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30-35 minute One Act for Workshop

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 08-18-2023 09:37
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I teach a beginning Acting class at the high school level with approximately 15 students. I'm looking for a short One Act that we can workshop in class and showcase as their final at the end of the semester. Mostly girls, but a few guys. Would love any suggestions. Comedy or drama, limited/no set, limited ...

Design Ideas for Curious Incident

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 04-20-2023 16:57
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I am directing Curious Incident of the dog in the nighttime next Fall. We are looking for staging/set/animation ideas. Has anyone rented packages for projection? Send pictures, contacts, please. Jolaine OrlinGlenbard North High School Jolaine OrlinSpeech - Theatre - Film/VideoGlenbard North High Sc ...

She Kills Monsters Dragon puppet

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 09-10-2022 10:35
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Staging She Kills in the Spring. Looking to rent or build the dragon puppet. Looking for large, multiple heads that can be strapped onto and controlled by actors. We are in northwest suburbs of Illinois outside Chicago. Anyone recently stage the show and have one to RENT or a design to we can build?Send ...

Plays with strong women roles

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 05-14-2021 08:53
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Suggestions please: we will have a lot of girls next year, weak on boys, unfortunately. Can you recommend some good "women" shows? A few guy roles are fine! I'm considering "Dancing at Lughnasa" and "Vanities". Anyone done either? Send me any titles you love! Jolaine OrlinSpeech - Theatre - English ...

Script recommendations?

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 04-14-2020 12:28
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We are planning for our next season of shows and I'm looking for some new ideas for high school actors. Any plays you've done or read that you can recommend? Any new exciting scripts? Dramatic preferred but Comedy ok too. Cast size 10 or more? Thanks in advance. Jolaine OrlinSpeech Glenbard North High ...

Animations for MATILDA

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 03-04-2020 16:14
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We need to purchase a complete animation package for the MATILDA animations. Saw a company on line called DRAKKADON Theatrical Design. Has anyone used their products? Or, do you have a suggestion for other animation packages to purchase?We can probably make the stop-motion escapologist scene, but need ...

Play reading/scene study

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 10-14-2019 10:06
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Looking for a contemporary play for high school Acting class to read and do scenes from....already considering Glass Menagerie, The Crucible, A Dolls House. But I have very diverse students and want to grab their interests! Suggestions? Jolaine OrlinJolaine_orlin@glenbard.org-- Jolaine OrlinSpeech ...

Small Cast Drama

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 04-24-2019 12:09
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Anything new or exciting that anyone has produced ? Or an old classic worth revisiting? Please make suggestions. (Recently did "Ordinary People" and highly suggest it - very successful !) Jolaine OrlinSpeech and Theatre Glenbard North High School630-653-7000

Looking for play titles for student-directed productions

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 03-25-2019 19:15
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Looking for play titles for student-directed productions for our Studio shows: We are looking for plays - anything new and exciting - that can be directed by multiple student directors. Have already done "Love/Sick" and "The Good Doctor" - with multiple scenes. Can anyone recommend anything else like ...

Suggestions for Short plays for Advanced Acting class

Posted By Jolaine Orlin 12-14-2018 09:56
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Looking for any short play(s) suggestions for about 15 students to direct and perform in an acting class. Jolaine OrlinSpeech Glenbard North High School630-653-7000

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