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Hello everyone. I have a unique group of kids this year - maybe 3 guys (none of whom are the leading man type) and maybe 8-10 girls. I don't have to cast all the girls. I really thought the process of picking a smaller cast would be simpler but I'm having such a hard time given my unique demographic. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at the Female Odd Couple but it seems a bit dated and not quite right and I was also looking at The Art of Dining by Tina Howe but the set and props seem absolutely impossible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Do you have any specific requirements? Comedy, drama, full-length or one act?

A few possibilities:
Doublewide, Texas 6w, 3m The women carry the show, but the men's roles are a lot of fun - a good-looking, arrogant schemer; a good-natured good ol' boy; and a crotchety old man. It's rather silly, but very funny.

Dark Road 8w, 3m, with the ability to add more. A young woman takes a job as a guard at Ravensbruck and loses her soul to Nazi beliefs. A one act with a punch.

The Insanity of Mary Girard 4w, 3m, could add more to the chorus. in the 1790s, a woman is declared insane by her unfaithful husband.

WIley and the Hairy Man large cast - many of the roles can be gender-neutral. A folk tale with lots of wonderful ensemble work.

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Ken Buswell
Drama Teacher
Peachtree City, GA
http://mcintoshtheater.org/

Theater kills ignorance
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 19:06
From: Pauline Maranian
Subject: Help for a small cast show

Hello everyone. I have a unique group of kids this year - maybe 3 guys (none of whom are the leading man type) and maybe 8-10 girls. I don't have to cast all the girls. I really thought the process of picking a smaller cast would be simpler but I'm having such a hard time given my unique demographic. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at the Female Odd Couple but it seems a bit dated and not quite right and I was also looking at The Art of Dining by Tina Howe but the set and props seem absolutely impossible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Thanks for your suggestions! I will check them out. I am looking for a full length play, preferably on the lighter side. Again, thanks so much!

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Pauline Maranian
Costa Mesa CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 22:36
From: Kenneth Buswell
Subject: Help for a small cast show

Do you have any specific requirements? Comedy, drama, full-length or one act?

A few possibilities:
Doublewide, Texas 6w, 3m The women carry the show, but the men's roles are a lot of fun - a good-looking, arrogant schemer; a good-natured good ol' boy; and a crotchety old man. It's rather silly, but very funny.

Dark Road 8w, 3m, with the ability to add more. A young woman takes a job as a guard at Ravensbruck and loses her soul to Nazi beliefs. A one act with a punch.

The Insanity of Mary Girard 4w, 3m, could add more to the chorus. in the 1790s, a woman is declared insane by her unfaithful husband.

WIley and the Hairy Man large cast - many of the roles can be gender-neutral. A folk tale with lots of wonderful ensemble work.

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Ken Buswell
Drama Teacher
Peachtree City, GA
http://mcintoshtheater.org/

Theater kills ignorance

Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 19:06
From: Pauline Maranian
Subject: Help for a small cast show

Hello everyone. I have a unique group of kids this year - maybe 3 guys (none of whom are the leading man type) and maybe 8-10 girls. I don't have to cast all the girls. I really thought the process of picking a smaller cast would be simpler but I'm having such a hard time given my unique demographic. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at the Female Odd Couple but it seems a bit dated and not quite right and I was also looking at The Art of Dining by Tina Howe but the set and props seem absolutely impossible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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I've done "My Gun Is Pink" with a similar group. It's a fun little spoof on 40's detective movies.

Another silly one is "Chickenheart". This one is a melodrama set in a convent in medieval times. The villain is attempting to foreclose on the convent. The unlikely hero is a tailor and the heroine is sweet rich girl.

Ellen

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Ellen Di Filippo
Tracy CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 19:06
From: Pauline Maranian
Subject: Help for a small cast show

Hello everyone. I have a unique group of kids this year - maybe 3 guys (none of whom are the leading man type) and maybe 8-10 girls. I don't have to cast all the girls. I really thought the process of picking a smaller cast would be simpler but I'm having such a hard time given my unique demographic. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at the Female Odd Couple but it seems a bit dated and not quite right and I was also looking at The Art of Dining by Tina Howe but the set and props seem absolutely impossible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Samuel French ought to give me a free script or two for suggesting this so often, but I recommend "Play On" by Rick Abbot.  Really simple set that is supposed to look a little shoddy.  Three males, 7 females.  We did the play within a play with British accents.  Totally enjoyable farce.

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C. J. Breland
Asheville High School
Asheville NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 19:06
From: Pauline Maranian
Subject: Help for a small cast show

Hello everyone. I have a unique group of kids this year - maybe 3 guys (none of whom are the leading man type) and maybe 8-10 girls. I don't have to cast all the girls. I really thought the process of picking a smaller cast would be simpler but I'm having such a hard time given my unique demographic. Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at the Female Odd Couple but it seems a bit dated and not quite right and I was also looking at The Art of Dining by Tina Howe but the set and props seem absolutely impossible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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