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Jillian Lietzau

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RE: Need suggestions for a program with a very specific set of limitations

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 04-11-2024 12:06
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I highly recommend The 39 Steps! Absolutely love this show. I did it with four of my advanced actors and it was a hit with the actors and the audience alike. While this show can be expanded for multiple actors I would use caution in exactly how you split those roles up. Part of the comedy comes from ...

RE: Drama for cast of 10

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 04-09-2024 10:48
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I second Musical Comedy Murders... a great show! Here are some other fun shows we had great success with: Death and Deceit on the Nile by Peter DiPietro Noir Suspicions by David Landau Murderous Crossing by David Landau The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow (this one is meant to be performed by 4 actors ...

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

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 03-28-2024 11:39
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I would recommend if you can manage to do a musical, do it. In my experience, musicals always bring in a bigger audience base and oftentimes a bigger actor base. I've been directing high school theatre for over twenty years. We currently do two plays, a set of student directed one acts and a musical ...

Does Anyone Need Cinderella Horses? Needing to get rid of them to a good home.

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 02-20-2024 11:21
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SOLD! - Sorry, these items are no longer available. We did Cinderella (Broadway version) a year ago and made three horses for use in the show, Buttercup (the horse the Prince Topher rides) and two horses with mechanical legs for the carriage. Like many theatres, we no longer have the space to store ...

SOLD! - Does Anyone Need Cinderella Horses? Needing to get rid of them to a good home.

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 02-20-2024 11:20
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Sorry, these items have been sold.

RE: Plays with singing that aren't musicals

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 02-20-2024 10:36
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Look into the plays by David Landau & Nikki Stern. Most of their stuff is comedic murder mystery style and many of the shows have songs in them but not considered musicals. They also allow for audience interaction and/or participation. We did Murderous Crossing (dinner theatre style) several years ago ...

RE: Memorization

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 02-07-2024 10:12
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RE: Memorization

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 02-07-2024 10:12
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Everyone's memorization style is different. What works for one student may not work as well for another so sometimes it is difficult to sort through all the tips out there. Like you, I wish there were more specific lessons on memorization. There seems to be a lot of quick tips but younger performers ...

RE: Theatre Department Code of Conduct

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 01-26-2024 10:15
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Hi Suzanne, Here is a copy of our Production Contract & Code of Conduct we have every student and parent sign for each show. Hope it helps. -- Blessings, Jillian Lietzau | Head of Theatre Department, Registrar jillian.lietzau@lhsparker.org Lutheran High School (303) 841-5551 ext 200 11249 ...

Theatre Department Code of Conduct Attachments

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 01-26-2024 10:14
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RE: Why are drama students often bullied by their peers? How do I help?

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 01-24-2024 13:41
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Hi Karlie, I am so sorry to hear about the bullying situation where you are. That's absolutely awful. I've been working with high school theatre for over 20 years. Bullying performing arts kids has never been a huge issue where I'm at but it did used to happen a bit in the early years. And maybe not ...

RE: Board or card Games for theatre

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 01-11-2024 16:57
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"But Wait...There's More!" is a board game that translates wonderfully for theatre students. It requires improv, quick thinking and collaboration. This is a commercial creating game. If you remember all those '90's infomercials where they they tell you about a product and then include something else ...

RE: One Act Scripts

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 11-28-2023 10:41
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Here are a few good dramatic one acts to check out. All of these were a huge success for us. War at Home by Nicole Quinn & Nina Shengold Booby Trap by Ed Monk We Are the Sea by Laura Lundgren Smith Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Celeste Raspanti The 146 Point ...

RE: Licensing fees

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 10-31-2023 15:55
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We had the same issue with script requirements for The Play That Goes Wrong. We are casting the minimum amount of actors, 8, and yet we had to purchase 14 scripts. Plus two director scripts and two stage manager scripts. We only have one director and one stage manager. I called to inquire if we could ...

RE: Need good dramatic 1 man 1 woman scene. Help.

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 10-30-2023 09:51
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Thank you all so much for the suggestions. We will definitely check them out. -- Blessings, Jillian Lietzau | Head of Theatre Department, Registrar jillian.lietzau@lhsparker.org Lutheran High School (303) 841-5551 ext 200 11249 Newlin Gulch Blvd Parker CO 80134 www.lhsparker.org

Need good dramatic 1 man 1 woman scene. Help.

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 10-26-2023 16:50
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Hello, I am in need a of a powerful dramatic scene (for 1 man & 1 woman) with emotional range for a couple of my really strong senior performers. We are looking for a competition piece that is preferably a little lesser known (but not required). Both of these students have a wide range and can easily ...

RE: 30-35 minute One Act for Workshop

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 08-23-2023 09:45
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We do a one act student directed showcase every year. You might want to check out these. They were hits with our students and audience. I second: 146 Point Flame, Radium Girls and I Never Saw Another Butterfly. All wonderful shows. Also check out: A Rare Condition Selfie Check Please The ...

RE: Musical

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 06-22-2023 11:44
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Take a look at Godspell. It only requires 2 males, the rest of the cast can be male or female. The show is incredibly versatile to cast size and featuring the strengths of both singers and actors. Our school has done this show three times in the last twenty years and it has been a hit every time. One ...

RE: 12 Angry Jurors

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 06-19-2023 14:12
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We just did 12 Angry Jurors this past May. I absolutely love this show and so did our students as well as the audience. I think our students grew the most in their acting abilities with this show more than many others because of the work necessary to nail these characters and keep them from falling flat ...

RE: Antigone Now

Posted By Jillian Lietzau 04-25-2023 12:27
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Hi Cathy, Such a great show! We did Antigone Now several years ago to much success. As for style, we kept it modern day and because we wanted to make it a bit more relevant to our audience we used downtown Denver as our representation of Thebes (our school is located in the south Denver metro area so ...