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magicguy
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Posted: 1/13/08 at 7:47am

I am looking for musicals that can be performed on a small stage. Minimal scene changes are preferred. We will be doing the musical version of "Sleepy Hollow" this fall. It's available through Pioneer Drama Service. It's a good one. However, I am having a hard time finding others. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Posted: 1/13/08 at 8:43am

"Smokey Joe's"

'Irma La Douce'

"Cabaret"

"Man of La Mancha"

"By Jeeves"

[western] Gondawandaland
"Hear the light & see the sound!
TOI TOI CHOOKAS
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Posted: 1/13/08 at 9:13am

stage size? Fly? Wing Space? Arch/Thrust/Round???

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Posted: 1/13/08 at 11:22am

"The Fantasticks"

http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000035

"La Vie Ennui"

http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=791

Even a man who is pure of heart...

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Posted: 1/13/08 at 2:29pm

We have a postage stamp and odd shaped stage with no fly space or conventional wing space and we've done The Secret Garden, Godspell and Red Hot & Cole to name a few.

"Dying is easy, comedy is hard."

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Posted: 1/13/08 at 9:44pm

GODSPELL is designed for a small space. The NUNSENSE shows don't take a lot of room, either - we did NUNSENSE II on a tiny platform stage, with some use of the floor in what would have been the pit in a conventional theatre. It's all in how you stage it, though - one of the local companies did SOUND OF MUSIC and THE MUSIC MAN on a miniscule stage with no wings to speak of, and another, which works in a converted train station with NO wings, a small playing area and next to NO backstage space did SWEENEY TODD and SHENANDOAH (and just recently A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC).

There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.

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Posted: 1/14/08 at 8:34am

Please don't limit yourself. We have a rather small thrust stage. 20' at the peak of the thrust and 42' wide. We have zero wing or fly space. We do shows of all sizes on there. If you are looking for one set musicals don't overlook Somethings Afoot. One set and great fun for the fx people in your company.

Patrick L. Davis
Fort Findlay Playhouse

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Posted: 1/14/08 at 9:50am

Thanks for your replies. I have a plethora of ideas now. Our stage is about 20 feet by 15 feet with no fly and almost no wing space. We have done large scale plays with many sets, but have not done any muscials. We can fit about 15 people at one time on the stage. After that, it's a bit crowded. Keep the ideas coming.

Thanks again!

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Posted: 1/14/08 at 10:01am

dames at sea, you're a good man Charlie Brown, nuncrackers, company

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Posted: 1/14/08 at 1:10pm

just to give you some ideas of what can take place on an 18"square proscenium stage with almost no wing or fly space...

http://www.goodspeed.org/images/HighButton1.wmv

http://www.goodspeed.org/images/SinginintheRain.wmv

http://www.goodspeed.org/images/GoodMornin.wmv

http://www.goodspeed.org/images/Moses.wmv

Don't limit yourself! You can do anything you put your mind to! Sometimes the most wonderful and exciting things can happen when given limitations and imagination has to take the place of doing what's easiest!

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magicguy Walk-On Joined: 12/25/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: musicals on a small stage Posted: 1/13/08 at 7:47am
	I am looking for musicals that can be performed on a small stage. Minimal scene changes are preferred. We will be doing the musical version of "Sleepy Hollow" this fall. It's available through Pioneer Drama Service. It's a good one. However, I am having a hard time finding others. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
	An actor is a sculptor who carves in snow. - Lawrence Barrett

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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	Posted: 1/13/08 at 8:43am
	"Smokey Joe's" 'Irma La Douce' "Cabaret" "Man of La Mancha" "By Jeeves"
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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MartyW Celebrity Joined: 2/02/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 555	Posted: 1/13/08 at 9:13am
	stage size? Fly? Wing Space? Arch/Thrust/Round???
	Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.."
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DWolfman Celebrity Joined: 7/07/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 134	Posted: 1/13/08 at 11:22am
	"The Fantasticks" http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000035 "La Vie Ennui" http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=791
	Even a man who is pure of heart...
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B-M-D Celebrity Joined: 11/03/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 346	Posted: 1/13/08 at 2:29pm
	We have a postage stamp and odd shaped stage with no fly space or conventional wing space and we've done The Secret Garden, Godspell and Red Hot & Cole to name a few.
	BD "Dying is easy, comedy is hard."
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SherrieAnne Star Joined: 8/08/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 1/13/08 at 9:44pm
	GODSPELL is designed for a small space. The NUNSENSE shows don't take a lot of room, either - we did NUNSENSE II on a tiny platform stage, with some use of the floor in what would have been the pit in a conventional theatre. It's all in how you stage it, though - one of the local companies did SOUND OF MUSIC and THE MUSIC MAN on a miniscule stage with no wings to speak of, and another, which works in a converted train station with NO wings, a small playing area and next to NO backstage space did SWEENEY TODD and SHENANDOAH (and just recently A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC).
	There's a little bit of diva in all of us. Some just have a larger helping than others.
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pdavis69 Celebrity Joined: 3/26/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 437	Posted: 1/14/08 at 8:34am
	Please don't limit yourself. We have a rather small thrust stage. 20' at the peak of the thrust and 42' wide. We have zero wing or fly space. We do shows of all sizes on there. If you are looking for one set musicals don't overlook Somethings Afoot. One set and great fun for the fx people in your company.
	Patrick L. Davis Fort Findlay Playhouse
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magicguy Walk-On Joined: 12/25/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/14/08 at 9:50am
	Thanks for your replies. I have a plethora of ideas now. Our stage is about 20 feet by 15 feet with no fly and almost no wing space. We have done large scale plays with many sets, but have not done any muscials. We can fit about 15 people at one time on the stage. After that, it's a bit crowded. Keep the ideas coming. Thanks again!
	An actor is a sculptor who carves in snow. - Lawrence Barrett
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oldactress Walk-On Joined: 12/06/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/14/08 at 10:01am
	dames at sea, you're a good man Charlie Brown, nuncrackers, company
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 1/14/08 at 1:10pm
	just to give you some ideas of what can take place on an 18"square proscenium stage with almost no wing or fly space... http://www.goodspeed.org/images/HighButton1.wmv http://www.goodspeed.org/images/SinginintheRain.wmv http://www.goodspeed.org/images/GoodMornin.wmv http://www.goodspeed.org/images/Moses.wmv Don't limit yourself! You can do anything you put your mind to! Sometimes the most wonderful and exciting things can happen when given limitations and imagination has to take the place of doing what's easiest!
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