Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Small Stage Plays

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brianwolters
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Topic: Small Stage Plays
Posted: 3/30/09 at 1:50pm

We are a new, small but growing theatre. We have a rather small stage and a small pool of actors so far. We are planning out our next season and need suggestions on plays that have smaller casts and little to no set as we still don't have a lot of resources to design or build sets.

We have produced two of the three Smoke on the Mountain shows, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Steel Magnolia's and School House Rock Live!

Thanks,
Brian Wolters
Artistis Director - Cabot Community Theatre
www.cabotcommunitytheatre.org

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belle
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Posted: 3/30/09 at 2:35pm

All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Kids Say the Darndest Things

If you can build a room set, Bad Year for Tomatoes, You Can't There from Here.

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tristanrobin
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Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:22pm

Who's Happy Now? (my favorite play)
Crimes of the Heart
Pillow Man
Ravenscroft

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greenphoenix
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Posted: 3/30/09 at 10:18pm

"Love Letters" requires almost nothing except two good actors.

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janetk
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Posted: 4/01/09 at 12:41pm

Kitchen Witches has a small cast and the set is a tv cooking show

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SavTD
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Posted: 4/01/09 at 2:48pm

"The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)" just requires 3 guys and a lot of props

"2 Rooms" just requires 3 or 4, I believe, and a very minimal set

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GElliott
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Posted: 4/01/09 at 5:04pm

We are looking at "Catfish Moon", by Laddy Sartin. 4 person cast and supposed to be a good show, I haven't read it yet, but one of our members really likes it.

Here's the synopsis from Dramatists Play Service:

THE STORY: The old fishing pier out on the end of Cypress Lake has just fallen under the magic of another Catfish Moon. It was the favorite hangout for three best friends when they were kids—skipping school, skinny dipping and even experiencing the mysteries of kissing girls. Now Curley, Gordon and Frog are older, and they have tasted the bitterness of life as well as the sweetness, and the pressures and problems that come with middle age have eroded the closeness between Frog and Gordon. The final straw comes when Frog discovers that Gordon is dating his ex-wife. Curley, the "big brother" of the bunch, in an attempt to recapture the friendship and settle all disputes, convinces Frog and Gordon to go on an overnight fishing trip like old times. On the pier, the weight of adulthood is lifted by laughter and their love of fishing, and the three guys discover that their friendship was never really lost. However, in the midst of catching the biggest fish of all time, life brings them back to a painful reality. The poignant resolution of the play brings Gordon and Frog to the realization that life is too precious and too short to let true friendship get away.

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Dough Boy
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Posted: 4/02/09 at 9:35am

Just saw the Fantasticks again. No set to speak of. I was afraid it would be dated, but my 16 year old daughter loved it, and went out and bought the soundtrack.

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Posted: 4/06/09 at 11:50pm

Sylvia, The Fantasticks, Buddy Holly Story, There Goes the Bride (if you are able to do interior room sets), or (for the wee ones) The Reluctant Dragon!

theatre monkey

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doubleirish
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Posted: 4/11/09 at 10:24pm

Our theatre just did James and The Giant Peach. The play presented us with a lot of challenges and we didn't want a complex set either, but we pushed three sets of stairs together and formed our "peach" and painted a big peach on the backdrop and used peach lighting for the other set demands. Anyway, it was nerve-wracking at times but once we figured out how to do everything, it came together beautifully and it was very successful for us.

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brianwolters Player Joined: 9/04/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Topic: Small Stage Plays Posted: 3/30/09 at 1:50pm
	We are a new, small but growing theatre. We have a rather small stage and a small pool of actors so far. We are planning out our next season and need suggestions on plays that have smaller casts and little to no set as we still don't have a lot of resources to design or build sets. We have produced two of the three Smoke on the Mountain shows, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Steel Magnolia's and School House Rock Live! Thanks, Brian Wolters Artistis Director - Cabot Community Theatre www.cabotcommunitytheatre.org

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belle Star Joined: 9/12/06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 75	Posted: 3/30/09 at 2:35pm
	All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten Kids Say the Darndest Things If you can build a room set, Bad Year for Tomatoes, You Can't There from Here.
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tristanrobin Celebrity Joined: 4/25/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 704	Posted: 3/30/09 at 3:22pm
	Who's Happy Now? (my favorite play) Crimes of the Heart Pillow Man Ravenscroft
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greenphoenix Star Joined: 1/21/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 52	Posted: 3/30/09 at 10:18pm
	"Love Letters" requires almost nothing except two good actors.
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janetk Player Joined: 11/15/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Posted: 4/01/09 at 12:41pm
	Kitchen Witches has a small cast and the set is a tv cooking show
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SavTD Walk-On Joined: 9/05/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 4/01/09 at 2:48pm
	"The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)" just requires 3 guys and a lot of props "2 Rooms" just requires 3 or 4, I believe, and a very minimal set
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GElliott Lead Joined: 3/05/07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 33	Posted: 4/01/09 at 5:04pm
	We are looking at "Catfish Moon", by Laddy Sartin. 4 person cast and supposed to be a good show, I haven't read it yet, but one of our members really likes it. Here's the synopsis from Dramatists Play Service: THE STORY: The old fishing pier out on the end of Cypress Lake has just fallen under the magic of another Catfish Moon. It was the favorite hangout for three best friends when they were kids—skipping school, skinny dipping and even experiencing the mysteries of kissing girls. Now Curley, Gordon and Frog are older, and they have tasted the bitterness of life as well as the sweetness, and the pressures and problems that come with middle age have eroded the closeness between Frog and Gordon. The final straw comes when Frog discovers that Gordon is dating his ex-wife. Curley, the "big brother" of the bunch, in an attempt to recapture the friendship and settle all disputes, convinces Frog and Gordon to go on an overnight fishing trip like old times. On the pier, the weight of adulthood is lifted by laughter and their love of fishing, and the three guys discover that their friendship was never really lost. However, in the midst of catching the biggest fish of all time, life brings them back to a painful reality. The poignant resolution of the play brings Gordon and Frog to the realization that life is too precious and too short to let true friendship get away.
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Dough Boy Walk-On Joined: 3/20/06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/02/09 at 9:35am
	Just saw the Fantasticks again. No set to speak of. I was afraid it would be dated, but my 16 year old daughter loved it, and went out and bought the soundtrack.
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theatremonkey Lead Joined: 6/04/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 4/06/09 at 11:50pm
	Sylvia, The Fantasticks, Buddy Holly Story, There Goes the Bride (if you are able to do interior room sets), or (for the wee ones) The Reluctant Dragon!
	theatre monkey
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doubleirish Walk-On Joined: 4/11/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 4/11/09 at 10:24pm
	Our theatre just did James and The Giant Peach. The play presented us with a lot of challenges and we didn't want a complex set either, but we pushed three sets of stairs together and formed our "peach" and painted a big peach on the backdrop and used peach lighting for the other set demands. Anyway, it was nerve-wracking at times but once we figured out how to do everything, it came together beautifully and it was very successful for us.
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