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Laurie Nebeker

Drama Director,
Eden Prairie High School

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Drama Director,
Eden Prairie High School

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Posted By Laurie Nebeker 02-01-2024 22:52
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For 2 M and 1 W, I recommend Star Spangled Girl by Neil Simon and Wait Until Dark, the Jeffrey Hatcher adaptation of Frederick Knott's play. For 3 W, I second the suggestion of Lee Blessing's Eleemosynary--beautiful script! The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux has a scene for 4 W, delightful ...
Posted By Laurie Nebeker 10-14-2021 13:56
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We did an evening of ten-minute plays at our HS last fall.  Good experience with lots of variety for kids.  One of the shows was student-directed.  The downside of the way we did it was getting contracts and paying for each show individually.   Shows I'd recommend for middle school--Norm-Anon by Warren ...
Posted By Laurie Nebeker 09-24-2021 22:07
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We've just started rehearsals for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A few cast members have told me they are uncomfortable with the Calypso song because of appropriation issues. We do not have an actor of color to sing the part. We are not going to try and have the actor pretend to be African ...
Posted By Laurie Nebeker 05-14-2020 12:18
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I made a proactive plan to move the fall musical to the spring.  The kids are a little freaked out about it, but I knew that if we had to cancel in the fall, it would be too late to move it.  For fall, I'm doing what it sounds like many of you are--looking for something that could be rehearsed with minimal ...