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  • 1.  Regency play selection

    Posted 05-15-2026 20:17

    Greetings community! I'm looking to do a regency theater piece with my high schoolers next year and am looking for any feedback regarding engaging, clever script adaptations you may have encountered.  I am open to both straight plays and musicals. Thanks in advance! 



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    Kristen Mickie
    Cedarburg High School
    WI
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  • 2.  RE: Regency play selection

    Posted 05-16-2026 14:01

    The School for Scandal.

    or any Sheridan plays.



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    Billy Houck
    Theatre Teacher, Retired
    Carmichael, CA
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  • 3.  RE: Regency play selection

    Posted 05-18-2026 16:24

    I  know you asked for Regency, but I strongly suggest "The Learned Ladies" by Moliere. The translation by Richard Wilbur is wonderful and keeps the Baroque tone with rhymed couplets. Strong roles for women and not quite as racy as some farces from the period.



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    Mary Mitchell-Donahue
    Theatre Director, Retired
    MD
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