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Elizabeth Nelson

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RE: Bye Bye Birdie - Spanish Rose?

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 08-25-2021 10:52
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Just got off the phone with Concord to find out that this song is actually not included in their version! ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Bishop Miege High School Theatre/Video Production Teacher Shawnee Mission, KS ------------------------------

Bye Bye Birdie - Spanish Rose?

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 08-25-2021 09:24
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Is there an updated version to this song at all that doesn't include so many stereotypes? Does anyone know if Concord is willing to work with people on taking some of this out or opting out of this song? It really feels weird with all of the mixtures of stereotypes that range from different spanish speaking ...

Seeking Set Construction Help in Shawnee Mission, KS

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 08-05-2021 15:03
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Hello! I wanted to post here as I just found out the person I normally hire to construct the set for our shows cannot do it this year. I am looking for someone to build a few set pieces throughout the school year for our Musical and our Play. We have a small theater with limited space so we never have ...

Short One Acts

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-09-2021 10:31
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I am looking for some fun One Acts that aren't much longer than 15 minutes. Any suggestions are appreciated. I just want to narrow down my search. ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Bishop Miege High School Theatre/Video Production Teacher Shawnee Mission, KS ------------------- ...

RE: Shoes for Lurch Addams Family

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-09-2021 09:52
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We used these boots and the worked out great. They also made the Lurch walk even better. https://www.amazon.com/Demonia-Sta201-Ankle-Bootie-Leather/dp/B01NAWO4T3/ref=sr_1_25?crid=101JVOXLSE41&dchild=1&keywords=demonia+platform+boots&qid=1615301421&sprefix=demonia+%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-25 ------------ ...

Salon Chairs in Kansas City Area

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-05-2021 15:07
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Hello there! I don't have space for these chairs we used for Steel Magnolias. Does anyone have any interest? I have two of the purple hydraulic salon chairs (some of the base is flaking off we spray painted them and painted the vinyl purple), two hair dryer chairs and then the green salon chair (the ...

RE: Musical review?

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 01-11-2021 11:52
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Could you send me these suggestions as well? Thank you! ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Bishop Miege High School Theatre/Video Production Teacher Shawnee Mission, KS ------------------------------

Large Cast Dramedies

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 05-08-2020 10:25
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Looking for some good plays with a large cast that fit into a dramedy category. I have done mostly comedies at my current school and I am looking for something that has some serious moments, but still has some laughter. I don't have a lot of interest in shows like The Crucible etc. I have a lot of kids ...

RE: Imaginary: A New Musical

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 04-25-2019 12:57
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Do you have any production photos that you could share? I would love to see what the characters looked like etc. This sounds super interesting! ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Bishop Miege High School Theatre/Video Production Teacher Shawnee Mission, KS ---------------------- ...

RE: "ALIEN" at North Bergen High School. Legal?

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-28-2019 12:03
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Yep. Just saw this. So frustrating. I guess if your illegal use of adapting someone's intellectual property looks good then you can just get away with it? ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Bishop Miege High School Theatre/Video Production Teacher Shawnee Mission, KS ----------- ...

Classic Musical Help

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-27-2019 10:40
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I am working on my 2019-2020 season and I am really struggling to figure out what to do for our Fall Musical. I like to alternate every other year with a "classic" and then a "modern" show. Last year we did The Addams Family and kids LOVED it. Our audience LOVED it. It was by far the most well received ...

RE: Bye Bye Birdie

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-27-2019 10:04
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In the thread of Bye Bye Birdie. I had a question. Does Rosie call for a latino actress or does it matter what race she is? I am not super familiar with the show, but I am looking into it and I wasn't sure if this was a character that relied on being a certain race. Thank you for your help! ----- ...

RE: Pirates of Penzance

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-26-2019 15:55
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Also what company did you license the show through? I see that you can license it through MTI and Rodgers and Hammerstein. ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Bishop Miege High School Theatre/Video Production Teacher Shawnee Mission, KS ------------------------------ ----------- ...

RE: Anguish of cutting students

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-26-2019 15:21
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I always work very hard at preparing students for any outcome. The music director and I explain how difficult our job is and that we do the absolute best to include as many people while creating the best show possible. I am at a pretty small school, so we don't usually have to cut many people. If we ...

Pirates of Penzance

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-26-2019 15:17
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I am working on my 2019-2020 season and I was looking at Pirates of Penzance for our musical. Has anyone done the show recently? How did your students take to the "opera" style vs. the normal musical theater? Any other stories, suggestions or help about your productions is much appreciated! - ...

RE: Christmas Show - 3-4 Weeks

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-26-2019 13:53
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I am the theater teacher at Bishop Miege High School, which is a Catholic High School in Shawnee Mission, KS. Thanks for the suggestion. I may look into that possibility as well! ------------------------------ Elizabeth Nelson Drama Teacher Leawood KS ------------------------------

Christmas Show - 3-4 Weeks

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-25-2019 16:29
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Hello everyone!  I am toying with the idea of adding another show into our season. Our musical is always the 2nd weekend in November and then our play doesn't start rehearsing until the second week of January. I thought it might be fun to do a small cast Christmas Play. I have a lot of kids that don't ...

RE: "ALIEN" at North Bergen High School. Legal?

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-25-2019 15:39
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I was very surprised by this as well! I had a lot of friends send it to me and I just kept responding to them saying that I questioned the legality of the production, but I applauded the student work. It is frustrating to see that the adults were just ignorant or ignoring the rules of copyright. ...

Emma! A Pop Musical

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 03-02-2017 14:33
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I am looking at doing Emma! A Pop Musical next year and I was curious to see if anyone has experience with this show? I feel like my students could go either way with this show where they would be really into it or they think it's super cheesy. I just wanted to know if anyone had success with this show. ...

RE: Bias in Casting Help

Posted By Elizabeth Nelson 02-27-2017 10:13
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I completely agree with Jodi using a conflict sheet is vital to our audition process. I am at a small school and a lot of my students are involved in multiple activities. We couldn't cast someone this year because he played football and there was a game one night of performances. I also think that ...