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Hello everyone! 

I am toying with the idea of adding another show into our season. Our musical is always the 2nd weekend in November and then our play doesn't start rehearsing until the second week of January. I thought it might be fun to do a small cast Christmas Play. I have a lot of kids that don't do the musical because they don't like singing, but they love the play and I thought this would be a good opportunity for them to be more involved. I am looking at Don Zolidis' The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon.

I wanted to see if anyone had experience putting on a show in 3-4 weeks or less? How did you structure rehearsals. How prepared were your students for the start of rehearsal (already memorized etc.) Any other advice or warnings... 

Thank you for your help and suggestions. 


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Elizabeth Nelson
Drama Teacher
Shawnee Mission, KS
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Original Message------

Hello everyone! 

I am toying with the idea of adding another show into our season. Our musical is always the 2nd weekend in November and then our play doesn't start rehearsing until the second week of January. I thought it might be fun to do a small cast Christmas Play. I have a lot of kids that don't do the musical because they don't like singing, but they love the play and I thought this would be a good opportunity for them to be more involved. I am looking at Don Zolidis' The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon.

I wanted to see if anyone had experience putting on a show in 3-4 weeks or less? How did you structure rehearsals. How prepared were your students for the start of rehearsal (already memorized etc.) Any other advice or warnings... 

Thank you for your help and suggestions. 


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Elizabeth Nelson
Drama Teacher
Shawnee Mission, KS
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I am the theater teacher at Bishop Miege High School, which is a Catholic High School in Shawnee Mission, KS. Thanks for the suggestion. I may look into that possibility as well!

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Elizabeth Nelson
Drama Teacher
Leawood KS
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-26-2019 13:26
From: Billy Houck
Subject: Christmas Show - 3-4 Weeks

I've done shows in 4 weeks - but it's tight.

How about a reader's theatre adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

What school are you in? I graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 1974. (It was the new high school then.)

Billy Houck

Theatre Teacher, Retired

Carmichael, CA

Original Message------

Hello everyone!

I am toying with the idea of adding another show into our season. Our musical is always the 2nd weekend in November and then our play doesn't start rehearsing until the second week of January. I thought it might be fun to do a small cast Christmas Play. I have a lot of kids that don't do the musical because they don't like singing, but they love the play and I thought this would be a good opportunity for them to be more involved. I am looking at Don Zolidis' The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon.

I wanted to see if anyone had experience putting on a show in 3-4 weeks or less? How did you structure rehearsals. How prepared were your students for the start of rehearsal (already memorized etc.) Any other advice or warnings...

Thank you for your help and suggestions.


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Elizabeth Nelson
Drama Teacher
Shawnee Mission, KS
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