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I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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SOMETHING'S AFOOT is a quirky musical spoof on Agatha Christie's 10 Little Indians. It is a hoot! I did it where the audience sat inside the mansion. Totally environmental-actually had an actor die on an audience member!

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Robert Rigg
Theatre Director
JSerra Catholic High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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Original Message:
Sent: 1/22/2021 7:39:00 AM
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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Original Message:
Sent: 1/23/2021 8:00:00 AM
From: Scott Keys
Subject: RE: Quirky Musicals?

STARMITES

Original Message:
Sent: 1/22/2021 7:39:00 AM
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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Weird Romance, Zombie Prom, Return to the Forbidden Planet.  I have done all 3. They are all quirky and fun.

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Karen Dean
St. George's Independent School
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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Quirky? How about all of the original Monty Python TV sketches gathered together along with 5 of their songs (unison singing)? 
Ministry of Silly Walks, Dead Parrot, Gumby Theatre etc.

Since the Pythons started as all-male on TV, guys with facial hair don horrible wigs and use falsetto voices to play women.
And vice-versa: girls don crooked moustaches and/or beards to play men.

Small cast: doubling in many sketches
Or large cast: concentrating on 1-2 sketches

Tracks included for the songs. Runs ~80 minutes.

Beware...The Spanish Inquisition!

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Michael McDonough
Asst VP Amateur Licensing
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-23-2021 08:00
From: Karen Dean
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

Weird Romance, Zombie Prom, Return to the Forbidden Planet.  I have done all 3. They are all quirky and fun.

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Karen Dean
St. George's Independent School

Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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"Disaster" is the first thing that comes to mind. Jukebox musical with the best of the worst of the music of the 70s with a ridiculous setting of a casino ship going through every bad 70s disaster movie possible (tsunami, rats, sharks, earthquake, you name it). Some characters are over the top goofy, and even the "straight men" get comedic moments.

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Jodi Disario
Director of Theatre Arts
Willow Glen High School
San Jose, CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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We had SO much fun with Sympathy Jones: Super-Secret Agent
https://www.playscripts.com/play/2242?gclid=CjwKCAiAr6-ABhAfEiwADO4sfTVoH2kISW0E6RynD3hfpvj0QwLyu6fcIMBpg-uxtOOMrlTQaBxoFRoCVb4QAvD_BwE
and...do you remember the lawnchair man story in the news a few decades back??
This musical was a GREAT deal of fun for us, too:
https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/flight-of-the-lawnchair-man/

You may hesitate on these, but I had VERY talented groups these years and they TOTALLY got into them!

Andy

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Andrea Rassler
Northwest Cabarrus High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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https://www.mtishows.com/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee

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Erin Philyaw
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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Thanks for all the fun suggestions! I'll definitely look into some of these. @Andrea Rassler, I've been sitting on SYMPATHY JONES for like four years now. I want to do it SO BAD, but I haven't had the right guys for those voice ranges. And unfortunately, I don't think I will next year, either. :-(​

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-24-2021 11:05
From: Erin Philyaw
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee-Original Broadway Version (2005)- requires little set, and is really clever with a flexible cast and catchy tunes that fit most ranges.

https://www.mtishows.com/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee

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Erin Philyaw

Original Message:
Sent: 01-22-2021 07:38
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Quirky Musicals?

I'm in the market for a quirky musical, something in the vein of Urinetown, Avenue Q, or Lucky Stiff. High school appropriate (mostly, we have some wiggle room), flexible cast size, and good female roles, as usual. Thoughts?

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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
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