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Deborah Frauenholz

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Young Frankenstein language

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-01-2019 14:43
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Anyone produce Young Frankenstein? What to do about all the bawdy and sexist humor in light of the "Me Too" movement and equality issues? How to pitch to admin and community? Suggestions? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

RE: RADIUM GIRLS questions

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 05-28-2017 11:03
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I echo Robert--lots of opportunity for cross-curricular connections and teaching, if you have colleagues who want to work with you. And, indeed, done well the show is quite serious and moving. Subject matter may prove too challenging for middle schoolers. My high school cast was rather drained after ...

RE: Fringe Festival

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 04-05-2017 19:55
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Thanks for these informative posts. We have been recommended repeatedly by Carnegie Mellon U and Point Park U--our local drama institutions--but the cost is staggering for us. My biggest issue is getting graduates to come back a year later to do "last year's show." Unless I'm misunderstanding...is that ...

RE: R and H

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-26-2016 10:07
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Power to the show people! Thanks for validating that theatre educators are a vital link in building the industry of tomorrow. Our students are tomorrow's theatre professionals and consumers. Our ability to pass the torch effectively lies in such candid exchanges and positive problem solving among all ...

RE: Producing Twelfth Night

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-25-2016 10:08
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Thanks, Phillip. I expect that teaching the types will prove the challenge. These kids have wrestled with the likes of Sweeney Todd, Phantom, Man of La Mancha, The Crucible, and Into the Woods--and they're petrified of comedy! ------------------------------ Deborah Frauenholz Drama Director Avonworth ...

RE: Producing Twelfth Night

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-25-2016 10:04
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Sounds hilarious! Best wishes for a "killer" show! ------------------------------ Deborah Frauenholz Drama Director Avonworth High School Pittsburgh, PA

RE: The Diary of Anne Frank

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-22-2016 20:29
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Michael, I have directed the show twice, to local acclaim, keeping everything authentic. Adds a bit of gravitas and is a teachable moment for performers and audience alike. If you can get your kids to the natl Holocaust Museum in DC, or perhaps have a survivor visit, or even a rabbi to discuss culture ...

RE: Producing Twelfth Night

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-22-2016 20:22
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Thanks for your help, Elizabeth. I'm doing some cutting and shaping, but going with the original text. Teaching the concept types will be the hurdle! ------------------------------ Deborah Frauenholz Drama Director Avonworth High School Pittsburgh, PA

RE: Producing Twelfth Night

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-22-2016 20:20
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Kathy, thanks! I will look it up. I thought about just doing a gangster movie take as well. There's a great production from The Globe with men playing the females. I think my greatest difficulty may be teaching the Hollywood types (Groucho Marx/Feste, WC Fields/Toby, Greta Garbo/Olivia...) Thanks for ...

Producing Twelfth Night

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 09-21-2016 08:36
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Has anyone adapted Shakespeare's Twelfth Night for high school performance? All "official" versions seem too truncated and lose the flavor of the language. I plan to produce it in an intimate, three-quarters-in-the-round setting with audience on stage and set it in the Roaring 20s or 1930s Hollywood ...

RE: The Man Who Came to Dinner

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 02-26-2016 12:22
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Did you get a contract? If I'm not mistaken, rights are only granted for professional productions on this one. ------------------------------ Deborah Frauenholz Drama Director Avonworth High School Pittsburgh, PA

RE: Radium Glow

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 02-06-2016 16:52
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Used glow-in-the-dark paint/light sensitive (Rosco) in the jars, on set to mark levels. Painted face masks for the "face" scenes--very eerie--and used Mountain Dew in little recapped glass bitters bottles, an Italian product : Sans Bitter. Worked for us, and our audience is very close to performers: ...

RE: Casting/auditions

Posted By Deborah Frauenholz 01-07-2016 19:28
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It's the trend for me. I went from 6 yrs of top national contenders locally and at the Jimmy Awards on B'way in shows like Mame, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, Phantom and La Mancha to half the number of men and nearly no top talent women. I can't understand it. Soorts are raging on. I think kids don't ...