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. It's described by him as "a play with music, not a musical." It is mainly monologues, with some poetry that connects the story and songs that appear at the beginning, end ...

Play: Spoon River Project: The answer to Quality vs Quantity.

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 05-03-2018 12:27
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​Hi All:   Thank you so much for all the great answers and discussions regarding my last post about Quality vs. Quantity. In looking for a script I stumbled upon The Spoon River Project published by Playscripts. I like that it can be performed with as little as eight actors and can balloon up to 25-30 ...

RE: closing Peter and the Starcatcher

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 05-02-2018 10:38
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​I also really like this show, however I have on concern with it. And that is that the cast is mostly male. I think that Molly is the only female character. Were you able to work around that? Or do you have a ton of dudes who love theatre (let me know where I can find them if you do :)   I'm so glad ...

RE: Rumors - Neil Simon

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 04-26-2018 11:08
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​Rumors is on the list for one of the most produced plays in high schools for the 1990's and 2000's. I'm sure their has to be a way to alter the language, otherwise how could it be on the list? ------------------------------ Christopher Dwyer Head of Drama Laurel MD -------------------------- ...

Quantitiy vs. Quality: Choosing your next production

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 04-26-2018 10:14
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​ Hi All: I hope all is well as you wind down the school year. I am in the process (like many of you) of choosing next year's production. This year the theatre department produced The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, with a cast of about 14 and the choral department produced the musical Fame. ...

RE: do you teach a Shakespeare class?

Posted By Christopher Dwyer 04-25-2018 17:05
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​Teaching Shakespeare in performance for high schools can sometimes be tricky. From my experience I try to find ways to make it accessible for all students from different backgrounds.    I teach at a school that is predominately African American so I begin explaining why they should care and be interested: ...