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SPONGEBOB the MUSICAL

Posted By James McCulloch 11-15-2021 11:23
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Hello all! Looking to hear any of the "good", the "bad" and the "ugly" on producing/presenting Spongbob the Musical. Hoping to possibly present this relatively new show in May of 2022 and want to know how other schools have done with this show. Thanks for ANY help, insights, thoughts on this show. ...

Favorite 10 Minute Plays

Posted By James McCulloch 04-08-2021 15:51
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Hello friends. To conclude the most insane and challenging year of the last 20 years of directing theater, we are very, very quickly putting together a simple evening of 10 minute plays and some assorted music. I asked this question about seven years ago on here, but I was hoping for some fresh ...

"Interesting Experience" with Concord Theatricals

Posted By James McCulloch 10-24-2020 07:59
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Hello All! I continue to be so grateful for this impressive group of people who love theater and make a positive impact on the students who love theater alongside us too. Just a note of something very "interesting. I am very much just letting this go. Back at the end of Summer, I was very ...

RE: Thoughts for next season

Posted By James McCulloch 07-20-2020 13:05
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Hello everyone!!! I am so thankful to have found this thread and hope directors will CONTINUE to post updates and where they are at. I find myself in such a "bog" right now. I want to move forward but know I can't until school decisions are finalized. It has been such a mental and soul battle ...

RE: Survey of school previews

Posted By James McCulloch 04-21-2019 14:37
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Marine City High School in Marine City, Michigan does a Full School preview for our Spring musical. We, too, find a MULTITUDE of positive reasons to perform for our school. With so much focus on STEM and SAT prep, having an Arts encounter balances the learning experience some. --------------------------------- ...

Musicals/cutting for Theater Competitions

Posted By James McCulloch 04-02-2019 14:12
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Hello everyone! This year our theater troupe returned, after a 15+ year hiatus to Michigan's Theater competitions (MIFA). As we've also traveled to other One Act Theater Festivals. We've enjoyed other troupe's presentations of musicals, cut to the required 45 minute time frame. I was wondering ...

RE: Spring play help

Posted By James McCulloch 11-16-2018 13:07
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This has been my challenge to. How do you end a successful run with a GROUP of talented actors. I love shows like ALMOST, MAINE (smart and funny writing), along with the stage adaptation of Robert Fulghum's ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN (https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/all-i-real ...

Latest and Greatest One Act Suggestions

Posted By James McCulloch 11-16-2018 12:58
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Hello friends, Gearing up for One Act competition season. I've been reading through some scripts online, but I am wondering what are some great ones that YOU have recently directed or heard about. Looking for something fit for an ensemble of 15-20. I have a strong core of men and ladies. I'm ...

Tips for Balance and Success

Posted By James McCulloch 07-25-2018 10:51
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Good morning all! I know that this topic has been addressed probably in a variety of ways here. But I wanted to see what advice or tips those of you on this forum during the summer could offer. I've been directing for seventeen years at a school in Michigan. We became a theater troupe over five ...

Camelot, Selecting a Musical, and Strings

Posted By James McCulloch 07-17-2018 09:11
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Hello friends, Original plan for our drama program was to present MAN OF LA MANCHA for our Spring 2019 production. Band director and I are on, but our vocal director is not. Show has not won him yet. He worries about being able to fill parts (although many on here have touted the flexibility ...

RE: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Posted By James McCulloch 06-28-2018 21:14
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Joseph Robinette at Dramatic Publishing is solid. Most others are only licensed in UK --------------------------------- James McCulloch Drama Director of Mariner Drama Marine City, Michigan jmcculloch@ecsd.us ---------------------------------

Man of La Mancha

Posted By James McCulloch 06-04-2018 14:50
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Hello everyone, Just interested in other high schools that have produced Man of La Mancha. It has LONG been on my list of shows I want to direct. Going into my 20th musical production, I feel the time has arrived to do this show. How has it been received by both students and your audiences? ...

Concentration Camp Uniforms

Posted By James McCulloch 01-18-2018 21:15
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We are presenting the Holocaust drama "Dark Road" at a Michigan One Act Festival. Having a hard time finding a place where we can rent the striped uniforms for the concentration camp scenes. Any suggestions of where to look or some sort of solution? Thank you. ------------------------------ James ...

RE: One Act Suggestions for Competition and for Middle School

Posted By James McCulloch 12-05-2017 09:05
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Thank you for the wonderful and very important insight. I'm going to check out your suggestions for sure. I, too, have been wary of the Seussification series, but I will give them another go. I'm also going to look into a more "story-based" approach to our return to One-Acts. ------------------------------ ...

One Act Suggestions for Competition and for Middle School

Posted By James McCulloch 12-04-2017 09:34
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Hello everyone, I have spent quite a bit of time reading past forums/message threads here with wonderful ideas for One Acts. As I haven't done many One Acts over the sixteen years of directing at my high school, I'm a bit new at what is quality and what is either over done or ends up being cheesy. ...

Horror Play

Posted By James McCulloch 10-25-2017 09:25
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Hello everyone, Looking for script ideas for next Fall that are truly bone-chilling and build suspense. We have already done NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and NEVERMORE (Edgar Allan Poe trapped in his own stories). Any suggestions of plays for high school performers that really got your audience ...

Cinderella Choreography

Posted By James McCulloch 10-16-2017 00:03
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Hello All, I'm seriously considering having a talented high school student do the choreography for the 2013 Version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA. We usually hire a local choreographer (for shows like Tarzan and Footloose), but I'm in a mode where I want MORE student involvement. ...

Aslan Lion Puppet

Posted By James McCulloch 10-15-2017 23:01
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Good evening everyone, My school is performing Joseph Robinette's THE LION, THE WITCH, and THE WARDROBE. I'm looking to rent an Aslan stage puppet. I've already run into a few dead ends, but if anyone knows of a place, a company, a school, I'd be most grateful. If this does not work out, ...

RE: Cinderella Carriage and Horses

Posted By James McCulloch 07-10-2017 08:49
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Have you sold these yet? We're doing Cinderella next Spring and am beginning to search for props. ------------------------------ James McCulloch East China School District Port Huron MI ------------------------------

RE: Looking for an Aslan puppet

Posted By James McCulloch 07-10-2017 08:36
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Paul, did you ever find one in the U.S. to rent? ------------------------------ James McCulloch East China School District Port Huron MI ------------------------------

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