Hi Teresa,
I am in a school with a very conservative administration. It is difficult to find plays that don't have objectionable language or other content. I'm assuming also that you will need to socially distance your students on stage?
I did a night of one act plays a number of years ago and needed something squeaky clean for a group of freshmen, mostly girls. I chose "Twelve Angry Pigs", a parody of the courtroom drama, thinking it would be a good place to cast the inexperienced / low talent young ones - sort of silly, throwaway fluff for the evening.
It turned out to be a nice exercise in character work, especially for the beginners. We made each pig distinct and had fun with the costumes, ears, and noses. The kids loved it and it turned out much better than I imagined. Some audience members told me that it was their favorite of the night.
If you are familiar with 12 Angry Men, you can easily see the parallels. I had the kids read that play as an extension activity.
12 Pigs was royalty-free and the script was online at that time; it belongs to Eldridge now. Here is the link if you are interested:
https://histage.com/twelve-angry-pigsBest wishes,
Betsie
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Elizabeth Wotherspoon
FHS Drama Director
Fairfield Community School District
Fairfield IA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-27-2020 14:01
From: Teresa De Zarn
Subject: Fall comedy
Hello all. I have spent the entire summer reading plays in search of a good production for our fall schedule. I am struggling, even though I must appreciate my enhanced knowledge of many playwrights and their work. This does not help my student with a fall production. My challenges are: We are a small Catholic high school (quite Catholic.) The students have asked for a fun, more modern comedy and of course, we needs to lend itself to hybrid/virtual standards. I am thinking of doing two one acts but if I can find a funny, relatively small cast (6-8) play, maybe more females than males, I will be able to finally sleep at night.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Teresa De Zarn
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