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Janetta Davis

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RE: Small Cast Shakespeare

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-22-2020 07:14
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Complete Works Abridged would work nicely with a cast of 7 males.

RE: Ideas for virtual performances and scripts for Zoom performances

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-09-2020 08:27
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Hi! I teach at the same type of independent school with the same kinds of focus. Fortunately for us, our show closed March 7th - just under the wire. I feel so badly for you all caught in this situation. If your show was owned by Concord Theatricals - they are begrudgingly offering other schools (including ...

Platform handrail rules?

Posted By Janetta Davis 09-14-2019 09:08
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My coworker is using a raised (think 60 inches) platform for a middle school play. Where does she find regulations for schools about safety rails for with height? She checked OSHA and several other regulators and found nothing. In our professional experience the only reg. we have heard of is for professional ...

RE: Looking for script ideas to include in new curriculum!

Posted By Janetta Davis 05-19-2018 09:47
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I suggest The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, and a combination of Raisin in the Sun followed by Clybourne Park - which will help them with the past and present. I have had great success with both. Crime from the table of not or Flyin West too.Good luck

RE: musical for very small high school on very small budget

Posted By Janetta Davis 09-13-2017 08:01
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I completely understand your position! Here are 3 that worked well for us under similar constraints: Dear Edwina, Leader of the Pack, and Little Women. There are also numerous small musicals which come with pre-recorded accompaniment if a small ensemble is hard for you to come by available from MTI. ...

RE: Help! All girls school

Posted By Janetta Davis 09-01-2017 07:45
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Yes, this is a great piece - thinking of it for next year. ------------------------------ Janetta Davis Theater Program Coordinator Bexley OH ------------------------------

RE: Help! All girls school

Posted By Janetta Davis 09-01-2017 07:44
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I have directed 40 shows at an all girls school: Radium Girls was a fantastic experience. I highly recommend it. Other great shows with minimal (3) to 0 males or easily genderbent roles are: Trojan Women, A Murder is Announced, Meet Me in St. Louis, Cinderella. A Piece of my Heart, Secret Garden, Little ...

RE: Names for "Rush Week"

Posted By Janetta Davis 09-01-2017 07:36
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I am curious - what are your recruitment activities? ------------------------------ Janetta Davis Theater Program Coordinator Bexley OH ------------------------------

RE: Play Help

Posted By Janetta Davis 08-30-2016 11:42
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As a private girls school theater teacher for the last 18 years, I feel your pain. A short list of some of the shows I have done, lots of girls, few boys and "appropriate" for a K-12 school: House of Bernarda Alba, Little Women, Seussical, Pride and Prejudice, East of the Sun West of the Moon, ...

RE: Request from Flooded School - Total Loss

Posted By Janetta Davis 08-26-2016 09:44
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Dear Heidi I am sure you are overwhelmed not only with the devastating loss, but also with the amazing number of people on this list serve willing to help. We are among them. My Thespian officers upon hearing of your plight began collecting plays and texts on the first day of school, not only from ...

RE: Video recordings

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-12-2016 14:00
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For this generation of parents who have filmed everything from the actual birth of their child onward, this is a very difficult lesson. I forbid it completely and entirely for every show. I do not even check if there are concessions by particular publishers because as soon as you open the door, you are ...

RE: Cinderella carriage free to a good home

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-21-2015 11:27
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Thanks for all your interest! The carriage is no longer available. ------------------------------ Janetta Davis Theater Program Coordinator Bexley OH ------------------------------

Cinderella carriage free to a good home

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-08-2015 16:01
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Beautiful gold Cinderella carriage festooned with 5 strands of battery operated lights and hundreds of crystal bangles can be yours! If you are planning Cinderella for next year (or better yet the end of this year, please inquire about our carriage made from an 8' competition pony cart. Handles corners ...

RE: Looking for show with military themes

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-02-2015 08:14
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Piece of my Heart is a moving Vietnam play about women but with a few men. I agree Waiting for the Parade is very good too. ------------------------------ Janetta Davis Theater Program Coordinator Bexley OH ------------------------------

Cinderella carriage

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-02-2015 08:11
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We have a beautiful gold Cinderella Carriage that we would love to divest ourselves of - no where to store. It is a transformed competition pony cart with pumpkin framework. The top of the carriage is festooned in plastic crystals and 5 strands of battery operated fairy lights. Moves very well and pivots ...

RE: The Trojan Women

Posted By Janetta Davis 04-02-2015 08:06
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I used the Nicholas Rudall translation for a joint production with my high school girls and professional men. the Rudall is very performable, and yet retains the rhythms and poetry without clunkiness. It was recommended by the chair of the classics department at a university and so I was skeptical that ...

RE: Cinderella - Godmother Magic Props

Posted By Janetta Davis 02-06-2015 07:51
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We too are in the midst of the 57 Cinderella. Our Godmother is entering through the fireplace which has a large hearth and false back. The flower vase is empty on a counter under the window, hole in bottom crew member will push up flowers. We too are using simple fishing line to move the chair. ...