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weagz
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Joined: 7/27/05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
 Topic: ThrillersPosted: 3/19/07 at 9:11pm |
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Looking for some new ideas for our next season. Have you done any good thrillers?
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Nanette
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Posted: 3/19/07 at 11:41pm |
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If your theatre is up for a musical, how about 'Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Musical'. Try contacting the composer, Steven Bergman through his site: www.everydayaholiday.net. There's a sample of the script there, too.
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In a world of margarine, be butter!
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falstaff29
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Posted: 3/19/07 at 11:59pm |
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Wait Until Dark is good thriller material. So are most Pinters.
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MartyW
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Posted: 3/20/07 at 9:41am |
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Havent done it "yet", but we read a psycological thriller that many members found good.... its called "Murder in Green Meadows"... couple of really good twists...
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Linda S
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Posted: 3/20/07 at 10:02am |
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The show that had me on the edge of my seat both times that I saw it was "Woman In Black." It was by far the best thriller I had ever seen on stage. It is still scary even when you know the ending. Samuel French has the rights.
Linda
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Topper
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Posted: 3/21/07 at 12:05am |
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"The Criminal Mind" is a two-act comic thriller. A psychiatrist and his mistress plot to murder his wife in a secluded cabin up north.
3 men. 2 women. 3 offstage voices (on radio). One set.
Send me a Private Message with your mailing address and I'll gladly send you a copy or more info if you're interested.
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"None of us really grow up. All we ever do is learn how to behave in public." -- Keith Johnstone
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tristanrobin
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Posted: 3/21/07 at 8:47am |
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I'm a big fan of "Veronica's Room"
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eveharrington
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Posted: 3/21/07 at 1:48pm |
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I also would say "Wait Until Dark" as long as you have a strong enough actress in your group to be convincing as a blind woman, there's another one that I believe is called "The Night Listener" concerning a late night radio host and a creepy caller
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"If nothing else, there's applause... like waves of love pouring over the footlights."
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teridtiger
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Posted: 3/29/07 at 11:00am |
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I second "Woman in Black".
Also, the stage adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" by Simon Moore is an excellent script for two outstanding actors. Your tech team will also have a great time with it, since the famous hobbling scene follows the book and not the movie (Annie chops off his feet with an axe, rather than just breaking his ankles).
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bernster74
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Posted: 4/08/07 at 1:46pm |
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I would also suggest looking at Lucille Fletcher's Night Watch - a nice surprise ending.
I second motions for Veronica's Room and Wait Until Dark.
Depending on who your audience is, perhaps an Agatha Christie mystery would sell well. The Mousetrap has huge name recognition.
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