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RE: First Middle School Musical or Play with Music Ideas

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 05-13-2021 07:12
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Check out past discussion threads re: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. It is flexible in many ways: there are numerous vignettes from which to choose, you may perform it with or without music, and the cast size can be as few as 5 or 30+. ------------------------------ Betsie Wotherspoon ...

Trouble with Playscripts / Broadway Licensing

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 03-12-2021 08:14
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I've had great experiences with Playscripts in the past. They seemed to establish their company on excellent customer service. However, I am beyond frustrated with their customer service for our spring show, Clue: On Stage. I have made multiple attempts to get my order corrected. I sent emails to my ...

RE: Fall comedy

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 08-28-2020 05:58
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Hi Teresa, I am in a school with a very conservative administration. It is difficult to find plays that don't have objectionable language or other content. I'm assuming also that you will need to socially distance your students on stage? I did a night of one act plays a number of years ago and needed ...

RE: Questions re: The Foreigner

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 11-13-2019 08:05
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Hi all, I was surprised to see my question re: The Foreigner pop up again, more than a year after I first posted it. I'll take this opportunity to share how things ended up in August 2018. I spoke to the principal and activities director about The Foreigner. The principal strongly cautioned me and ...

Question re: TicketPrinting.com

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 10-06-2019 08:22
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Hi all,I am considering using TicketPrinting.com to create and print publicity posters for my fall play. Does anyone have experience with them? How was their service? Their product?Thank you!Betsie Confidentiality Statement: This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain ...

RE: Peter/Starcatcher question

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 09-23-2019 07:51
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I would send a photo, but our Peter props are rented out. I disassembled a metal belt that had large, square pieces for the amulets then bought cheap gold chains from the craft department of WalMart. I ordered the lights from Amazon (below) and attached the lights to the back of the amulets with spike ...

RE: ASL show

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 05-08-2019 07:50
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4199 Children of a Lesser God https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/6589/children-of-a-lesser-god ------------------------------ Elizabeth Wotherspoon FHS Drama Director Fairfield IA ---------------------------- ...

RE: Need Suggestions-Comedy

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 04-11-2019 07:16
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This calls for a larger cast, but one of my favorites is The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux. A fantasy / satire published in 1943 and set in "the spring of next year", it has a contemporary feel: a group of corrupt men discover there is oil underneath Paris and plan to raze the city. Their plot ...

Questions re: The Foreigner

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 07-28-2018 10:04
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I planned to direct The Foreigner next year. I was not overly concerned about the Ku Klux Klan in the plot, viewing them as historical antagonists similar to the Nazis in Cabaret and The Sound of Music. Then I happened upon some articles about New Prague High School in Minnesota. The school was forced ...

RE: Stuttering

Posted By Elizabeth Wotherspoon 10-13-2017 06:28
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You have an amazing opportunity to have a positive impact on this young person's life! Thank you for providing a place for her / him to belong and feel welcome. It's tough enough to be a senior transfer student . . . I have a few suggestions. S/he probably has an IEP in the CUM file. Find the speech ...

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