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GashlycrumbTiny
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Topic: HS Musical with Predominately Female Roles
Posted: 7/28/10 at 3:42pm

Does anyone know of a high school appropriate small-cast musical with predominately female roles? We literally have like 2-3 boys and over a dozen girls in our drama department.

Any input would be very much appreciated.

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Oscar Wilde

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Posted: 8/02/10 at 12:37pm

When are you intending to stage it?
The reason for that question is Anna of Nazareth by Sue Gordon - the Christmas story from an unusual perspective.

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Posted: 8/02/10 at 8:36pm

We're staging it in the spring, so I'm afraid that wouldn't work. Thank you though. ^_^

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Oscar Wilde

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Posted: 8/04/10 at 8:57pm

Brenda Bly: Teen Detective

Book and Lyrics by Kevin Hammonds: Music by Charles Miller

Synopsis

It's 1958 — a time of rock and roll, space discovery, and great hope for a bright future.
But trouble is brewing at the Whitney Ellis Private School For Girls. Only days away from the opening night of the end of term musical, "Rocket Girl",

the leading lady is knocked unconscious with a sandbag. Once again it is up to our favourite teenage sleuth, Brenda Bly, to solve the crime, catch the crook and save
the day.

CAST: M3-9 F9-13.

SCENES: Various simple settings
Instrumentation:, Keyboard II, Drums, Bass

Seems like a fun show. Samples on youtube.

Edited by lagazza - 8/04/10 at 9:00pm

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Posted: 8/08/10 at 1:11pm

Here's a pretty popular show that is mostly girls, and you could probably get by with three guys. It's called Drama Club Must Die. The plot deals with a drama club which is on the chopping block because of (surprise!) school budget cuts. They must write and produce their own version of The Wizard of Oz in just one week. Check it out here:
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/YouthTheatre/Drama_Club_Must_Die.htm

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Posted: 8/12/10 at 3:19pm

Bye Bye Birdie has lots of female parts, but you need at least three strong men to play the parts of Conrad Biride, Albert Peterson and Mr. MacAfee. There's also a four part male course, but we had girls do those parts and it went off without a hitch. It's a really fun show that really resonated with our students and our community.

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Posted: 12/16/10 at 3:44pm

Annie, Wizard of Oz (if you don't mind females playing some of the 'male' parts) Alice in wonderland -- many of the characters are fantasy so they can be male OR female.

Nunsense (for a very small cast)

You can also do a musical review or Cabaret where you pick different scenes and songs from various plays.

NYRIA

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Posted: 12/19/10 at 1:15am

"The Boyfriend" can be done with very few males. It's a classic and who doesn't love the 1920s?

"Suds: The Rocking 60s Musical Soap Opera" has 3 females and 1 male. It's a comic romp through all the best songs of the 60s.

Good luck and let us know what you choose and how it went! :-)

Cecily Gish

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Posted: 12/22/10 at 12:57pm

Take a look at "Dear Edwina" from MTI. There's a junior version available as well.

http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000212

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Posted: 1/03/11 at 3:12pm

I've certainly struggled with the same problem of having too few guys. Here are the musicals I've done over the past few years: "Little Shop of Horrors" (3 guys: Seymour, Mushnik, Dentist), "The King & I" (3 guys: King, Kralahome, Sir Edward/Captain), "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (I had about 5 guys for this one but I think you could do it with just 2: King and Prince), "Wizard of Oz" (3 guys: Lion/Zeke, Wizard/Marvel, Guard/Uncle Henry), and "High Spirits" (2 guys: Charles, Mr. Bradman). This last one is the rarely done adaptation of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spriit". I chose it in large part because it could be done with just two guys. Our audience was smaller due to a lack of name recognition but the show was a lot of fun.

Director in Leavenworth

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GashlycrumbTiny Walk-On Joined: 6/15/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: HS Musical with Predominately Female Roles Posted: 7/28/10 at 3:42pm
	Does anyone know of a high school appropriate small-cast musical with predominately female roles? We literally have like 2-3 boys and over a dozen girls in our drama department. Any input would be very much appreciated.
	“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Oscar Wilde

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Lazy Bee Star Joined: 2/21/07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 89	Posted: 8/02/10 at 12:37pm
	When are you intending to stage it? The reason for that question is Anna of Nazareth by Sue Gordon - the Christmas story from an unusual perspective.
	Stuart Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line
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GashlycrumbTiny Walk-On Joined: 6/15/09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 8/02/10 at 8:36pm
	We're staging it in the spring, so I'm afraid that wouldn't work. Thank you though. ^_^
	“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Oscar Wilde
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lagazza Player Joined: 8/24/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Posted: 8/04/10 at 8:57pm
	Brenda Bly: Teen Detective Book and Lyrics by Kevin Hammonds: Music by Charles Miller Synopsis It's 1958 — a time of rock and roll, space discovery, and great hope for a bright future. But trouble is brewing at the Whitney Ellis Private School For Girls. Only days away from the opening night of the end of term musical, "Rocket Girl", the leading lady is knocked unconscious with a sandbag. Once again it is up to our favourite teenage sleuth, Brenda Bly, to solve the crime, catch the crook and save the day. CAST: M3-9 F9-13. SCENES: Various simple settings Instrumentation:, Keyboard II, Drums, Bass Seems like a fun show. Samples on youtube. Edited by lagazza - 8/04/10 at 9:00pm
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Melvin Lead Joined: 4/02/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 8/08/10 at 1:11pm
	Here's a pretty popular show that is mostly girls, and you could probably get by with three guys. It's called Drama Club Must Die. The plot deals with a drama club which is on the chopping block because of (surprise!) school budget cuts. They must write and produce their own version of The Wizard of Oz in just one week. Check it out here: http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/YouthTheatre/Drama_Club_Must_Die.htm
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mrlloyd23 Walk-On Joined: 9/16/08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 8/12/10 at 3:19pm
	Bye Bye Birdie has lots of female parts, but you need at least three strong men to play the parts of Conrad Biride, Albert Peterson and Mr. MacAfee. There's also a four part male course, but we had girls do those parts and it went off without a hitch. It's a really fun show that really resonated with our students and our community.
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Nyria Celebrity Joined: 1/20/05 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 157	Posted: 12/16/10 at 3:44pm
	Annie, Wizard of Oz (if you don't mind females playing some of the 'male' parts) Alice in wonderland -- many of the characters are fantasy so they can be male OR female. Nunsense (for a very small cast) You can also do a musical review or Cabaret where you pick different scenes and songs from various plays.
	NYRIA
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cestdiva Walk-On Joined: 5/10/10 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 12/19/10 at 1:15am
	"The Boyfriend" can be done with very few males. It's a classic and who doesn't love the 1920s? "Suds: The Rocking 60s Musical Soap Opera" has 3 females and 1 male. It's a comic romp through all the best songs of the 60s. Good luck and let us know what you choose and how it went! :-)
	Cecily Gish
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ChanaGoanna Player Joined: 10/05/10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 12/22/10 at 12:57pm
	Take a look at "Dear Edwina" from MTI. There's a junior version available as well. http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000212
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jmausser Walk-On Joined: 1/16/09 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Posted: 1/03/11 at 3:12pm
	I've certainly struggled with the same problem of having too few guys. Here are the musicals I've done over the past few years: "Little Shop of Horrors" (3 guys: Seymour, Mushnik, Dentist), "The King & I" (3 guys: King, Kralahome, Sir Edward/Captain), "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (I had about 5 guys for this one but I think you could do it with just 2: King and Prince), "Wizard of Oz" (3 guys: Lion/Zeke, Wizard/Marvel, Guard/Uncle Henry), and "High Spirits" (2 guys: Charles, Mr. Bradman). This last one is the rarely done adaptation of Noel Coward's "Blithe Spriit". I chose it in large part because it could be done with just two guys. Our audience was smaller due to a lack of name recognition but the show was a lot of fun.
	Director in Leavenworth
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