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I have a play evaluation committee. After a couple of tries, we've found that it works well for my tech director and I to choose ~3 plays per slot (fall play, spring musical) that we think would be a good fit/doable for our group, then ask students to evaluate those choices. I prepare a summary, full ...

I've had good results with choreographing a dip, angled upstage -- I think this is similar to what Jeremy is describing. example -- Actors face each other; Prince puts downstage hand around SB's waist and upstage hand behind SB's head/neck for support; SB puts downstage hand around Prince's neck or ...

I have a cut that runs about 1 hr 15 mins. It was performed by middle school/high school students in a summer intensive program a few years back. It is cut from the First Folio, though, so still has the funky spellings and capitalizations (which I think are fun tools for performers, but does add a layer ...

I directed Little Mermaid Jr a couple of years ago with a fairly minimal set. We used: --Backgrounds/environments: 4 periaktos (flats on a triangular base) on wheels -- we made each of the panels double sided so we had 6 panel options per periaktos base. This was enough to have scenery for the ocean ...

Shakespeare is great for gender-flexible casting, so I think you could do a great Midsummer without needing to cast many young men. Theseus, Egeus, Oberon, and Puck definitely don't need to be played by men or as men. Demetrius and Lysander could be played by any gender, as men (or not, if you don't ...

We're considering The 25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee for our spring musical, and I'm curious if anyone has done this and had success adding in an ensemble (of spectators/family members, angels to accompany Jesus, etc.) -- or if this is even okay to do? We wouldn't be adding/changing lines, but I'm ...